“That I could not say, without measuring. I know that Goodwin was not as tall as his wife by half an inch, for I have seen them measure.”
“Then you would say that, in your opinion, the longest of these two skeletons is that of Dorothy Goodwin, and the shortest that of her husband?”
“Yes, sir; that is my opinion—formed to the best of my knowledge. I have seen them measure.”
“Was this measurement accurate?”
“Very much so. They used to dispute about their height, and they measured several times, when I was by; generally in their stocking feet, and once barefoot.”
“The difference being half an inch in favour of the wife?”
“Yes, sir, as near as could be; for I was umpire more than once.”
“Did Peter Goodwin and his wife live happily together?”
“Tolerable—much as other married folks get along.”
“Explain what you mean by that.”