"Sure an' Oi was that."
"What were you doing?"
"Phat was Oi doin'? Sure Oi was washin' the dishes, cl'anin' the silverware, peelin' the praties, shellin' the beans, cleanin' the lamps, fixin' the—"
"Ahem! You mean you were doing the housework, eh?"
"Yis, sur."
"While you were in the house, did you leave the kitchen?"
"Only to go to the ciller fer a scuttle o' coal."
"Did you see or hear anything unusual going on while you were in the kitchen?"
The Irish girl scratched her head and shrugged her shoulders.
"Oi heard a lot av things, yer honor."