Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you by any chance know the weight of the string that wrapped the blanket package as against the strength or weight of the string that you normally used in your home for packages?

Mrs. Paine.

It was similar in weight, rather thin.

Representative Ford.

Color was the same?

Mrs. Paine.

I think it was a whitish color on the blanket and one of the rolls I have is that.

Representative Ford.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Would you say it was a relatively light package string?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Not a rope type?

Mrs. Paine.

Oh, no.

Mr. Jenner.

And the string you saw on the blanket package was of the lighter weight type and not-

Mrs. Paine.

And of the lighter color too, I think.

Mr. Jenner.

And the lighter color.
Now, you and Marina arrived home on the 24th of September, with the packages and contents of the station wagon, and, save the duffelbags, they were moved into your home, and everybody settled down?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

When next was there--did you hear from Lee Harvey Oswald at any time thereafter?

Mrs. Paine.

Not until the afternoon of the 4th, which I have already referred to.

Mr. Jenner.

No word whatsoever from him from the 24th of September?

Mrs. Paine.

23d we left him in New Orleans.

Mr. Jenner.

23d of September, until the 4th of October?

Mrs. Paine.

That is correct; no word.

Mr. Jenner.

By letter, telephone?

Mrs. Paine.

Or pigeon.

Mr. Jenner.

Or otherwise, anything whatsoever?

Mrs. Paine.

No word.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you and Marina have discussions in that 10-day period about where Lee was or might be?

Mrs. Paine.

No.

Mr. Jenner.

None whatsoever? Did you have any discussion about the fact that you hadn't heard from Lee Harvey Oswald in 14 days or 10 days?

Mrs. Paine.

No; we didn't.

Mr. Jenner.

No discussion on that at all. What did you and Marina discuss during that 10-day period?

Mrs. Paine.

I can't recall which was during that period or which was after; general conversation.

Mr. Jenner.

Was it generally small talk, ladies talk about the house?

Mrs. Paine.

It was generally what my vocabulary permitted and then she would reminisce, her vocabulary being much larger, about her life in Russia. about the movies she had seen. We talked about the children and their health-We talked about washing, about cooking.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you have ladies visit. Did ladies in the neighborhood come and visit?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

Did you go to neighbors homes?

Mrs. Paine.

Yes.

Mr. Jenner.

With Marina?

Mrs. Paine.

Again, I can't recall which was before October 4th and which was after, but there was the normal flow nonetheless--

Mr. Jenner.

And interested people?

Mrs. Paine.

Of my visiting at other people's homes and particularly Mrs. Roberts or Mrs. Craig.

Mr. Jenner.

Mrs. Roberts was your next door neighbor and Mrs. Craig was how many doors down or across the street?