"'Your name is Deborah Pamflett?'—'Yes.'
"'You are a widow?'—'Yes.'
"'In the service of the deceased?'—'Yes.'
"'In what capacity?'—'As his house-keeper.'
"'How long have you been so employed?'—'Eighteen years.'
"'Were there any other servants in the house?'—'None.'
"'Not at any time during your service?'—'Not at any time.'
"'Of how many persons did the household of the deceased consist?'—'Usually of three—himself, his daughter and me.'
"'Why do you say usually?'—'Because his daughter was frequently absent on visits to her aunt and uncle, in London.'
"'Was she absent on the day of the death of your master?'—'She had been absent from the house for some weeks, but on the night my master met his death she was present.'