They went slowly, to allow the two policemen to keep up with them.

Indeed, the car could not have made any great pace, for the tyre of the off hind-wheel was punctured and deflated.
In three minutes they came to the Gournay-Martin house, a wide-fronted mass of undistinguished masonry, in an undistinguished row of exactly the same pattern.

There were no signs that any one was living in it.
Blinds were drawn, shutters were up over all the windows, upper and lower.

No smoke came from any of its chimneys, though indeed it was full early for that.
Pulling a bunch of keys from his pocket, the Duke ran up the steps.

The inspector followed him.