�Where was Herv� de Lanrivain at this time?�
�He was standing outside in the court. I just made him out in the darkness. I told him for God�s sake to go, and then I pushed the door shut.�
�What did you do next?�
�I stood at the foot of the stairs and listened.�
�What did you hear?�
�I heard dogs snarling and panting.� (Visible discouragement of the bench, boredom of the public, and exasperation of the lawyer for the defense. Dogs again—! But the inquisitive Judge insisted.)
�What dogs?�
She bent her head and spoke so low that she had to be told to repeat her answer: �I don�t know.�
�How do you mean—you don�t know?�
�I don�t know what dogs...�