"No more usually than other folks do."
"There was no tree," asked the district attorney, "whose branches hung near the window?"
"No, sir; there was none," answered Bertha, respectfully.
"Now, the rest of your story, Miss Lund," said Badger; "the canary bird had been brought in. Did it perch on Floyd's finger?"
"Canary birds will use their wings like other folks if they are let. No, it was brought in in the cage and the cage hung on the hook, just as it used to be."
"Why had it been removed?"
"So as to feed it," answered Bertha, triumphantly.
"Was there any other living thing in the room at this time?"
"Is a dog a living thing?" Being human, Bertha resented catechising. The temptation to answer one question by another is strong, even when one isn't a New-Englander by birth.
"Previous to its death, it may be considered alive," answered Badger, dryly.