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 "Did you notice anything peculiar about him or the room?"

"I did not."

"Was there anything to indicate whether he was writing or reading when you knocked?"

"He had a book in his left hand and the light was on a small table by his reading chair."

"This reading chair and table, where were they in the room?"

"Before the fireplace, about the centre of the north side."

"Was there a fire in the fireplace?"

"Yes; there were a few wood coals."

"Was it a cold night?"

"No; but he was very fond of a wood fire and when the evening was not too warm had one, even if he had to have a window open."

"Was the window open that night?"

"Yes; the one nearest the River Road, overlooking the driveway."

"That was the nearest window to the desk?"

"The nearest of the south windows. The desk stood between the two west windows."