Day 166 - 28 Sep 95 - Page 20
1 branch never fell. The takings would fall and rise
2 seasonally depending in the main on holidays."
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4 Do you stand by all those paragraphs?
5 A. Yes, I do.
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7 Q. Thank you very much. I have no further questions.
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9 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Would you like a break now?
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11 MS. STEEL: Yes, so that, apart from anything else, we can have
12 a chance to look at these documents before we start
13 cross-examination.
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15 MR. JUSTICE BELL: How long do you want?
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17 MS. STEEL: Quarter of an hour?
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19 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes, I will come back at 10 to 12.
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21 (Short adjournment)
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23 Cross-examined by the Defendants
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25 MS. STEEL: You said that Marble Arch was one of the busiest
26 stores in Europe?
27 A. In the world, actually.
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29 Q. In the world, right.
30 A. I think the lad said that, did he not? He said it was
31 the busiest in Europe.
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33 Q. Right. So it would be pretty busy most of the time?
34 A. Other than January, February, poor weather, like snow,
35 for instance, and the peak times, obviously the holidays,
36 some time Christmas time.
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38 Q. It would get very busy at lunch time and breakfast time?
39 A. More lunch time than the breakfast time, yes, but that
40 restaurant was one of the busier restaurants for breakfast.
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42 Q. It was?
43 A. But not the busiest in London, no.
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45 Q. But it did get very busy in their at breakfast time, lunch
46 time and I do not know whether -----
47 A. When people were hungry, yes.
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49 Q. Sometime around tea time as well?
50 A. Yes.
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52 Q. Right. Sorry, if you are agreeing you have to say "yes"
53 rather than nod because it does not come out otherwise.
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55 MR. JUSTICE BELL: When Ms. Steel is asking you questions, can
56 you try to speak out into the court so that it does not get
57 lost?
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59 MS. STEEL: You said you worked alongside Mr. Magill each and
60 every day?
