The murderer will always do a little too much.

If he would only lie low and let well alone, the detective might whistle for a clue.

But it is time we were starting." "Are we all going ?" asked the inspector, looking at me in particular with no very gracious recognition.
"We will all come with you," said Thorndyke; "but you will, naturally, make the arrest in the way that seems best to you." "It's a regular procession," grumbled the inspector; but he made no more definite objection, and we started forth on our quest.
The distance from the Temple to Lincoln's Inn is not great.

In five minutes we were at the gateway in Chancery Lane, and a couple of minutes later saw us gathered round the threshold of the stately old house in New Square.
"Seems to be a light in the first floor front," said Badger.

"You'd better move away before I ring the bell." But the precaution was unnecessary.