"I waited on till after the funeral, just in case Miss Dorland should need anybody."
"Before you left, did you hear anything of this trouble about the lawyers and the wills?"
"They were talking about it downstairs. Miss Dorland said nothing to me herself."
"Did she seem worried?"
"Not to notice."
"Had she any friends with her at the time?"
"Not staying in the house. She went out to see some friends one evening, I think—the evening before I left. She didn't say who they were."
"I see. Thank you, Nurse."
Parker had no more questions to put, and they took their leave.
"Well," said Parker, "how anybody could admire that girl's voice——"