‘What happened next?’
‘She went into the bedroom below.’
‘What bedroom?’
‘Her own, I suppose, or Miss Lewis’s.’
‘You couldn’t tell which?’
‘No.’
‘Well, and how long was the person, whoever it was, inside?’
‘About a quarter of an hour, I should think. I thought she had come in for good, and gone to bed.’
The Judge (suddenly looking up from his notes): ‘Look here, don’t let me have to stop you again, or I shall do something you won’t like. It’s not for you to tell us what you thought. Confine yourself to answering the questions.’