Q. On the night of the commission of the crime?
A. Yes.
Q. What made her take it to the ball?
A. Rather a difficult question to answer. She heard rumours that I was to marry Mrs Villiers, and even though I denied it declined to believe me; she then produced the poison, and said she would take it.
Q. Where did this conversation take place?
A. In the conservatory.
Q. What did you do when she threatened to take the poison?
A. I tried to take it from her.
Q. Did you succeed?
A. No; she threw it out of the door.