He turned once more to the witness, regarding him as if with interest.

"Can you tell us of any person now living who knew Marbury in London at the time under discussion--twenty to twenty-two or three years ago ?" he asked.
Aylmore shook his head angrily.
"No, I can't,'' he replied.
"And yet you and he must have had several business acquaintances at that time who knew you both!" "Possibly--at that time.

But when I returned to England my business and my life lay in different directions to those of that time.

I don't know of anybody who knew Marbury then--anybody." The Counsel turned to a clerk who sat behind him, whispered to him; Spargo saw the clerk make a sidelong motion of his head towards the door of the court.

The Counsel looked again at the witness.
"One more question.