Mrs. Paine. Prior to the time I arrived—yes.
Mr. Liebeler. Now, the next two sentences here I will read to you—two or three sentences more.
Mr. Rankin. Did this seem to make him more upset when you suggested that he wait about getting an apartment for you to live in?
Mrs. Oswald. Yes. He then stopped talking and sat down and watched television and then went to bed. I went to bed later. It was about 9 o'clock when he went to sleep. I went to sleep at about 11:30, but it seemed to me that he was not really asleep, but I didn't talk to him.
I suggest that that testimony would indicate that there probably was a considerable degree of coolness between the Oswalds that evening; would it suggest that to you?
Mrs. Paine. It would suggest that to me.
Mr. Liebeler. At least that their relations would not be normal.
Mrs. Paine. Well, I might describe what I think normal is. I said I thought their relations were fairly normal.
Mr. Liebeler. Well, was there usually a good deal of coolness between them?
Mrs. Paine. They would often have small arguments—he wanted potatoes, or where was the ketchup level of arguments, which I felt just reflected a tension between them that showed in this way.
Now, very little was said—I don't remember well, but it was not uncommon for him to eat his meal and then leave the table before other people did. I don't remember specifically, but it's possible he did that night and go in to watch the television. In other words, his efforts at being sociable or friendly even was never very great.