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She took her eyes from Derrick for an instant, and smiled at Sidcup, but her gaze returned to Derrick's face, and Sidcup's smile vanished as he passed them without a word. Alice, too, got her share of the applause for her very pretty and refined act of horsemanship.
"She is a great friend of mine. And so is that fine-looking chap who is going to do the trapeze act presently. There he is, standing by the entrance, where they come into the arena. His name is Sidcup: splendid fellow, isn't he?" "Splendid," murmured Celia, admiringly. "How clever they all are!"
No, I'm not married already," he added, with a grim smile, as he saw the question in Sidcup's eyes. "The fact is, I'm an outcast and a pariah. Sounds melodramatic, doesn't it? But it's the truth. And you can tell Isabel so, if you like." Sidcup laughed bitterly. "Do you think that would make any difference to her?" he retorted. "You don't know much about women " "I don't!" interjected Derrick.
Look here, you'll have to pad the hoof without any 'good-byes. Yes, you will" as Derrick stared at him. "Why, man, do you suppose she'd let you go if she knew you meant it? You don't know Isabel; you see, you don't love her as I do. She's the sort to go off with you " "Oh, stow it! You make me tired," implored Derrick. "But if I must, I must. Seems to me you're having it all your own way, Sidcup.
My mind was still occupied with the contents of the cases and the great glass jars, so that I found myself at the corner of Fetter Lane without a very clear idea of how I had got there. But at that point I was aroused from my reflections rather abruptly by a raucous voice in my ear. "'Orrible discovery at Sidcup!"
"And you'll stick to it, I know," said Sidcup, shaking hands with him. Isabel sat beside her patient that night, as she had sat for the four preceding ones; but few words passed between them, for Derrick seemed to be sleepy at any rate, he lay with his eyes closed.
On the fifteenth of July last there were discovered at Sidcup the remains of a human arm a left arm, gentlemen, from the hand of which the third, or ring, finger was missing.
Examine the Sidcup hand with reference to the question as to whether the finger was separated before or after death. Commit all information to writing as soon as possible, and make plans and diagrams on the spot, if circumstances permit.
"For goodness' sake, say no more about it," said Derrick. "Only this," said Sidcup, colouring and hesitating nervously. "You may not be very oofish; you'll want some coin. I've saved a few quid " "That puts a finish to it," broke in Derrick, flushing angrily, and yet with something very different from anger in his heart. "Get out, or or I'll throw you out!"
But why was he searching for it here when the hand had been found at Sidcup? And what did he expect to learn from it when he found it? There is nothing particularly characteristic about a finger, or, at least, the bones of one; and the object of the present researches was to determine the identity of the person of whom these bones were the remains.
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