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The barrister possessed himself of the tobacco pipe, examined it, and passed it up to the Coroner, who in his turn looked it over before handing it to Mr. Fransemmery and his fellow jurymen. It went the round of the twelve and returned to the barrister, who held it up for Grimsdale to look at once more.
"You found this-which is a briar-wood tobacco pipe, of superior manufacture, silver-mounted-on the supper-table in your parlour after the three men had gone, Grimsdale? " he asked. "Did you come to the conclusion that one of them had left it there?"