"Yis, but they niver lived there. One av thim used to come an' see her now an' thin, an' that's all."
"Was Miss Margaret on good terms with Mrs. Langmore?"
"She was not. Mrs. Langmore was a—a vixin, always afther findin' fault, an' Oi wasn't on good terms wid her meself."
"Ah! Then you quarreled also?"
"Oh, no, sur, Oi knew me place, so Oi did, an' did me wurruk an' said nothin'. If it hadn't been fer Miss Margaret Oi'd a lift me job long ago. But she was such a noice girrul, an' so lonely loike, in the house wid that tongue-lasher—"
"Wait! wait! You say Miss Margaret and Mrs. Langmore quarreled. When did they quarrel last?"
At this question the domestic pursed up her lips and looked at Margaret.
"Oi have nothin' to say about that," she answered coldly.
This reply was a surprise to all, including Raymond. The coroner gazed at the witness sternly.
"You must answer," he said. "It is my duty to get at the bottom of this awful affair."