Enthusiasm of the Crowd. A Demonstration."
The Major read aloud the heavily-leaded lines which filled half the
column.
"Skip that part," said Meldon. "The cheers don't matter to us, though
I daresay Miss King enjoyed them at the time. Go on to the bottom of
the next column where you see the words 'An Interview' in large print."
"Our representative," read the Major, "called this evening at Mrs.
Lorimer's hotel. He was at once shown up to her sitting-room, where he
found her--"
"Go on," said Meldon; "that part about her being cool and
unembarrassed, and the next bit about her wearing a well-cut grey
travelling-dress, isn't important; though, as a matter of fact, her
dress was grey."
The Major skipped a paragraph, and then began to read again.
"'I always felt quite certain,' said Mrs. Lorimer, in reply to a
question asked by our representative, 'about what the jury's verdict
would be. I have perfect confidence in the commonsense and justice of
Englishmen. In fact, I had all my arrangements made, through my
solicitors, for my movements after the trial. I have taken a house in
a very quiet neighbourhood, where I shall be free from all inquisitive
publicity.
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