"Blunt and his friends did the looting.
They came this way during the afternoon.

They're not here now.

Where are they ?" Frank shook his head.
"You might just as well ask where Porter is, or the prof," said he.
"It's hopeless to try to keep track of Barzy Blunt, or to figure out from what he's done, what he's going to do next.

From what McGurvin said, I thought Blunt had come here with some of his friends.

Maybe he did.