I shall call on him and try to discover if there is anything that might have induced Bellingham suddenly to go abroad--to Heliopolis, for instance.

Also, he may be able to tell me what it was that took the missing man to Paris on that last, rather mysterious journey.

That might turn out to be an important clue.

And meanwhile, Berkeley, you must endeavour tactfully to reconcile your friend to the idea of letting us give an eye to the case.

Make it clear to him that I am doing this entirely for the enlargement of my own knowledge." "But won't you have to be instructed by a solicitor ?" I asked.
"Yes, of course, nominally; but only as a matter of etiquette.