Of course, she has not only submitted to an examination of her lodgings, but has insisted on it.

Of course, no red sealing-wax and no medicine-chest have been found.

Of course, some thief unknown, for some purpose quite inconceivable, got at the box and the seal, between the Doctor's death and the return of the Professor from Munich, and read the Instructions and stole the terrible medicine-chest.

Such is the theory adopted by the defense.

If you can believe it--then I have written in vain.