"You have no positive knowledge that it was stolen, have you?"
"I know that it was locked in my desk, that during my absence the desk was forced open, and that upon my return the paper was gone. Whether it was stolen, or whether it forced its way out of my desk, you may decide for yourself."
"You have no evidence, beyond your own word, that Dr. Meredith acted as you have charged?"
"None!"
"You never told any friend, before the death of this girl, that Dr.
Meredith had persecuted her?"
"No. I had no confidants."
"Not even when you found that he had been called in to attend Miss
Sloane? You did not explain this to Dr. Fisher?"
"No. Dr. Fisher was comparatively a stranger to me. I knew him by association in societies only."
"You could have spoken to him however, and so have had Dr. Meredith dismissed from the case."
"I considered the matter, and decided not to do so."