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While the two men had been talking together a confused noise of shouting had been gradually growing louder. The noise rose from the eastward and swelled down Piccadilly, drawing nearer and nearer, a very torrent of sound; surging up streets usually quiet, and making every window a frame for a face, curious or excited. WHILE THE TWO MEN HAD BEEN TALKING TOGETHER A CONFUSED NOISE OF SHOUTING HAD BEEN GRADUALLY GROWING LOUDER THE NOISE ROSE FROM THE EASTWARD AND SWELLED DOWN PICCADILLY DRAWING NEARER AND NEARER A VERY TORRENT OF SOUND SURGING UP STREETS USUALLY QUIET AND MAKING EVERY WINDOW A FRAME FOR A FACE CURIOUS OR EXCITED
g on which to turn the conversation. His eyes fell on an old chest somewhat like that in which the artist’s strange legacy lay hid beneath a Gothic scutcheon. “Have you written to the doctor about poor Meyrick?” he asked. “Yes; I wrote asking for full particulars as to his illness and death. I don’t expect to have an answer for another three weeks or a month. I thought I might as well inquire whether Meyrick knew an Englishwoman named Herbert, and if so, whether the doctor could give me any information about her. But it’s very possible that Meyrick fell in with her at New York, or Mexico, or San Francisco; I have no idea as to the extent or direction of his travels.” “Yes, and it’s very possible that the woman may have more than one name.” “Exactly. I wish I had thought of asking you to lend me the portrait of her which you possess. I might have enclosed it in my letter to Dr. Matthews.” “So you might; that never occurred to me. We might send it now. Hark! what are those boys calling?” OM POSSIBLY IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING ON WHICH TO TURN THE CONVERSATION HIS EYES FELL ON AN OLD CHEST SOMEWHAT LIKE THAT IN WHICH THE ARTIST'S STRANGE LEGACY LAY HID BENEATH A GOTHIC SCUTCHEON HAVE YOU WRITTEN TO THE DOCTOR ABOUT POOR MEYRICK HE ASKED YES I WROTE ASKING FOR FULL PARTICULARS AS TO HIS ILLNESS AND DEATH I DON'T EXPECT TO HAVE AN ANSWER FOR ANOTHER THREE WEEKS OR A MONTH I THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL INQUIRE WHETHER MEYRICK KNEW AN ENGLISHWOMAN NAMED HERBERT AND IF SO WHETHER THE DOCTOR COULD GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT HER BUT IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT MEYRICK FELL IN WITH HER AT NEW YORK OR MEXICO OR SAN FRANCISCO I HAVE NO IDEAS TO THE EXTENT OR DIRECTION OF HIS TRAVELS YES AND IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THAT THE WOMAN MAY HAVE MORE THAN ONE NAME EXACTLY I WISH I HAD THOUGHT OF ASKING YOU TO LEND ME THE PORTRAIT OF HER WHICH YOU POSSESS I MIGHT HAVE ENCLOSED IT IN MY LETTER TO DOCTOR MATTHEWS SO YOU MIGHT THAT NEVER OCCURRED TO ME WE MIGHT SEND IT NOW HARK WHAT ARE THOSE BOYS CALLING
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