"Did he go to the drawing-room?"
"Yes, sir."
"Did he write anything there?"
"Yes, sir; he wrote a note to Mrs. Assheton, which he gave me when he went out."
"You were not in the drawing-room, when he wrote it?"
"No, sir."
"Did he say anything to you when he left the house?"
"Yes, sir,"
"What did he say?"
The question was not challenged now.