But suddenly, before that Wednesday was over, another idea had occurred to him, and he was almost content.

He knew Goarly, and he had heard of Scrobby and Scrobby's history in regard to the tenement at Rufford.

As he could not get Goarly's case why should he not make something of the case against Goarly?
That detective was merely eking out his time and having an idle week among the public-houses.

If he could set himself up as an amateur detective he thought that he might perhaps get to the bottom of it all.

It is not a bad thing to be concerned on the same side with a lord when the lord is in earnest.