"Do you know the contents of your uncle's will?"
"I do."
"You know, then, that by his death you will inherit a large sum of money?"
"Yes."
This conversation was listened to intently by all present, and it seemed to me that at this point the coroner's face took on an even harder and colder look than it had had before. I wondered why he seemed so devoid of sympathy or even of common humanity as his metallic voice rang out the questions.
"You heard the testimony of Charlotte, your servant?"
"Yes."
"You corroborate it?"
"I do, so far as it concerns my actions."
"Then you saw your uncle first this morning, when Charlotte called you to his room?"