I will wait until I have more facts before me before I venture an opinion.

It is only in detective novels that the heaven-born Vidocq can guess the truth on a few stray clues.

But what were you going to tell me ?" "Will you keep what I say to yourself ?" "Yes," said Jennings, readily enough, "so long as it doesn't mean the escape of the person who is guilty." "I don't ask you to betray the confidence placed in you by the authorities to that extent," said Mallow, "just wait a moment." He leaned his chin on his hand and thought.

If he wished to gain the hand of Juliet, it was necessary he should clear up the mystery of the death.

Unaided, he could not do so, but with the assistance of his old schoolfellow--following his lead in fact--he might get at the truth.
Then, when the name of the assassin of her sister was known, the reason of Mrs.Octagon's strange behavior might be learned, and, moreover, the discovery might remove her objection.