“No, sir.”
“You came straight up without turning back once?”
“Yes.”
“Is the janitor a truthful man?”
“So far as I know, he is.”
“If he declares, then, that he saw you go down the stairs at ten or fifteen minutes after five, or at any time after five o’clock, what would you say?”
“That he either lied or was mistaken.”
“Now, Mr. Redway, you refused to tell me why you went to the street on that last trip[{35}] down and where you were. Do you still refuse to answer?”
“I do.”
“A lady visited you in this office this afternoon.”