"'And about what time did you come home, Mrs. Levison?' the coroner asked her blandly.
"'It must have been close on one o'clock,' she replied. 'The dance was a Cinderella, but we walked part of the way home.'
"'What! in the rain?'
"'It had ceased raining when we came out of the town hall.'
"'Mr. Reuben Levison did not accompany you all the way?'
"'He walked with me across the Park, then he put me into a taxicab, and I drove home alone. I had my latchkey.'
"'But you failed to bolt the door after you when you returned. How was that?'
"'I forgot, I suppose,' the lovely Rebecca replied, with a defiant air. 'I often forget to bolt the door.'
"'And did you not see or hear anything strange when you came in?'
"'I heard nothing. I was rather sleepy and went straight up to my room. I was in bed within ten minutes of coming in.'