“It was you who found Sir Philip’s—er—who first saw—?”
“Yes, sir, I found Sir Philip lying dead on his couch in the study.”
“At what time would that be?”
“About seven o’clock.”
“And how came you to be the first to enter the study?”
“Nobody was allowed to tidy Sir Philip’s study except my aunt, and she had to be there when the maids were cleaning. But when I was staying with her at White Towers, I sometimes looked after it for her. Sir Philip knew, and didn’t object.”
“Were you friendly with Sir Philip?”
“Oh, no, not particularly. I seldom saw him, and when I did he generally didn’t speak to me. He wasn’t very—very—”
“Is genial the word?”
“Yes, that would fit.”