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A murmur of astonishment ran through the court as the witness made his last reply, and those most closely interested in him turned and looked at each other with obvious amazement. And for a moment Mr. Millington-Bywater seemed to be at a loss; in the next he bent forward toward the witness-box and fixed the man standing there with a piercing look.
"Do you seriously tell us, on your oath, that these papers -- your papers, if you are what you claim to be -- were stolen from you many years ago, and have only just been restored to you? " he asked. "On your oath, mind!"