That's practically all that was known of him, except that he'd just arrived from Australia." Mr.Cardlestone suddenly turned on the young barrister with a sharp, acute glance.
"Eh ?" he exclaimed.

"What's this?
You say this man had your name and address on him, young Breton!--yours?
And that he came from--Australia ?" "That's so," answered Breton.

"That's all that's known." Mr.Cardlestone put aside his umbrella, produced a bandanna handkerchief of strong colours, and blew his nose in a reflective fashion.
"That's a mysterious thing," he observed.

"Um--does Elphick know all that ?" Breton looked at Spargo as if he was asking him for an explanation of Mr.Cardlestone's altered manner.

And Spargo took up the conversation.
"No," he said.