Mr. LIEBELER. But he had come out, that is, come back to your house to
meet Marina and Mrs. Paine?
Miss MURRET. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you talk to Marina?
Miss MURRET. She doesn't speak English. On that day we hardly said
anything.
Mr. LIEBELER. It was indicated to you that she could not speak English;
is that correct?
Miss MURRET. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you ever try to talk to Marina in English?
Miss MURRET. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. How did it go?
Miss MURRET. It was exasperating.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did she understand any English?
Miss MURRET. I think she understood more than she could speak, but
still there is a lot she doesn't understand.
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you have the feeling that she was not very proficient
in the English language?
Miss MURRET. Yes.
Mr. LIEBELER. Were you able to communicate anything in any way with her
at all in English?
Miss MURRET. Just petty things, you know, like if she would eat
something, how to make that, and "no like," or through mannerisms and
small words to say a few things. She also commented, you know, when
they would eat over there a few times--on the food, but other than
that, she----
Mr. LIEBELER. Did you form any impression of Mrs. Paine?
Miss MURRET. Mrs. Paine? I don't know--my mother had said that Lee had
been invited to this professor's house, or something, to show slides, a
professor out at Tulane, a professor of languages.
Mr. LIEBELER. What is his name? Is it Riseman?
Miss MURRET. That was when he was living on Magazine, and I think they
telephoned my mother to find out if anybody had called the house for
an application, or different things, and I think he said he was going
that night, that they were suppose to show slides. Now, this man had
one daughter, I think, who was in Russia, and he was a friend of Mrs.
Paine's.