"Oui, Madame. There were but two or three before me."
"And whom did you find on the second landing?"
"Monsieur 'Orton and a lady who told us that a murder had been committed."
"And you went with him up the stair?"
"Yes, Monsieur. A policeman had come rushing in, and we all mounted to the third floor."
"Was it dark out there on the third floor landing?"
"Not dark, but dim. The studio door was open and threw a light outside."
"And what did you do then?"
"Some rushed into the studio. We were all greatly excited. I stood in the hallway. Some went to the small hall room, the door of which was partly open."
"It was dark inside the hall room?"