I know him from the photograph." The prisoner turned with the reckless air of a man who abandons himself to his destiny.

"Be it so," said he.

"And pray what am I charged with ?" "With making away with Mr.Neville St.-- Oh, come, you can't be charged with that unless they make a case of attempted suicide of it," said the inspector with a grin.

"Well, I have been twenty-seven years in the force, but this really takes the cake." "If I am Mr.Neville St.Clair, then it is obvious that no crime has been committed, and that, therefore, I am illegally detained." "No crime, but a very great error has been committed," said Holmes.

"You would have done better to have trusted your wife." "It was not the wife; it was the children," groaned the prisoner.
"God help me, I would not have them ashamed of their father.