I had never seen her before.
"Tell Jackson that I want him." The girl curtsied respectfully, and withdrew.
Nothing more was said, until a man, whom I recognized at a glance to be a regularly trained English servant, presented himself.
"Jackson," said the lady, "I wish you to relate exactly, what occurred just previously to, and at the time of Mrs.Allen's death." The man looked bewildered for a moment or two; but soon recovering himself, answered without hesitation.
"Hit 'appened just in this way, ma'am.

I was a comin' hup stairs, when I met the hold lady a tearin' down like a mad cat.

She looked kind o' awful.

I never saw anybody out of an 'ospital look that way in all my life before.

She 'eld an hiron poker in 'er 'and.