'I was sure of that—and she educated you?'
'She taught me what she herself knew.'
'What brought you into Wales?'
'Starvation.'
'How did you get to Mr Prothero's?'
'I was a beggar and they took me in out of charity.'
'Why did you leave them and come here?'
'Because they wished it.'
'Say because Owen Prothero was in love with you.'
No answer.