Miss MURRET. I think he might have told my mother about it, and I think he might have told me, but I was there that Sunday and he caught the bus and went to the other house, and this old lady gave him the picture of his father. And he just showed it, and that was all.

Mr. Liebeler.

Was it a large picture or----
Miss MURRET. Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

And did he take it with him when he left, when he moved over to the apartment on Magazine Street?
Miss MURRET. Yes. I guess so----

Mr. Liebeler.

You haven't seen it around the house since?
Miss MURRET. No.

Mr. Liebeler.

You mentioned something about when he caught the bus and went to the other aunt?
Miss MURRET. You say to the aunt?

Mr. Liebeler.

To this aunt who gave him the picture?
Miss MURRET. Well, I mean he left and I know he caught the bus.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he seem concerned about his ability to find a job?
Miss MURRET. He wanted to find a job so Marina could come down here. I know he was looking--I mean he seemed like he really wanted to find one. And when he found it, he seemed to be very happy about it.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he tell you----
Miss MURRET. I mean the one at the Reily Coffee Co.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did he tell you why he came to New Orleans to look for a job?
Miss MURRET. He had said that Marina wanted to be near the sea, and she thought she would like New Orleans. He didn't tell me that; he told my mother.

Mr. Liebeler.

You knew at this time that he had been to the Soviet Union, did you not?
Miss MURRET. Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you talk to him about his experiences in Russia?
Miss MURRET. I asked him how he liked it, and he showed me a few photographs, my mother and I, of where he lived. And that is when he said about the family, that people were very family conscious----

Mr. Liebeler.

In Russia?
Miss MURRET. Yes; I don't know--I think he was citing one experience where he was traveling, or something, and there were some people who had less than he had, and invited him in, which they would probably do here, but just never had occasion to, and they had very little, but what they had they shared with him. That is when he said that he was very embarrassed because when they asked him what descent he was, he said he didn't know, didn't know nothing at all about his family, and that is why he was determined to locate his various relatives here.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did you ask him why he went to Russia in the first place?
Miss MURRET. No; I was away when he left, and I didn't even know he left actually, and my mother didn't tell me anything, to worry me, and I saw his brother, John. And my sister had written me a letter just before that and said that Marguerite had not heard from Lee, and that she had sent some money and the envelope was returned. I didn't know where he had gone, and I guess they just assumed that I knew. My mother didn't want to worry me probably, because all the scandal was brewing in all the papers, and everything. I went to visit John, and his wife told me at that time ----

Mr. Liebeler.

Where was John living at that time?
Miss MURRET. In Japan.

Mr. Liebeler.

You were in Japan at that time?
Miss MURRET. Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

What were you doing in Japan?
Miss MURRET. I taught school over there.

Mr. Liebeler.

In an English speaking school?
Miss MURRET. Yes.

Mr. Liebeler.

Did John tell you that Lee had gone to Russia?
Miss MURRET. He didn't tell me--his wife told me. So I didn't bring the subject

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