"By certain facial peculiarities."
"Rule 85."
"And particularly by a vein in his left temple, only visible when he was roused. You had secured, by a trick——"
"Article Six."
"An imprint of his thumb upon a cheque. This you had compared with certain in your possession—and forwarded to Paris."
"Unnecessary, but a usual form."
"You had secured from the grate in his study a pocketful of ash, some scraps of torn leather—bloodstained—and some few other fragments. These you and I spent the night examining and arranging. Amongst the ashes was a patent glove button, also bloodstained."
"What have I yet to find?"
"A pair of boots."
"I depart to find them."