"On the third floor, back."
"Wasn't it unusual to send her upstairs instead of having her wait in the parlor?"
"No, indeed. She and Miss Cary are very intimate, and they often spend the day together, either at my house or at Miss Metoaca Newton's."
"Did the accused have a bundle with her?"
"She did."
"Was it a bottle?" eagerly. The court and spectators leaned forward to catch the reply.
"I couldn't tell, sir. It seemed to be a box of candy."
"What made you think that?"
"The way her dog kept smelling at it, and then it was shaped like a box."
"Did the dog accompany the accused into the house?"