"Rum lot of people you must run across in your line, Mr.
Headland.

Shouldn't take you for a detective myself, shouldn't even in a room full of them.

College man, aren't you?
Thought so.

Oxon or Cantab ?" "Cantab--Emmanuel." "Oh, Lord! Never thought I'd ever live to appeal to an Emmanuel man to do anything brilliant.

I'm an Oxon chap; Brasenose is my alma mater.