"Is it true what this man says of you--that ye're no parson at all ?" Jenkins quailed and shriveled.

Here was a move for which he was all unprepared, and knew not how to play to it.

On the bridegroom's part it was excellently acted; yet it came too late to be convincing.
"You'll have the license in your pocket, no doubt, my lord," put in Mr.Caryll.

"It will help to convince the lady of the honesty of your intentions.

It will show her that ye were abused by this thief for the sake of the guinea ye were to pay him." That was checkmate, and Lord Rotherby realized it.