By some means he had learned of the assignation; through an anonymous note left upon his dressing-table, he said." "Did you see this note ?" "I did not.

He had none in his hand, nor have I seen any since." "What did the prisoner say to you ?" "He asked me where was his wife--he insisted that I knew.

He demanded an answer in such a way I dared not disobey." "You told him ?" "I did.

'Is she with him ?' he said, grasping my arm, and I answered, 'Yes.'" "And then ?" "He asked me, 'Where ?' and I told him; and he flung me from him, like a madman, and rushed out of the house, swearing, in an awful voice, 'I'll have their hearts' blood!'" "Was it the first time you ever heard him threaten his wife's life ?" "No; the second.

Once before I heard him say to her, at the close of a dreadful quarrel, 'If ever you meet that man again, I'll murder you, by the living Lord!'" "What was the cause of the quarrel ?" "She had met Mr.Parmalee, by night and by stealth, in Sir Everard's absence, in the Beech Walk." "And he discovered it ?" "He did.