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This conversation had occurred while our cab had been threading its way through a long succession of dingy streets and dreary by ways. In the dingiest and dreariest of them our driver suddenly came to a stand. "That's Audley Court in there," he said, pointing to a narrow slit in the line of dead coloured brick. "You'll find me here when you come back." THIS CONVERSATION HAD OCCURRED WHILE OUR CAB HAD BEEN THREADING ITS WAY THROUGH A LONG SUCCESSION OF DINGY STREETS AND DREARY BYWAYS IN THE DINGIEST AND DREARIEST OF THEM OUR DRIVER SUDDENLY CAME TO A STAND THAT'S OLDY COURT IN THERE HE SAID POINTING TO A NARROW SLIT IN THE LINE OF DEAD COLORED BRICK YOU'LL FIND ME HERE WHEN YOU COME BACK
sure at my words, and the earnest way in which I uttered them. I had already observed that he was as sensitive to flattery on the score of his art as any girl could be of her beauty. “I’ll tell you one other thing,” he said. “Patent-leathers and Square-toes came in the same cab, and they walked down the pathway together as friendly as possible—arm-in-arm, in all probability. When they got inside they walked up and down the room—or rather, Patent-leathers stood still while Square-toes walked up and down. I could read all that in the dust; and I could read that as he walked he grew more and more excited. That is shown by the increased length of his strides. He was talking all the while, and working himself up, no doubt, into a fury. Then the tragedy occurred. I’ve told you all I know myself now, for the rest is mere surmise and conjecture. We have a good working basis, however, on which to start. We must hurry up, for I want to go to Halle’s concert to hear Norman Neruda this afternoon.”  COMPANION FLUSHED UP WITH PLEASURE AT MY WORDS AND THE EARNEST WAY IN WHICH I UTTERED THEM I HAD ALREADY OBSERVED THAT HE WAS AS SENSITIVE TO FLATTERY ON THE SCORE OF HIS ART AS ANY GIRL COULD BE OF HER BEAUTY I'LL TELL YOU ONE OTHER THING HE SAID PATENT LEATHERS AND SQUARE TOES CAME IN THE SAME CAB AND THEY WALKED DOWN THE PATHWAY TOGETHER AS FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE ARM IN ARM IN ALL PROBABILITY WHEN THEY GOT INSIDE THEY WALKED UP AND DOWN THE ROOM OR RATHER PATENT LEATHERS STOOD STILL WHILE SQUATOES WALKED UP AND DOWN I COULD READ ALL THAT IN THE DUST AND I COULD READ THAT AS HE WALKED HE GREW MORE AND MORE EXCITED THAT IS SHOWN BY THE INCREASED LENGTH OF HIS STRIDES HE WAS TALKING ALL THE WHILE AND WORKING HIMSELF UP NO DOUBT INTO A FURY THEN THE TRAGEDY OCCURRED I'VE TOLD YOU ALL I KNOW MYSELF NOW FOR THE REST IS MERE SURMISE AND CONJECTURE WE HAVE A GOOD WORKING BASIS HOWEVER ON WHICH TO START WE MUST HURRY UP FOR I WANT TO GO TO HALLOW'S CONCERT TO HEAR NORMAN NARUDA THIS AFTERNOON
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