Mary didn't see him, but he had another gentleman with him, as she could hear them talking in Mr.Skinner's room.' "'Then you can't tell us at what time the prisoner left the house finally ?' "'No, that I can't.

I went out shopping soon after that.

When I came in it was twelve o'clock.

I went up to the third floor and found that Mr.
Skinner had locked his door and taken the key with him.

As I knew Mary had already done, the room I did not trouble more about it, though I did think it strange for a gentleman to look up his room and not leave the key with me.' "'And, of course, you heard no noise of any kind in the room then ?' "'No.