"How do you know this?"
"Because he could not have been near the spot at the time."
"Where was he then?"
"With me."
But the reply came forth in so faint a whisper that again she had to be enjoined to speak louder, and she repeated it, using different words.
"He was at our house."
"At what hour did he go to your house?"
"It was past nine when he came up first."
"And what time did he leave?"
"It was about one in the morning."