Moreover, the letter might be of a kind that they would not wish to fall into the wrong hands.

They would not have given this address excepting under some peculiar circumstances." "No, I should think not, if they took this house for the express purpose of committing a crime in it." "Exactly.

And then there is one other fact that you may have gathered from our young friend's remarks." "What is that ?" "That a controllable squint is a very valuable asset to a person who wishes to avoid identification." "Yes, I did note that.

The fellow seemed to think that it was absolutely conclusive." "And so would most people; especially in the case of a squint of that kind.

We can all squint towards our noses, but no normal person can turn his eyes away from one another.