“Very well. I will answer anything that is not too personal in its character.”
“I will try to keep within the line. Where have you recently been residing?”
She unhesitatingly gave the address.
“How long have you been in this house?”
“Nearly two years.”
“Where did you live before that?”
As in the former instance, she gave the address without hesitation.
“Did you have any particular friends in either of these houses?”
“I did not. In all my life I never had half a dozen friends.”
“Were these mostly ladies?”