'Noa.'
'What are you here for, then?'
'Master asked for a plate and a knaife. He an' old missus ate et for dinner. I see the plate after; there wasn't on'y crumbs on et.'
'If you never saw the loaf, how do you know they ate it?'
'Because ther' warn't nothin' else in the 'ouse.'
The rector's voice barked out:
'Quite right!'
The Chairman looked at him fixedly.
'Do you want to ask her anything?'
The rector nodded.