“My name is John Hulton. I shall be fifty next birthday. I have been with Colonel Melville for two years. I went into his service immediately after the death of my late master, Lord Coltville. I always regarded Colonel Melville as an exceedingly nice gentleman, who had the greatest consideration for every one about him.”
Asked if he thought any of the servants had a spite against him, he answered emphatically—
“Indeed I do not. I am sure there wasn’t a servant in the house but what would have done anything for him. He was a most gentle man, and no one could help loving him. He was passionately attached to his son, and they were very much together when at home.”
“Do you know if there was any difference between him and his wife?”
“I don’t think they agreed very well.”
“What are your rea
