come along, from the Edgware Road direction, whose conduct rather struck
him. The young man, after sauntering past Multenius's shop, paused,
turned, and proceeded to peer in through the top panel of the front door.
He looked in once or twice in that way. Then he went to the far end of the
window and looked inside in the same prying fashion, as if he wanted to
find out who was within. He went to various parts of the window, as if
endeavouring to look inside. Finally, he stepped down the side-passage and
entered the door which led to the compartments into which people turned
who took things to pledge. He, Hollinshaw, remained at his shop door for
some minutes after that--in fact, until the last witness came along. He
saw Ayscough enter Multenius's front door and immediately pause--then the
door was shut, and he himself went back into his own shop, his wife just
then calling him to tea.

"You saw the young man you speak of quite clearly?" asked the Coroner.

"As clearly as I see you, sir," replied the witness.

"Do you see him here?"

Hollinshaw turned instantly and pointed to Lauriston.

"That's the young man, sir," he answered, with confidence.

Amidst a general craning of necks, Melky whispered to Lauriston.

"You'd ought to ha' had a lawyer, mister!" he said. "S'elp me, I'm a
blooming fool for not thinking of it! Be careful--the Coroner's a-looking
at you!"