"You look after the body, sir, and I'll question these gentlemen and the servant." "Servant yourself! Such sauce!" muttered Jane, with an angry toss of her cap at the daring young policeman.

"I know nothing.

I left my mistress in the parlor writing letters, and never heard anyone come in.

The bell didn't sound anyhow.

The first thing I knew that anything was wrong was on hearing the screams.