After confirming point by point what Serjeant Armstrong had said, she went on to tell the jury that in the summer of '62 she had thought of going to Australia, where her two brothers lived, who wanted her to come out to them.

Dr.Wilde lent her L40 to go, but told her she must say it was L20 or her father might think the sum too large.

She missed the ship in London and came back.

She was anxious to impress on the jury the fact that she had repaid Dr.Wilde, that she had always repaid whatever he had lent her.
She went on to relate how one day Dr.Wilde had got her in a kneeling position at his feet, when he took her in his arms, declaring that he would not let her go until she called him William.

Miss Travers refused to do this, and took umbrage at the embracing and ceased to visit at his house: but Dr.Wilde protested extravagantly that he had meant nothing wrong, and begged her to forgive him and gradually brought about a reconciliation which was consummated by pressing invitations to parties and by a loan of two or three pounds for a dress, which loan, like the others, had been carefully repaid.
The excitement in the court was becoming breathless.