He could not remember where he lived, except that it was ten minutes' walk from Christy's Minstrels; nor had he the slightest idea what the two men talked about, except that Armstrong had promised to hold somebody's hand, and that Gustav had tried to kiss him by way of recompense.
Captain Oliphant chose to take a very serious view of this disclosure.
It fitted in exactly with his theory that the tutor was an adventurer of "shady antecedents," and, as such, an undesirable companion for the late "dear one's" orphan-boy.
"I should not feel I was doing my duty," said he to Mr Pottinger that afternoon, "if I were not to follow this up.

We don't know whom we have to deal with; and the fact of Mr Ingleton having confided in him really, you know, weighs very little with me; old men of enfeebled intellect, my dear Pottinger, are so easily hoodwinked." "Quite so.

Does it not occur to you, Captain, that a simple solution of the difficulty would be for Mrs Ingleton to send her boy to college ?" "Mrs Ingleton," said the Captain, "is unfortunately incapable of regarding this subject in any light but that of her son's likings.

And Roger Ingleton, minor, is infatuated." "Humph!" said the lawyer, "I thought so.

Then I agree with you, it will be useful to institute a few inquiries." "Leave that to me," said the captain.