"Did she leave the room at any time while you were dressing her?"
"No, Madame."
"Did you leave the room?"
"No, Madame. The wardrobes were right there along the wall."
"When she was dressed, who left the room first?"
"She did, Madame. I remained to tidy things up. I was still in the dressing-room when I heard...when I heard..."
"I know," said Mme. Storey gently. "Please attend well to what I am going to ask you. When Mrs. Whittall left the room where did she go?"
"Out through
had given it to her of his own motion, believing that every woman ought to have the means of defending herself at hand. He did not know for sure if she had ever practised shooting it, but he believed not. Only one shot had been fired from it. He understood that she had kept it in the top drawer of the