“Did you ever get the idea he had any enemies?”
“No. He seemed the most peaceable of men.”
“None of the other servants were jealous of him?”
“On the contrary, they seemed to like him very much.”
“He stayed close to his work?”
“He scarcely ever went to town. Once or twice he asked me for permission to go with my chauffeur—for a hair cut, and so on.”
“What did you observe about his health? Did it seem to be good?”
“It seemed so. Very good.”
The coroner’s interest quickened. “You weren’t aware, then, that he had an incurable malady?”