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Then he controlled himself as if by an
effort. He sighed. He resumed his earlier gentle plaintiveness.
"Lord! How you waste our time. But I'll have patience with you.
Who summoned you?"
"Master Pitt there, as he will testify."
"Oh! Master Pitt will testify - he that is himself a traitor
self-confessed. Is that your witness?"
"There is also Master Baynes here, who can answer to it."
"Good Master Baynes will have to answer for himself; and I doubt not
he'll be greatly exercised to save his own neck from a halter.
Come, come, sir; are these your only witnesses?"
"I could bring others from Bridgewater, who saw me set out that
morning upon the crupper of Master Pitt's horse."
His lordship smiled. "It will not be necessary. For, mark me, I
do not intend to waste more time on you. Answer me only this: When
Master Pitt, as you pretend, came to summon you, did you know that
he had been, as you have heard him confess, of Monmouth's following?"
"I did, My lord."
"You did! Ha!" His lordship looked at the cringing jury and uttered
a short, stabbing laugh.


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