Q. You say you put the bottle containing this poison into your desk; how did Miss Marchurst obtain it?
A. Because she lived with me for some time, and had access to my private papers.
Q. Was she your wife?
A. No, my mistress (sensation in Court).
Q. Why did she leave you?
A. We had a difference of opinion about the question of marriage, so she left me.
Q. She wanted you to make reparation; in other words, to marry her?
A. Yes.
Q. And you refused?
A. Yes.