“He opened the door to you himself, I believe?”
“Yes, sir; he did.”
“And he was very surly to you, I believe?”
“Yes, sir, he was rather. He was much excited, and said that we should have to answer some questions to-morrow morning.”
At these words every man and woman in the court felt stirred to a deeper interest. They were touching the edge of the mystery at last.
“He said you would be asked some questions? What did you suppose him to mean by that?”
“I hardly thought about it. He spoke in a wild way. He was very angry and excited. All I thought about was trying to pacify him.”
“Did it occur to you at all that he had any idea of making away with himself?”
This question evidently took the witness by surprise. Miss Bostal stared at the coroner in frank perplexity. It was clear that the notion was new to her.
“No, sir, I certainly did not think that.”