human
How long was she in the apartment?
gpt
Fifteen or twenty minutes, miss--until after the hall-man came back. I had to help lay out the body, and could not remain there any longer.
human
Have you told any one else what you have told me?
gpt
Only Josette. She's my _fiancée_. Miss La Baum is her last name.
human
You told her nothing further that did not come out at the inquest?
gpt
Maybe I did, miss, he admitted nervously.
human
She questioned me about losing my job, and her questions brought things into my mind that I might never have thought of otherwise. And at last I came to believe that it wasn't Mr. Frederick who was dead at all.
gpt
Not Frederick Cavendish! Mr. Valois, tell me--why?
human
Frederick Cavendish, miss, he said hollowly,
gpt
You know that?
human
Yes, miss. The assistant in the undertaking rooms said so, too. Doubting my own mind, I asked him. The man we laid out had no scar on his chest.
gpt
Mr. Valois, she said breathlessly,