Indirectly you will be the cause of marvelous discoveries, enlightening discoveries, being made as to the source of some of that older civilization which still bewilders the student of prehistoric days." Mr.Bomford had less to say but he was quite as emphatic.
"If you only think hard enough, Mr.Burton," he declared, "you can't make a mistake." He saw them into the motor, Edith in a cloak of lace which made her seem like some dainty, fairylike creature as she stepped from the pavement into a corner of the landaulette.

Afterwards, he walked with uplifted heart through the streets and back to his rooms.

He let himself in with a mechanical turn of the key.

On the threshold he stood still in sudden amazement.

The lights were all turned on, the room was in rank disorder.