“And no one saw him go out?�
“No, sir. I am the only person in the house who has seen Mr. Lynne at all to-day. I am his personal attendant, as you know. I wait upon him and look after his wants, and he has been so long accustomed to waiting upon himself that only his weakness from his recent illness permits that. He does not like to have any one else around him.�
“Yes, I have heard him say as much. Whose duty is it to attend to the door? How many servants are there in the house?�
“There are only four of us, sir: The housekeeper, the cook, the footman, and myself. The footman attends the door when the necessity arises, but we have had very few callers since we came here to live, as you are doubtless aware.�
“Yes.�
“You questioned the footman, you say?�
“Yes, sir. He was, during all that time, within sight of the front door, and within sound of the bell, for I had told him of the expected caller. No one came, and he did not see Mr. Lynne. And I might add, Mr. Carter, that I was personally within sight and sound of the door and the bell, also, and that I neither heard nor saw anything.�
“There are two side entrances to the house, Thomas.�
“Both are locked and bolted on the inside, sir, and have been all the time.�
“There is the rear entrance, also.�