Detective and mystery stories; English fiction -- 19th century
The above is the evidence I gave at the inquest. I have nothing more
to add. I am quite sure that Mr. and Mrs. Anderton were very fond of
each other. I never saw two people so affectionate like. The Baron
was very fond of both of them. I don't think Mrs. Anderton liked him
much. She seemed to have a sort of dread of him. I don't know why; she
never said so. The Baron used often to call on Mr. Anderton, to see
the doctor, but, so far as I know, he only saw the mistress once. I
think he knew she did not like him, and kept away on purpose. He was
a very kind-hearted gentleman. He was always particularly polite and
civil-spoken to me. He used often to talk to me about master doting so
on mistress. He used to speak about his always giving her her physic
and things. I remember one day his saying it wouldn't be very easy to
give her anything unwholesome without his knowing of it, or something
of that sort. He seemed as if he never could say enough in praise of
master, and I am sure he deserved it. I took him the paper I found
just like I might have taken it to master if he had been well enough.
He was in the house at the time. He had been in the poor lady's room
with Dr. Dodsworth just before, and had stayed in the parlour to write
something. He sent me into the room to see if he had left his glove
there. It was in looking for it that I saw the paper. It was lying just
under the bed when I stooped down to look for the glove. I took it up
at first, thinking how careless it was to have left it there when the
room was put straight after the poor lady died, and then I saw what
was written upon it. The glove was lying on the floor close to it.
There was no vallance to the bed, it had been taken off for the sake of
sweetness. I forget exactly what the Baron said when I showed him the
paper. It was something that made me think I might get into trouble
about it. That was why I showed it to the lawyer. My brother had been
to him once before about some money that ought to have come to us. He
took the paper to the magistrates, and that was how the inquest came
about. I was very angry about it, and so was the Baron. He asked me how
I could have been so foolish. I don't know what made me think of taking
it to him. I think it was something the Baron said. He did not advise
me to do it. He did not advise me anything, but I think he wanted me to
burn it. I offered it to him, but he said he was afraid, or something
of that kind, and I think that was what put it into my head to ask the
lawyer about it.
4.--_Memorandum by Mr. Henderson._
The statement of the other nurse, herewith enclosed, merely
corroborates that of Mrs. Edwards, with respect to such matters as came
within her cognisance. I have therefore not thought it necessary to
insert it here.
Mr. Prendergast's report, also enclosed, is somewhat lengthy, and of a
purely technical character. It is to the following effect:
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