My father is a strange man, Mr.Brereton, but he's not the sort of man he's believed to be by these Highmarket people--and he's grateful to you--as you'll see." "But I must do something to merit his gratitude first, you know," replied Brereton.

"Come!--I've done next to nothing as yet.

But we'll make a fresh start with this reward--if your father's solicitor approves." The solicitor did approve--strongly.

And he opened his eyes to their widest extent when he read the anonymous letter and saw the bank-notes.
"Your father," he observed to Avice, "is the most mysterious man I ever heard of! The Kitely mystery, in my opinion, is nothing to the Harborough mystery.

Do you really mean to tell me that you haven't an idea of what all this means ?" "Not an idea!" replied Avice.