CHAPTER XXXI

THE HOUSE AT KILBURN ROBERT USHER returned with me to Chelsea and again took up his abode in Keppel Street. To him I explained the whole of the curious circumstances, our exciting search after the hidden loot, and our utter failure—a narrative which interested him greatly, and caused him to become enthusiastic in his desire to render us assistance. I introduced him to Seal, Reilly, and old Staffurth, and we all closely analyzed his story, which at first seemed so extraordinary to us as to be beyond credence. Seal, …