The mortar still stood on the table, with the pestle beside it.

It contained only some fragments of broken glass.
Mr.Cobbe laughed triumphantly.
"Come, sir," said he, "the watch is safe enough, anyhow.

Mounseer only made believe to pound it up, and now all that concerns us is to find it." That was indeed all--not only all, but too much.

We searched everything.
We looked in all the jars and under all the moveables.

We took the cover off the chair; we cleared the table; but without success.