I knew the Blackmores." "Did you ?" said Thorndyke.

"What a small world it is! And what a remarkable affair that was! The intricacies and cross-issues made it quite absorbingly interesting; and it is noteworthy for me in another respect, for it was one of the first cases in which I was associated with Doctor Jervis." "Yes, and a mighty useful associate I was," remarked Jervis, "though I did pick up one or two facts by accident.

And, by the way, the Blackmore case had certain points in common with your case, Mr.Bellingham.

There was a disappearance and a disputed will, and the man who vanished was a scholar and an antiquarian." "Cases in our specialty are apt to have certain general resemblances," said Thorndyke; and as he spoke he directed a keen glance at his junior, the significance of which I partly understood when he abruptly changed the subject.
"The newspaper reports of your brother's disappearance, Mr.Bellingham, were remarkably full of detail.

There were even plans of your house and that of Mr.Hurst.Do you know who supplied the information ?" "No, I don't," replied Mr.Bellingham.