Witness. "I should not like to swear to it; but it may have been in my mind because of the cruel life they had led together, and because of what had passed between them on the previous morning."
The Attorney-general. "After a time you became calmer and more collected?"
Witness. "Yes."
The Attorney-general. "Had one of the servants gone for a policeman?"
Witness. "Yes."
The Attorney-general. "Shortly afterwards a detective officer, Lumley Rich, entered the room?"
Witness. "Yes."
The Attorney-general. "What was his first question when he had convinced himself that your mistress was dead?"
Witness. "He asked if anything in the room had been touched or disturbed, and I said, 'No, nothing had been touched or disturbed.'"
The Attorney-general. "In consequence of the officer's question upon this point, was your attention directed to the table by the bedside?"