"Was Captain Lloyd on good terms with your other boarders?"
"I believe he was. I never heard otherwise, but he did not see much of anyone in the house."
"Did he receive many visitors?"
"No, sir; only members of the Secret Service, or army officers."
"When did you last see Captain Lloyd alive?"
"On the afternoon of March sixth. I did not know he had returned to town until he sent word by my cook that he would like a cold lunch."
"Why did he send that message by the cook?"
"Because I had discharged my two worthless maids that afternoon, and the new ones I had engaged hadn't come. The cook was the only servant I had in the house that afternoon."
"Did your cook carry Captain Lloyd's lunch up to him?"
"No, I did. The cook only let him in when he returned."