"Did you wake during the night?"
"Not until I was aroused by Mr. Morgan's cries—about daybreak, or a little before."
"Was it light?"
"Hardly—it was just before sunrise."
"You did not leave your room, from the time you retired, until you heard Mr. Morgan's cries?"
"No."
"What did you do then?"
"I threw on some clothing and ran along the hall into the west wing. I sleep at the other end of the house in the east wing. When I arrived at Mr. Ashton's door, Mr. Morgan was trying to open it. My man, Gibson, who also heard the cries, came along, followed by one of the maids."
"Did your daughter join you?"
"Yes, almost immediately."