"And did no one else call after him?"
Gudule asked him to repeat the question, then she replied:
"No one at all."
"And where was Christina while you were knitting?"
"Why, the dear child was looking after the cooking for me, as I was too tired to move from my chair. She is so kind and obliging!"
"But she wasn't in the kitchen all the time?"
"No, Mijnheer, she retired to her own room toward evening."
"So you say she retired to her own room toward evening?"
"Yes, Mijnheer, to dress for supper."
"And—did she remain in her room a long time?"