“Yes; I took a glass of water to him in his study about nine o’clock.”
“What was he doing?”
“Writing.”
“Did you see him after that?”
“No; I went to bed soon after.”
“Were you disturbed by any noise during the night?”
“No; I sleep in a room up stairs on the other side of the house.”
“After the interview with Colonel Conrad on Tuesday, did the prisoner and his cousin show any signs of excitement?”
“Not that I could see.”
“Was there anything in their actions, or in those of Colonel Conrad afterward, to lead you to think that they had quarreled?”