“Yes, once, twice, he call, but he do no good,” she said with her French accent.
“Did Mrs. Close have other callers?”
“But, m'sieur, everyone in society has many. What does m'sieur mean?”
“Frequent callers—a Mr. Lawrence, for instance?”
“Oh, yes, Mr. Lawrence frequently.”
“When Mr. Close was at home?”
“Yes, on business and on business, too, when he was not at home. He is the attorney, m'sieur.”
“How did Mrs. Close receive him?”
“He is the attorney, m'sieur,” Marie repeated persistently.
“And he, did he always call on business?”