He had a little money in his pocket, but nothing to identify him.

He was buried here in Tver by the police, who received their information by an anonymous post-card posted in Tver.

The person who had found the body did not want to be implicated in any enquiry.

Now, who found the body?
Who was the dead man?
Mrs.Sydney Bamborough has assumed that the dead man was her husband; on the strength of that assumption she has become a princess.

A frail foundation upon which to build up her fortunes, eh ?" "How did she know that the body had been found ?" asked De Chauxville, perceiving the weak point in his companion's chain of argument.
"It was reported shortly in the local newspapers," replied Vassili, "and repeated in one or two continental journals, as the police were of opinion that the man was a foreigner.