"Of late years," she proceeded, "he is said to have discontinued medical practice, and devoted himself to chemical experiments.

Nobody seems to know much about him.

He has built a house in a desolate field--in some lost suburban neighbourhood that nobody can discover.

In plain English, Dr.Benjulia is a mystery." Hearing this, Carmina appealed again to Ovid.
"When I am asked riddles," she said, "I am never easy till the answer is guessed for me.

And when I hear of mysteries, I am dying to have them revealed.