"In one minute? Yes, by hurrying."
"And, leaving the train at Woodlawn at 3:45, he could have arrived in your house at 3:48, could he not?"
"Yes, sir, by walking briskly."
"Across the fields?"
"Across the fields."
"Wasn't it 3:48 when Dr. Whipple visited you on that Saturday of the fire?"
"Why, of course I could not swear within a minute or two."
"But a minute or two is momentous at times—when a train is to be taken, for example."
"Oh, yes."
"What were you doing all Saturday afternoon before the doctor arrived?"