Thus it happened that while the tobacconist, the tavern-keeper, and their friends were still in the enclosure, people began to gather on the road to Santa Sabina, and a large group started in the direction of the tavern, two policemen following.
They entered the courtyard.

The hostess was gossiping with a client, under the pergola.

They questioned her, and she related the story she had told her husband.

They cross-examined her, wishing to know this and that, with many details.

The woman ended by saying she did not remember anything more.