“What time last night?”
“About half-past ten.”
“You didn’t see any stranger in the passage?”
“If I had I would have called Seth.”
“You said just now that Yarde was out. Didn’t you think it was odd to hear noises in his room after he had gone out?”
“How was I to know it was in his room? I just heard noises. Why should I care?”
“How do you know Yarde went out at eight last night? Did you see him?”
“Yes.”
“Did he say where he was going?”
“He said he was going to raise some money.”