But by chance, there might be, let us see!" Deftly, on hands and knees, he began to sort the ashes from the grate into the fender, handling them with the greatest caution. 
He wanted to find something in the ashes and looked through them carefully.
mnli hypothesis: He wanted to find something in the ashes and looked through them carefully. premise: But by chance, there might be, let us see!" Deftly, on hands and knees, he began to sort the ashes from the grate into the fender, handling them with the greatest caution. 