effect, about Marina, that "we used to come early in the morning, and leave at night. We would spend the entire day with them. We went by bus."
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. By bus? My wife will remember that better. Possibly I was not at home you see. I was running around doing business, my business you know.

Mr. Jenner.

You came to their home for short visits?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I came to their home for short visits, and sometimes would find Marina alone, maybe twice, something like that you see, would find Marina alone, and ask her, "How are you getting along? Goodbye."

Mr. Jenner.

Did you ever visit them and bring some foodstuffs?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I do not recall that. My wife will remember that better than I do.

Mr. Jenner.

Does this refresh your recollection in any degree, testimony that "the De Mohrenschildts visited us, they usually came for short visits. They brought their own favorite vegetables such as cucumbers. George likes cucumbers."
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; I like cucumbers, and I am sure that my wife will remember that, because it was her idea, not mine. She was in charge of food you know. If they did spend the whole day with us, it is possible it was at the very beginning when my wife took Marina to the doctor, you know, and then brought her back again, something like that. I don't remember seeing them in the house all day long.

Mr. Jenner.

But they might have been there all day long when you weren't a round.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. They might have been, might have been. My wife will remember that, you see.

Mr. Jenner.

Were there occasions when they had meals at your house?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Oh, yes; I think so. I think so. I don't remember the exact occasion but I am sure that we fed them quite often, because they were hungry.

Mr. Jenner.

As a matter of fact you went out of your way to see that they were fed?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes, yes; I think so. My wife did, not I.

Mr. Jenner.

Was there any discussion on your part with Oswald with respect to his family, his mother, his brothers?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Yes; this is very interesting. I remember distinctly that Marina especially told me that they had lived with the brother, and that he told them to leave the house. Now we assumed that it was----

Mr. Jenner.

Recapture your recollection a little more about this.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. It is something to that effect, you know, and it was a little bit surprising to me, and then after seeing her for a little while, I realized why they did, because she was incredibly lazy you see. She wouldn't help anybody.

Mr. Jenner.

Who was incredibly lazy?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Marina, very lazy, wouldn't help anybody with anything. When she stayed for instance with the Mellers, and the baby you see, Mrs. Meller told us that she wouldn't help her at all, you know, around the house.

Mr. Jenner.

Yes.
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Would sit there and smoke and do nothing. Now I have a recollection, a vague recollection of Lee telling me that he didn't get along with his mother. Actually it was surprising how little he spoke about his family. It was just something completely that was not discussed you know.
He didn't talk about it. But I have a vague recollection that he disliked his mother. He didn't get along with his mother, and Marina disliked the mother.

Mr. Jenner.

Marina disliked the mother also?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. Marina disliked the mother also.

Mr. Jenner.

You have a definite recollection of that?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I have a recollection of some kind, not in any exact words, but that is the impression I had.

Mr. Jenner.

Was there any discussion or did you become aware that they had lived also with the mother as well as the brother?
Mr. DE MOHRENSCHILDT. I do not recall that.

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