Everybody knows that--he vanished ever so long ago; but where is he ?" "If you can tell them in Scotland Yard they will be obliged to you." "I suppose it is true the police are after him?
Dear me! Forty thousand a year! This is a very queer story about the property, isn't it ?" "I don't know the story exactly, and therefore can hardly say whether it is queer or not." "But about the younger son?
People say that the father has contrived that the younger son shall have the money.

What I hear is that the whole property is to be divided, and that the captain is to have half, on conditions that he keeps out of the way.

But I am sure that you know more about it.

You used to be intimate with both the brothers.

I have seen you down here with the captain.