What was more, Coddy gave evidence that, only the day before, he had told him he was tired of life." Hayle looked at both with evident admiration.
"Well, you two, taken together, beat cockfighting," he said enthusiastically.

Then he added, "But what about the secret?
What did you get out of him ?" "Here it is," said Kitwater, taking an old leather case from his pocket, and producing from it a small piece of parchment.

"There's no writing upon it, but we have compared it with another plan that we happen to have, and find that it squares exactly." He leant over Hayle's shoulder and pointed to a certain portion of the sketch.
"That's the great temple," he said; "and what the red dot means we are going to find out." "Well, suppose it is, what makes you send for me ?" Hayle inquired suspiciously.
"Because we must have another good man with us," Kitwater replied.

"I'm very well, but you're better.

Codd's head-piece is all right, but if it comes to fighting, he might just as well be in Kensal Green.