CHAPTER V.
FIVE SMALL SPANGLES.
Such an experience could not fail to emphasize Mr.Gryce's interest in the case and heighten the determination he had formed to probe its secrets and explain all its extraordinary features.

Arrived at Headquarters, where his presence was doubtless awaited with some anxiety by those who knew nothing of the cause of his long detention, his first act was to inquire if Bartow, the butler, had come to his senses during the night.
The answer was disappointing.

Not only was there no change in his condition, but the expert in lunacy who had been called in to pass upon his case had expressed an opinion unfavorable to his immediate recovery.
Mr.Gryce looked sober, and, summoning the officer who had managed Bartow's arrest, he asked how the mute had acted when he found himself detained.
The answer was curt, but very much to the point.
"Surprised, sir.

Shook his head and made some queer gestures, then went through his pantomime.

It's quite a spectacle, sir.