"Was it a man's voice or a woman's voice you heard?"
"I thought it were a man's voice."
"Well, go on."
"I had not been standing still above 'aaf a minute when I see'd a man coming toward me. He come close to where I was, and then he stopped still."
"Did he see you?"
"Nay; he couldna see me, for I was standing close t' th' edge, and he was looking straight on."
"Did you recognise who it was?"
"Ay, I did. It were Maaster Paul Stepaside."
"You are certain of this?"
"Ay, I'm certain."