Mrs. OSWALD. At that time, of course, he was homesick, and perhaps he was sorry for having come to Russia. He said many good things. He said that his home was warmer and that people lived better. Mr. RANKIN. Did he talk about returning? Mrs. OSWALD. Then? No. Mr. RANKIN. Did he describe the life in America as being very attractive? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. At least in front of others he always defended it. Mr. RANKIN. Did he---- Mrs. OSWALD. It is strange to reconcile this. When he was there he was saying good things about America. Mr. RANKIN. And when he was talking only to you, did he do that, too? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. Mr. RANKIN. Before you were married, did you find out anything about his plans to return to America? Mrs. OSWALD. No. Mr. RANKIN. Did you learn anything before you were married about the fact that there might be some doubt whether he could return to the United States? Mrs. OSWALD. Once before we were married we had a talk and I asked him whether he could return to the United States if he wanted to, and he said no, he could not. Mr. RANKIN. Did he tell you why? Mrs. OSWALD. No. At that time, he didn't. He said that when he had arrived, he had thrown his passport on a table and said that he would not return any more to the United States. He thought that they would not forgive him such an act. Mr. RANKIN. Before you were married, did you ever say to him you would like to go to the United States? Mrs. OSWALD. No. Mr. RANKIN. Can you tell us what attracted you to him? Mrs. OSWALD. I don't know. First, the fact that he was--he didn't look like others. You could see he was an American. He was very neat, very polite, not the way he was here, not as you know him here. And it seemed that he would be a good family man. And he was good. Mr. RANKIN. Did you talk about many things when you were together, when he was courting you? Mrs. OSWALD. We talked about everything, about the moon and the weather. Mr. RANKIN. Where was he living at that time? Mrs. OSWALD. In Minsk. By the way, on the same street where I lived. Mr. RANKIN. Did he have an apartment? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes. By the way, this was the same apartment where I had dreamed to live. I didn't know about it yet. It had a very beautiful balcony, terrace. I would look at that building sometimes and say it would be good to visit in that building, visit someone there, but I never thought that I would wind up living there. Mr. RANKIN. Can you describe the number of rooms there were in his apartment? Mrs. OSWALD. We had a small room--one room, kitchen, foyer, and bathroom. A large terrace, balcony. Mr. RANKIN. Do you know what he paid for rent? Mrs. OSWALD. For two it was quite sufficient. Seven and a half rubles per month. Mr. RANKIN. Wasn't that pretty cheap for such a nice apartment? Mrs. OSWALD. Yes, it was cheap. Mr. RANKIN. Was this apartment nicer than most in this city?