“No, sir.”
“Did you ever visit his medicine cabinet, or take anything from its shelves?”
“No, sir.”
“You must often have poured him out a glass of water?”
“Oh, yes, I have done that.”
“Did you do so on that night? Think carefully before you answer.”
“I do not need to, for I am very sure that I handed him nothing. I do not even remember seeing the usual pitcher and glass anywhere in the room.”
“Not on the stand at his side?”
“No, sir.”
“Nothing of the kind near him?”