We shall lay our hands on him, never fear," replied Hanaud, with a superb gesture of disdain.

"But it was thoughtful of you to remind me of him.

I might so easily have clean forgotten him, and then indeed my reputation would have suffered an eclipse." He made a low, ironical bow to Ricardo and walked quickly down the road.
"For a cumbersome man he is extraordinarily active," said Mr.Ricardo to Harry Wethermill, trying to laugh, without much success.

"A heavy, clever, middle-aged man, liable to become a little gutter-boy at a moment's notice." Thus he described the great detective, and the description is quoted.
For it was Ricardo's best effort in the whole of this business.
The three men went straight to Harry Wethermill's apartment, which consisted of a sitting-room and a bedroom on the first floor.

A balcony ran along outside.