“Was the candle alight then?”
“No, the gas was alight. I asked him if I should turn it out but he said ‘no.’ He would wait until Miss Norris or Mr. Wallingford came.”
“Did you notice how much candle there was in the lamp then?”
“There was a whole candle. I put it in myself in the afternoon and it had not been lit. He used to read by the gas as long as it was alight. He only used the candle-lamp if he couldn’t sleep and the gas was out.”
“Could you form any opinion as to how long the candle had been burnt out?”
“It must have been out some time, for there was no smell in the room as there would have been if it had only been out a short time. The window was hardly open at all; only just a small crack.”
“Do you know when deceased last took food?”
“Yes, he had his supper at eight o’clock; an omelette and a tiny piece of toast with a glass of milk.”
“Who cooked the omelette?”
“Miss Norris.”