Where was your master that night?—He was out of town; but where, I cannot say.
Who slept in the house that night?—Mr. Church, my mistress, the children, and the two maid servants.
Was there any other man in the house, except yourself and Church?—No.
Where was your bed room?—The front parlour on the first floor.
That is the ground floor?—It is over the kitchen.
Is that a bed-room in common in the house?—No, it is not.
Then how came you to sleep there?—Because there was not any other bed-room that I could sleep in.
Was a temporary bed therefore put up for you there?—Yes.
Now, at what time did you retire to rest?—Near one o’clock.
What had kept you up so late?—There was a kiln burning, and I was obliged to sit up to let the man into the kiln when he came.