“The front door is, but the side door into the garden is usually open.”
“Has it ever happened that any one got into the house from this side door without your knowing it?”
“No, sir. The garden has a high wall around it. And there is extra protection on the side toward the Promenade.”
“But there’s a little gate there?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Is that usually closed?”
“We never use the key for that, sir. It has a trick lock that you can’t open unless you know how.”
“You said you went to the theatre yesterday evening. Did your master give you permission to go?”
“Yes, sir. It’s about a year now that he gave me money for a theatre ticket every Saturday evening. He was very kind.”
“Did you come into the house last night by the front door, or through the garden?”