He finished the operation to his liking before answering earnestly: "We stand or fall by the result of that girl's efforts.

Furneaux thinks so, and I agree with him absolutely.

After five days, where are we, Mr.Fowler?
In the dark, plus a brigand's hat and hair.

But there's a queer belief in some parts of England that a phosphorescent gleam shows at night over a deep pool in which a dead body lies.

That's just how I feel about Siddle.