"I am not inclined to think there is anything in it to help us," he added, after a moment's consideration.

"Still, I will look into it later.

Why did you leave the trinket in the room, Caldew ?" "I thought it possible that if the owner had anything to do with the crime he--or she--might return for it," said Caldew.

"So I left it where I found it, and watched the room from the end of the passage." "A murderer doesn't go about wearing a cheap trinket, and, if he did, he wouldn't risk his neck coming back to look for it.

The brooch was more likely dropped by one of the maidservants, who picked it up again." "Would a girl go into a room where there was a dead body ?" "A country wench would.