Corresponding to this, there is the history, known in England, of a child believed to be his, in whom his wife took an interest.
All these presumptions exist independently of any direct testimony from Lady Byron.

They are to be admitted as true, whether she says a word one way or the other.
From this background of proof, I come forward, and testify to an interview with Lady Byron, in which she gave me specific information of the facts in the case.

That I report the facts just as I received them from her, not altered or misremembered, is shown by the testimony of my sister, to whom I related them at the time.

It cannot, then, be denied that I had this interview, and that this communication was made.

I therefore testify that Lady Byron, for a proper purpose, and at a proper time, stated to me the following things:-- 1.