"Yes," she answered, and those near noticed the sulkiness.
"And when you arrived you found her dead near the door, while your father lay murdered in the bed?"
"Yes."
"Do you recall, Mrs. Glavis, whether she screamed long, or whether it was brief?"
She hesitated, somewhat confused. Presently, she stiffened and said: "It was long."
"Did it last until after you had left your bed?"
"It did."
"Until you had left the room you were in?"
"Yes."
"In fact she was screaming still when you arrived at the door of the room, no doubt?" the lawyer's tone was very careless, just as though he were not in the least serious. Her reply was prompt.