This dangerous villain was quite master of Bartley's secret, and Hope's.

To be sure, when Hope first discovered him in Bartley's office, he was puzzled at the sudden interference of that stranger.

He had only seen Hope's back until this, and, moreover, Hope had been shabbily dressed in black cloth hard worn, whereas he was in a new suit of tweed when he exposed Monckton's villainy.

But this was explained at the trial, and Monckton instructed his attorney to cross-examine Hope about his own great fraud; but counsel refused to do so, either because he disbelieved his client, or thought such a cross-examination would be stopped, or set the court still more against his client.
Monckton raged at this, and, of course, said he had been bought by the other side.

But now he was delighted that his enemies' secret had never been inquired into, and that he could fall on them both like a thunder-bolt.
He was at Hull next day, and rambled about the old shop, and looked in at the windows.