She is also well and healthy, to all appearances.

Taking all these things into consideration, it is impossible to connect the two girls in any way--save the coincidence of personal resemblance." Mr.Burke listened to this quietly, and then shook his head.
"Your arguments all tend to make me suspect that she is Lucy Rogers," he said, quietly.
For a moment there was an impressive silence, while everyone eagerly, inquiringly or doubtfully looked at the detective, according to their diverse acceptance of his statement.
"In pursuance of the task set me," began Mr.Burke, "I had met with such absolute failure to trace the missing girl that I began to suspect no ordinary conditions were attached to this case.

In my experience, which covers many years, I have had occasion to study sudden dementia, caused by shocks of grief or horror, and I have come to comprehend the fact that the human mind, once unbalanced, is liable to accomplish many surprising feats.

Usually the victim is absolutely transformed, and becomes the very opposite, in many ways, of the normal personality.

I imagine this is what happened to Lucy Rogers." "Do you imagine that Lucy would try to deceive _me_, sir ?" asked Tom, reproachfully.
"I am sure she doesn't know who you are," answered the detective, positively.