“I think they usually put a little tin of sandwiches on the table when the night preparations were made.”
“You say ‘they.’ Who put the box there?”
“I can’t say whose duty it was in particular. I imagine Barbara would see to it when she was at home. In her absence it would be done by Madeline or Mabel.”
“Not Wallingford?”
“No. I don’t think Wallingford ever troubled himself about any of the domestic arrangements excepting those that concerned Barbara.”
“Do you know who made the sandwiches?”
“I think Madeline did, as a rule. I know she did sometimes.”
“And as to drink? I suppose he had a water-bottle, at any rate.”
“Yes, that was always there, and a little decanter of whiskey. But he hardly ever touched that. Very often a small flagon of lemonade was put on the table with the sandwic
