"She wore a dressing gown and slippers."
"You heard no other cries but Mr. Morgan's?"
"No."
"What happened then?"
"Mr. Morgan and Gibson broke open the door, which was bolted. The maid brought a candle. I ordered my daughter to retire. Mr. Morgan and I entered the room with the candle and closed the door. We found Mr. Ashton on the floor dead."
"What did you do?"
"I began to search for the emerald Buddha."
"What did Mr. Morgan do?"
"He first examined the body of the dead man, and then went to the windows and examined the fastenings."