Part 197

A. Yes.

Q. Is it your custom yourself to see him in the evening; does he sup?

A. He takes a little supper, but I was never in the habit of carrying it up stairs.

Q. Your husband does that?

A. Yes.

Q. Did he carry it up that evening?

A. He had nothing but a bit of bread, and a glass of ale.

Q. You did not see him that night?

A. No.

Q. Was it your business, as the female servant of this gentleman, to make his bed?

A. Yes.

Q. At what time did you get up on the Monday morning?

A. About seven.

Q. Are you sure that the time we are speaking of, was the Sunday morning before he finally went off?

A. Yes.

Q. Did you usually get up about seven?

A. Yes.

Q. At what time did your master go out that morning?

A. He went out before breakfast.

Q. At what hour do you take that to be?

A. Before Smith went out; he went out about eight and my master went out a little before him.

Lord Ellenborough. Did you see him go out?

A. No.

Mr. Park. Did you hear him?

A. No, I did not know that he was out, till I let him in.

Lord Ellenborough. You did not know that he had been at all absent from home on Monday, till you let him in?

A. No.

Mr. Park. Had you made the bed on the Sunday, the day you saw him go out so many times in the morning?