Does 'Of course I had a watch kept on Mr. Inglethorp, hoping that sooner or later he would lead me to the hiding-place. ' hold a position of neutrality in relation to 'I thought he would show where he hid.'
Of course I had a watch kept on Mr. Inglethorp, hoping that sooner or later he would lead me to the hiding-place. ###I thought he would show where he hid.