"You say this was decided on the night before the funeral?"
"Yes. To be accurate, about five o'clock in the afternoon, though at this season and in the closed rooms the lamps were already lighted."
"Was this known to many persons? That is, that the coffin was not again to be opened?"
"It was known of course to the two brothers, and also to the undertaker and two of his assistants who were present."
"The undertaker himself closed the casket, I presume?"
"Yes. He was closing it as I escorted the widow back to her own room."
"Did the brothers leave the room with you?"
"I think so. Yes, I am sure of it."
"So that the body was left with the undertaker and his men, after they knew that it was not to be opened again?"
"Yes."