Of course, with my father it is sheer curiosity.

Indeed, if he thought that you were keeping Mountjoy under lock and key, he would only admire your dexterity in so preserving him.

Any bold line of action that was contrary to the law recommends itself to his approbation.

But Prodgers has a lurking idea that he should like to arrest you." "What for ?" "Simply because he thinks you know something that he doesn't know.

As he's a detective, that, in his mind, is quite enough for arresting any man.