“As it has no bearing upon the case, I think it is my privilege to decline to answer.”

“You entered the house with a latchkey.”

“I did.”

“Is that latchkey your own property?”

“For the time, yes. Mrs. Markham gave it to me a few days ago, for my convenience, because I have occasion to come to the house so frequently.”

“Was it your intention when you went away in the afternoon to return later?”

“It was.”

“Upon this secret errand?”

“Yes.”