"She did."
"We are to infer that you visited the house of the Draytons at Hendon?"
"A railway accident drove us there."
"Did any one accompany the defendant to St. Pancras that night?"
"My husband's brother, Mr. Hugh Ritson, was with him."
"Tell the jury where your husband now is, if he is not at this moment in court."
No answer. Amid a profound silence the plaintiff's lawyer was understood to object to the question.
"Well, we can afford to waive it," said counsel, with a superior smile. "One further question, Mrs. Ritson. Had you any misunderstanding with your husband?"
"None whatever."
"Will you swear that your voices were not raised in angry dispute while you were at the inn at Hendon?"