“Yes.”
“How long would you say they were gone?”
“I don’t know, Mr. Mason, I’m sure.”
“Could it have been as much as half an hour?”
“It could have been, yes. I didn’t pay very much attention... I... well, I was just as glad they didn’t come over and speak to me. That is, the young lady who was with me...”
“I understand,” Mason said. “Now, you noticed Mr. Drake and me when we came in?”
“Yes.”
“Bill Golding and his wife had returned prior to that time. Do you know how long before?”
“It was some little time,” Marquad said, “but I can’t tell you how long.”
“And how long was it after Cullens went out that Golding went out?”