human
Then he explained what had happened in his blundering way, stopping every minute or so to tell me what a saint I am, and the Lord knows _that's_ a joke, and the gist of it was that he had started for the Ansonia with this woman, but she had changed her mind in the cab and they had gone to the Café de Paris instead and spent the evening there. I was pretty sure he was telling the truth, for Addison isn't clever and I usually know when he's lying, although I don't tell him so; but this was such an awful thing that I couldn't take chances, so I said: 'Addison, put your things right on, we're going to the Café de Paris.' 'What for?' said he. 'To settle this business,' said I. And off we went and got there at half past one; but the waiters hadn't gone, and they all swore black and blue that Addison told the truth, he had really been there all the evening with this woman. And _that_, she concluded triumphantly,
gpt
Hm! reflected Coquenil.
human
I wonder why Anita changed her mind?
gpt
I'm not responsible for Anita,
human
No, of course not, of course not, he murmured absently; then, after a moment's thought, he said gravely:
gpt
I never really doubted your husband's innocence, now I'm sure of it; unfortunately, this does not lessen your responsibility; you were in the room, you witnessed the crime; in fact, you were the only witness.
human
But I know nothing about it, nothing,
gpt
You know a great deal about this young man who is in prison.
human
I know he is innocent.
gpt
I hope you can prove it.
human
Of course I can prove it, she declared.
gpt
M. Kittredge was arrested because he called for my things, but I asked him to do that. I was in terrible trouble and--he was an old friend and--and I knew I could depend on him. He had no reason to kill Martinez. It's absurd!
human
I'm afraid it's not so absurd as you think. You say he was an old friend, he must have been a _very particular kind_ of an old friend for you to ask a favor of him that you knew and he knew would bring him under suspicion. You did know that, didn't you?
gpt
Why--er--yes.
human
I don't ask what there was between you and M. Kittredge, but if there had been _everything_ between you he couldn't have done more, could he? And he couldn't have done less. So a jury might easily conclude, in the absence of contrary evidence, that there was everything between you.
gpt
It's false,