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Hetherwick followed his companion across the Strand, into the Adelphi, and to the house they wanted -- an old Adams mansion, now divided into flats. Matherfield did not take the trouble to ascend to the upper regions; he sought and found a caretaker and put a question to him. The man shook his head.
"Dr. Ambrose, sir? " he replied. "Oh, yes, Dr. Ambrose lives here -- 38. But he ain't in, sir -- ain't at home, in fact. He's been away three weeks or so -- don't know where he is."