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Read in the Wunder reader — freeQ. Were they out or at home at four o'clock?
A. That I cannot say, I do not think they were at home.
Q. What was Mr. De Berenger's usual dinner hour?
A. About four o'clock.
Q. Did they attend him at dinner?
A. The man servant did.
Q. And the woman servant cooked his dinner?
A. Yes, she did.
Q. Did he dine at home on that Sunday?
A. No, he did not.
Q. I do not ask you what conversation took place between you and the Smiths' next day respecting the Sunday night, but did any conversation take place on that subject?
A. Yes, there did.
Q. On the Sunday afterwards he left your house?
A. He did.
Q. Did you see him go away on the Sunday after?
A. No.
Cross-examined by Mr. Richardson.
Q. You had nothing to do with his domestic life, with his dinner, or letting him into the house, or letting him out of it?
A. No.
Q. His servants attended to all that?
A. Yes.
Q. He might come in or go out without your observing it?
A. Yes, he might, but it is almost impossible I should think, because he generally gave a very loud rap at the door, and he had very few visitors.
Q. You yourself go out early in the morning upon your own business?
A. Yes, about nine o'clock.
Q. Do you stay out a considerable part of the day?
A. Yes.
Q. What is your business?
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