"No. There was something wrong. What was it?"
"If there was he didn't tell me."
"No. He wouldn't. Why did you hesitate just now?"
"Did I hesitate?"
"When I asked you if he was well."
"I thought you meant did I notice any signs of his illness coming on. I didn't. But of course, as you know, he was very much shaken by—-by your little girl's death."
"You noticed that while I was away?"
"Y-es. But I certainly noticed it more on the night you were speaking of."
"You would have said, then, that he must have received a severe shock?"
"Certainly—certainly I would."