I know him of old." "You ?" "Yes; I have known him by sight long enough.

He is not a new hand by any means--nor she either, as to that, poor thing." "But what on earth brought him here ?" "He was waiting for news of her in London, most likely, and he knew she would have the jewels on her, and came down when he got wind of the accident." "Knew she would have the jewels! Then do you mean to say there was collusion between the two ?" The inspector glanced furtively at Ralph, but he had never stirred, or raised his head since he had laid it down on his clinched hands.
"They are both well known to the police," he said at last, "and I think it probable there was collusion between them, considering they were _man and wife_." CONCLUSION.
I am told that I ought to write something in the way of a conclusion to this account of the Danvers jewels, as if the end of the last chapter were not conclusion enough.

Charles, who has just read it, says especially that his character requires what he calls "an elegant finish," and suggests that a slight indication of a young and lovely heiress in connection with himself would give pleasure to the thoughtful reader.

But I do not mean at the last moment to depart from the exact truth, and dabble in fiction just to make a suitable conclusion.

If I must write something more, I must beg that it will be kept in mind that if further details concerning the robbery are now added against my own judgment, they will rest on Charles's authority--not mine--as anything I afterwards heard was only through Charles, whose information I never consider reliable in the least degree.
* * * * * It was not till three months later that I saw him again, on a wet April afternoon.