By the way, Jervis, I understand you are out of employment just now ?" "That is so," I answered.
"Would you care to help me--as a matter of business, of course--to work up this case?
I have a lot of other work on hand and your assistance would be of great value to me." I said, with great truth, that I should be delighted.
"Then," said Thorndyke, "come round to breakfast to-morrow and we will settle the terms, and you can commence your duties at once.

And now let us light our pipes and finish our yarns as though agitated clients and thick-headed solicitors had no existence.".