His face grew dark and his jaw clicked as he said between his teeth: "I told you some time ago how I felt about her.

If I thought that it was Rossmore's daughter! You know what's going to happen to him, don't you ?" Thus appealed to, Jefferson thought this was the most favourable opportunity he would have to redeem his promise to Shirley.

So, little anticipating the tempest he was about to unchain, he answered: "I am familiar with the charges that they have trumped up against him.

Needless to say, I consider him entirely innocent.

What's more, I firmly believe he is the victim of a contemptible conspiracy.