“Did you know the deceased?”

“I did. She was a gypsy, one of my tribe, a Lee.”

“When did you see the prisoner—Lord Clydesfold—last?”

“In Harkwood Spinney, the day of the murder.”

A rustle in the crowded court as people turned and looked at one another.

“At what time did you see him?”

“A little after four,” said Seth. “Say twenty minutes, half-an-hour.”

“Who was with him? The deceased?”

“She was.”

“Alive?”