"And identified it?"
"Yes. It was my father's body."
"In the teeth of the conflicting evidence that has been given, you are positive?"
"I am positive. I wish with all my heart and soul that there was room for doubt."
"We recognise that your position is a painful one, and we should, of course, wish to hear all the evidence it is in your power to give, but I consider it right to say that you are not compelled to answer every question put to you."
"There is no question that I shall decline to answer. I am a willing witness in a most unhappy tragedy."
"When did you last see your father alive?"
"On Friday the 1st of March."
"Before that day were you in the habit of visiting him regularly?"
"Before that day I had not seen him for two years. I regret to say we were not on friendly terms."