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"You knew the murdered man?"
"Perfectly."
"Were they frequently together since the appearance of the prisoner in
these regions?"
"Frequently."
"At the house in which you dwell?"
"Yes."
"Were they together on the day preceding the night of the murder?"
"They were--throughout the better portion of it."
"Did they separate at your place of residence, and what was the
employment of the prisoner subsequently on the same day?"
"They did separate while at our house, Mr. Colleton retiring at an early
hour of the evening to his chamber."
"So far, Miss Munro, your answers correspond directly with the evidence,
and now come the important portions. You will answer briefly and
distinctly. After that, did you see anything more of the prisoner, and
know you of his departure from the house--the hour of the night--the
occasion of his going--and the circumstances attending it?"
These questions were, indeed, all important to the female delicacy of
the maiden, as well as to the prisoner, and as her eye sunk in
confusion, and as her cheek paled and kindled with the innate
consciousness, the youth, who had hitherto been silent, now rose, and
without the slightest hesitancy of manner, requested of the maiden that
she would say no more.
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