He killed this unhappy woman--the initials on the knife, M.C.A., stand for Middlesex County Asylum, and he brought the knife with him--and discovered his mistake; then, having searched for a pair of shoes to cover his bleeding feet, and having failed to get into the house by any other way, made a circuit of the building, looking for Odette Rider and seeking an entrance at every window." Whiteside looked at him in astonishment.
"It's a pity you've got money," he said admiringly.

"When you retire from this business there'll be a great detective lost.".