Was afeared sumfin' was wrong: Just put her ear to--the--keyhole of the back parlor-door.

Heard a man's voice, "I--can't--I can't, Good God," quite beggin' like.

Heard--young Miss' voice, "Take your choice, then.

If you 'bandon me, you knows what to 'spect." Then he rushes outen the house, I goes in--and I says, "Missis did you ring ?" She was a standin' like a tiger, her eyes flashin'.

I come right out.
This was the substance of Susan's testimony, which was not shaken in the least by severe cross-examination.