"Was he a good tenant?"
"Yes, sir," with more enthusiasm. "He was quiet, never found fault, and always paid promptly."
"Do you usually supply your boarders with sitting room and bedroom?"
"Oh, no. Captain Lloyd told me he desired privacy; and, as he offered me fair payment for the two bedrooms, I moved the bed and bureau out of the front room and put them in Captain Lloyd's own bedroom, because he often had men stay nights with him. I fixed up the front room as a sitting room. He had his meals served there whenever he came back in time for them; he wasn't very regular about returning for them, and spent most of his days out of the house."
"When did Major Goddard first come to visit his friend, Captain Lloyd?"
"About the last of January. Captain Lloyd sent for me and asked me to get the extra bed ready, which I did," she supplemented.
"Did you ever hear Captain Lloyd and Major Goddard quarreling?"
"No, sir; I never did."
"Did they seem to be on good terms all the time, Mrs. Lane?" with emphasis.
"Yes. They were the best of friends. Several of my boarders spoke to me of it. Captain Lloyd was so stand-offish and morose that they could not understand Major Goddard's affection for him."