Men recoiled in horror at the sight of him next day; it was as if a galvanized corpse had entered the court-room.
He sat in dumb misery, neither heeding nor hearing.

Only once was his attention dimly aroused.

It was at the evidence of a boy--a ragged youth of some fifteen years, who gave his name as Bob Dawson.
"He had been out late on that 'ere night.

It was between ten and eleven that he was a-dodgin' round near the stone terrace.

Then he sees a lady a-waitin', which the moon was shining on her face, and he knowed my lady herself.