Random is not the man to commit so foul a crime." "Then how did the manuscript get into his room ?" questioned Hervey.
"He is trying to learn, and, when he does, will come here to let us all know, Captain Hervey.

But I ask you on what grounds you accuse him?
Oh I know all you said to-day," added Hope scornfully, waving his hand; "but you can't prove that Random got the manuscript." "If it's in his room, as you acknowledge, I can," said Hervey, speaking in a much more cultivated tone.

"See here.

As I said before, that copy must have been passed along with the corpse to the Maltese man.

Well, then, the Professor here bought the corpse, and with it the manuscript." "No," contradicted the little man, prodigiously excited.