“Yes. I paid another visit to the mysterious house and carried out your plan. I must tell you about it later.”

“Do. I shall be keenly interested to hear all about your adventures. Is there plenty of candle left in the lamp?”

“Oh yes. I only used it for about an hour.”

“Then let us be off,” said Thorndyke; and we accordingly set forth on our quest; and, as we went, I reflected once more on the apparent vagueness of our proceedings. Presently I reopened the subject with Thorndyke.

“I can’t imagine,” said I, “that you have absolutely nothing in view. That you are going to this place with no defined purpose whatever.”