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"Well, a gentleman, a man of very good position, was found dead, stark dead, in the area of a certain house in Paul Street, off Tottenham Court Road. Of course the police did not make the discovery; if you happen to be sitting up all night and have a light in your window, the constable will ring the bell, but if you happen to be lying dead in somebody's area, you will be left alone. WELL A GENTLEMAN OF A VERY GOOD POSITION WAS FOUND DEAD STARK DEAD IN THE AREA OF A CERTAIN HOUSE IN PAUL STREET OFF TOTTENHAM COURT ROAD OF COURSE THE POLICE DID NOT MAKE THE DISCOVERY IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE SITTING UP ALL NIGHT AND HAVE A LIGHT IN YOUR WINDOW THE CONSTABLE WOULD RING THE BELL BUT IF YOU HAPPEN TO BE LYING DEAD IN SOMEBODY'S AREA YOU WILL BE LEFT ALONE
liers 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?” 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.” “What was the case?” 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 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 WHAT WAS THE CASE
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