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Austin turned round sharply and stared at Villiers with some astonishment. "Charles Herbert? Weren't you in town three years ago? No; then you have not heard of the Paul Street case? It caused a good deal of sensation at the time." AUSTIN TURNED ROUND SHARPLY AND STARED AT LILIER WITH SOME ASTONISHMENT CHARLES HERBERT WEREN'T YOU IN TOWN THREE YEARS AGO NO THEN YOU HAVE NOT HEARD OF THE PAUL STREET CASE IT CAUSED A GOOD DEAL OF SENSATION AT THE TIME
robably only the beginning. A case like this is like a nest of Chinese boxes; you open one after the other and find a quainter workmanship in every box. Most likely poor Herbert is merely one of the outside boxes; there are stranger ones to follow.” Villiers could not take his mind away from Herbert and his story, which seemed to grow wilder as the night wore on. The fire seemed to burn low, and the chilly air of the morning crept into the room; Villiers got up with a glance over his shoulder, and, shivering slightly, went to bed. A few days later he saw at his club a gentleman of his acquaintance, named Austin, who was famous for his intimate knowledge of London life, both in its tenebrous and luminous phases. Villiers, still full of his encounter in Soho and its consequences, thought Austin might possibly be able to shed some light on Herbert’s history, and so after some casual talk he suddenly put the question: “Do you happen to know anything of a man named Herbert—Charles Herbert?” CERTAINLY NOT THE LAST PROBABLY ONLY THE BEGINNING A CASE LIKE THIS IS LIKE A NEST OF CHINESE BOXES YOU OPEN ONE AFTER THE OTHER AND FIND A QUAINTER WORKMANSHIP IN EVERY BOX MOST LIKELY POOR HERBERT IS MERELY ONE OF THE OUTSIDE BOXES THERE ARE STRANGER ONES TO FOLLOW VILLIERS COULD NOT TAKE HIS MIND AWAY FROM HERBERT AND HIS STORY WHICH SEEMED TO GROW WILDER AS THE NIGHT WORE ON THE FIRE SEEMED TO BURN LOW AND THE CHILLY AIR OF THE MORNING CREPT INTO THE ROOM VILLIERS GOT UP WITH A GLANCE OVER HIS SHOULDER AND SHIVERING SLIGHTLY WENT TO BED A FEW DAYS LATER HE SAW AT HIS CLUB A GENTLEMAN OF HIS ACQUAINTANCE NAMED AUSTIN WHO WAS FAMOUS FOR HIS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF LONDON LIFE BOTH IN ITS TENEBROUS AND LUMINOUS PHASES VILLIERS STILL FULL OF HIS ENCOUNTER AND SOHO AND ITS CONSEQUENCES THOUGHT AUSTIN MIGHT POSSIBLY BE ABLE TO SHED SOME LIGHT ON HERBERT'S HISTORY AND SO AFTER SOME CASUAL TALK HE SUDDENLY PUT THE QUESTION DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW ANYTHING OF A MAN NAMED HERBERT CHARLES HERBERT
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