"Now what have those two been up to ?--something, that's certain.

Can you tell us more, doctor ?" "Under the same conditions--yes," answered Ransford, taking his seat again.

"The fact is, affairs have got to a stage where I consider it my duty to tell you more.

Some of what I shall tell you is hearsay--but it's hearsay that you can easily verify for yourselves when the right moment comes.

Mr.Campany, the librarian, lately remarked to me that my old assistant, Mr.Bryce, seemed to be taking an extraordinary interest in archaeological matters since he left me--he was now, said Campany, always examining documents about the old tombs and monuments of the Cathedral and its precincts." "Ah--just so!" exclaimed Mitchington.