“Did you go alone?”
“No.”
“Who accompanied you?”
“Mr. Scarlett.”
“Indeed. Where did you ride to?”
“In the direction of Canvas Town.”
“Well, well. This is most important. Did you accompany the prisoner all the way?”
“No. We parted at the last ford before you come to the mountains, and I returned alone to Timber Town.”
“What time of day was that?”
“Between nine and ten in the morning.”