15/22 The sentry's story was explicit and not to be shaken by any cross-examination. He had patrolled that side of the house in which Mrs.Oliver's room lay, all night. At one o'clock in the morning the moon sank and the night became very dark. It was about three when a few minutes after passing beneath the verandah, and just as he had turned the corner of the house, he heard a shrill scream from Mrs.Oliver's room. |