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she asked him if he would see the kitchen, He went through to

the kitchen, and she stood between the bed and washstand.

The

inspector sat on the edge of the bed, and her brother caught hold

of his ankles while her husband jumped out of the wardrobe and

at him. She ran into the kitchen. I asked her what he did on

iday before her husband jumped out of the wardrobe, and she said,

"He put his arm round my waist and kissed me,' I said, Why did

you stand in front of my husband like that? She said, "My hus-

band said he would send me back to my mother if I did not do it."

She then said how sorry she was to cause so much trouble, and asked.

me if I had any children. I told her no, but I was about to be-

como a mother the last week in August. She then told me that she was pregnant from the 16th March, but did not want it as it would

be black,not white like mine. She asked me if I was frightened of my husband, and said if I did not get home in time I had better

tell him I had been to the compradore. I laughed, and said, I have

no reason to be afraid of my husband, for he is always good to me. At this her husband came. He appeared frightened to say anything

to me, and they spoke together in their own language for sometime. He said that after he put the charges to Mr. Tratman he went back again and asked Mr. Tratman to finish it up peacefully, as he wan- tod to hear nothing more about it, and until I told him he said he

had no idea it had gone so far, All he wanted was to stop the

With that I came away, as he inspector from coming to his house. would not discuss the subject with me. When my husband came home from the trial and said what damning evidence the woman had given against him, I told him what an awful liar she must be, for she distinctly told me she was pregnant from the 16th March, and se for not being able to speak English at the Council, she could tal

to me for over an hour at her house.