"But if she had grown worse, if the false membrane had increased, would she not have had greater difficulty in swallowing?"
"Yes, but——"
"Never mind the buts. Now, then, when you found that she was too ill to swallow, what else did you do?"
"I injected atropine, and sent for Dr. Fisher."
"Oh! Then you did send for Dr. Fisher?"
"Yes."
"Did he arrive before she died?"
"Yes. About five minutes."
"Did you suggest to him that the patient was dying of poison?"
"I did, but he would not agree with me. Therefore I could not do anything more, as he was the physician in charge."