But I will start you off with one hint, which is this: that neither you nor Marchmont seem to appreciate in the least the very extraordinary nature of the facts that he communicated to us." "I thought Marchmont seemed pretty much alive to the fact that it was a very queer will." "So he did," agreed Thorndyke.

"But that is not quite what I mean.

The whole set of circumstances, taken together and in relation to one another, impressed me as most remarkable; and that is why I am giving so much attention to what looks at first sight like such a very unpromising case.

Copy out my notes, Jervis, and examine the facts critically.

I think you will see what I mean.