"You were not aware of the fact when Constable Applebee was under examination?"
"I was not. My daughter, hearing on Monday that the incident had been mentioned in court, informed me that it was she who had visited Catchpole Square on the night in question."
"Is there any special reason why she did not inform you of it before?"
"None. Had the matter been of importance she would have spoken of it earlier."
"Perhaps we had better hear from her own lips the reason of her visit. Is she in court?"
"She is."
"Let her be called."
Florence came forward. She was sitting between Reginald and her mother, who gave her an encouraging smile as she left them.
The Coroner: "You have heard what your father has said. There is no obligation upon you to state why you went to Catchpole Square at such an hour on such a night; but we are ready to listen to any explanation you may desire to make."
Florence: "I will answer any questions you ask."