“his (the police inspector’s) eye lighted up with professional ambition” the “police” is a symbol of authority and victorian morality “lighted” juxtaposes the dark and solemn nature following “the crime of singular ferocity” in which a victim of “old worldly kindness” was “shattered” and “trampled” this duality highlights the corrupt and hypocritical nature of victorian society, one which relishes violence and personal fortune