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"It was some time before I found out where my two gentlemen were living; but I inquired and inquired until at last I dropped across them. They were at a boarding house at Camberwell, over on the other side of the river. When once I found them out I knew that I had them at my mercy. I had grown my beard, and there was no chance of their recognizing me. IT WAS SOME TIME BEFORE I FOUND OUT WHERE MY TWO GENTLEMEN WERE LIVING BUT I INQUIRED AND INQUIRED UNTIL AT LAST I DROPPED TO CROSS THEM THEY WERE AT A BOARDING HOUSE AT CAMBERWELL OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER WHEN ONCE I FOUND THEM OUT I KNEW THAT I HAD THEM AT MY MERCY I HAD GROWN MY BEARD AND THERE WAS NO CHANCE OF THEIR RECOGNIZING ME
I caught them. They thought to tire me out, but they could not do it. If I die to-morrow, as is likely enough, I die knowing that my work in this world is done, and well done. They have perished, and by my hand. There is nothing left for me to hope for, or to desire. “They were rich and I was poor, so that it was no easy matter for me to follow them. When I got to London my pocket was about empty, and I found that I must turn my hand to something for my living. Driving and riding are as natural to me as walking, so I applied at a cabowner’s office, and soon got employment. I was to bring a certain sum a week to the owner, and whatever was over that I might keep for myself. There was seldom much over, but I managed to scrape along somehow. The hardest job was to learn my way about, for I reckon that of all the mazes that ever were contrived, this city is the most confusing. I had a map beside me though, and when once I had spotted the principal hotels and stations, I got on pretty well. MPLICE OVER TWO CONTINENTS UNTIL I CAUGHT THEM THEY THOUGHT TO TIRE ME OUT BUT THEY COULD NOT DO IT IF I DIE TO MORROW AS IS LIKELY ENOUGH I DIE KNOWING THAT MY WORK IN THIS WORLD IS DONE AND WELL DONE THEY HAVE PERISHED AND BY MY HAND THERE IS NOTHING LEFT ME TO HOPE FOR OR TO DESIRE THEY WERE RICH AND I WAS POOR SO THAT IT WAS NO EASY MATTER FOR ME TO FOLLOW THEM WHEN I GOT TO LONDON MY POCKET WAS ABOUT EMPTY AND I FOUND THAT I MUST TURN MY HAND TO SOMETHING FOR MY LIVING DRIVING AND RIDING ARE AS NATURAL TO ME AS WALKING SO I PLIED AT A CABOUNER'S OFFICE AND SOON GOT EMPLOYMENT I WAS TO BRING A CERTAIN SUM A WEEK TO THE OWNER AND WHATEVER WAS OVER THAT I MIGHT KEEP FOR MYSELF THERE WAS SELDOM MUCH OVER BUT I MANAGED TO SCRAPE ALONG SOMEHOW THE HARDEST JOB WAS TO LEARN MY WAY ABOUT FOR I RECKONED THAT OF ALL THE MAZES THAT WERE EVER CONTRIVED THIS CITY IS THE MOST CONFUSING I HAD A MAP BESIDE ME THOUGH AND WHEN ONCE I HAD SPOTTED THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS AND STATIONS I GOT ON PRETTY WELL
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