"Then you knew Mr. White," Dalton asked.
"Yes, I have known him for about a year"; and the questions and answers continued in rapid succession:
"Was he a particular friend of yours?"
"He was."
"Was he in the habit of visiting you and sometimes in the evening, rather late, perhaps?"
"He was."
"As late as one o'clock?"
"Yes, sometimes, not often."
"Did Mr. White have a latch-key to the house?"
"He did."