"Of course I erred.

In my haste I thought it was so, and in my haste I said so.

I am not good at reckoning money and remembering sums; but I saw that I had been wrong when my error was shown to me, and I acknowledged at once that I had been wrong." Up to this point he had behaved not only with so much spirit, but with so much reason, that his wife began to hope that the importance of the occasion had brought back the clearness of his mind, and that he would, even now, be able to place himself right as the inquiry went on.

Then it was explained that Mr.Crawley had stated that the cheque had been given to him by Dean Arabin, as soon as it was shown that it could not have been given to him by Mr.Soames.In reference to this, Mr.Walker was obliged to explain that application had been made to the dean, who was abroad, and that the dean had stated that he had given fifty pounds to his friend.

Mr.Walker explained also that the very notes of which this fifty pounds had consisted had been traced back to Mr.Crawley, and that they had had no connection with the cheque or with the money which had been given for the cheque at the bank.
Mr.Soames stated that he had lost the cheque with a pocket-book; that he had certainly lost it on the day on which he had called on Mr.Crawley at Hogglestock; and that he missed his pocket-book on his journey back from Hogglestock to Barchester.