"I was away from home five weeks altogether."
"When did you return home?--You must speak a little louder, if you please."
"On the evening of the twenty-second of June."
"That was the day before the murder?"
"It was not a murder," returned the witness, with emotion. "Sir Adam Ardinnian was quite justified in what he did."
The judge interposed. "You are not here to state opinions, young lady, but to answer questions." The counsel resumed.
"Did the deceased, Martin Scott, come to your uncle's residence on the evening of the twenty-third?"
"Yes. My uncle was at home ill that evening, and he kept Mr. Scott in conversation, so that he had no opportunity of teasing me."
"You went later, into the garden?"
"Yes. Martin Scott must have seen me pass the window, for I found he was following me out. I saw Sir Adam standing at his gate, and went towards him."