“Yes；wehadn’tclearproofofidentitythen，“hereturnedcoolly，“butwehadareexaminationofthebodybeforewitnessesafterward，andaverdictaccordingtothefacts。Thatwaskeptoutofthepapersindeferencetothefeelingsofthefamilyandfriends。I
fancyyouwouldn’thavelikedtobecross-examinedbeforeastupidjuryaboutwhatyouweredoingwithJack’sportmanteau，evenifWE
weresatisfiedwithit。“
“Ishouldhavebeengladtotestifytothekindnessofyourbrother，atanyrisk，“returnedRandolphstoutly。“Youhaveheardthattheportmanteauwasstolenfromme，buttheamountofmoneyitcontainedhasbeenplacedinMr。Dingwall’shandsfordisposal。“
“Itscontentswereknown，andallthat’sbeensettled，“returnedSirWilliam，rising。“But，“hecontinued，withhisforcedlaugh，whichtoRandolph’sfancymaskedacertainthreateningsignificance，“Isay，itwouldhavebeenabeastlybusiness，don’tyouknow，ifyouHADbeencalledupontoproduceitagain——ha，ha！——eh？“