The title goes to a collateral branch." Brett stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"It is certainly very strange," he murmured, "that the dry-as-dust knowledge of some member of the College of Heralds should evolve these armorial bearings with their weird significance.

Does this account for your allusion to the supernatural ?" "Partly.

Do not forget my dream." "Tell it to me." "During the trials, my counsel, a very able man, by the way--you know him, of course, Mr.Dobbie, K.C .-- only referred to the fact that I dreamed my cousin was in some mortal danger, and that my exclamation 'He is murdered!' was really a startled comment on my part induced by the butler's words.

That is not correct.

I never told Mr.Dobbie the details of my dream, or vision." "Oh, didn't you?
Men have been hanged before to-day because they thought they could construct a better line of defence than their counsel." "I had nothing to defend.