And the sentence was as I said just now--a very savage one, I thought.
But there had recently been some bad cases of that sort in the banking world, and I suppose the judge felt that he must make an example.

Yes--a most trying affair!--I have a report of the case somewhere, which I cut out of a London newspaper at the time." Mr.Gilwaters rose and turned to an old desk in the corner of his room, and after some rummaging of papers in a drawer, produced a newspaper-cutting book and traced an insertion in its pages.

He handed the book to his visitor.
"There is the account," he said.

"You can read it for yourself.

You will notice that in what Brake's counsel said on his behalf there are one or two curious and mysterious hints as to what might have been said if it had been of any use or advantage to say it.