I want to see the chief constable to-night.' 'Cunningham Haze ?--he is the very man I too want to see.

But he went out of town this afternoon, and I hardly think you will see him to-night.
His return has been delayed.' 'Then the matter must wait.' 'I have left word at his house asking him to call here if he gets home before half-past ten; but at any rate I shall see him to-morrow morning.
Can I do anything for you, since you are leaving early ?' Somerset replied that the business was of no great importance, and briefly explained the suspected intrusion into his studio; that he had with him a photograph of the suspected young man.

'If it is a mistake,' added Somerset, 'I should regret putting my draughtsman's portrait into the hands of the police, since it might injure his character; indeed, it would be unfair to him.

So I wish to keep the likeness in my own hands, and merely to show it to Mr.Haze.

That's why I prefer not to send it.' 'My matter with Haze is that the barrack furniture does not correspond with the inventories.