Then I went on to keep my legal engagements.
The Court sat late that day as an important case was ending; it was striking six as I drove in at the gate of the Kensington Palace Road.
I found myself installed in a large room close to the sick chamber.
That night we were not yet regularly organised for watching, so that the early part of the evening showed an unevenly balanced guard.

Nurse Kennedy, who had been on duty all day, was lying down, as she had arranged to come on again by twelve o'clock.

Doctor Winchester, who was dining in the house, remained in the room until dinner was announced; and went back at once when it was over.

During dinner Mrs.
Grant remained in the room, and with her Sergeant Daw, who wished to complete a minute examination which he had undertaken of everything in the room and near it.

At nine o'clock Miss Trelawny and I went in to relieve the Doctor.