They would not object, either, I am sure.

They are perfectly honest.' "The searching of servants' belongings is invariably a useless proceeding," added the man in the corner, with a shrug of the shoulders.
"No one, not even a latter-day domestic, would be fool enough to keep stolen property in the house.

However, the usual farce was gone through, with more or less protest on the part of Mr.Shipman's servants, and with the usual result.
"The jeweller could give no further information; the detective and inspector, to do them justice, did their work of investigation minutely and, what is more, intelligently.

It seemed evident, from their deductions, that the burglar had commenced proceedings on No.

26, Phillimore Terrace, and had then gone on, probably climbing over the garden walls between the houses to No.