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"Well, listen to this." Villiers told Clarke the story he had heard from Austin. WELL LISTEN TO THIS VILLIERS TOLD CLARKE THE STORY HE HAD HEARD FROM AUSTIN
 the usual appeals. Of course I looked round, and this beggar turned out to be what was left of an old friend of mine, a man named Herbert. I asked him how he had come to such a wretched pass, and he told me. We walked up and down one of those long and dark Soho streets, and there I listened to his story. He said he had married a beautiful girl, some years younger than himself, and, as he put it, she had corrupted him body and soul. He wouldn’t go into details; he said he dare not, that what he had seen and heard haunted him by night and day, and when I looked in his face I knew he was speaking the truth. There was something about the man that made me shiver. I don’t know why, but it was there. I gave him a little money and sent him away, and I assure you that when he was gone I gasped for breath. His presence seemed to chill one’s blood.” “Isn’t this all just a little fanciful, Villiers? I suppose the poor fellow had made an imprudent marriage, and, in plain English, gone to the bad.”  HAD COME BEHIND ME AND WAS MAKING THE USUAL APPEALS OF COURSE I LOOKED ROUND AND THIS BEGGAR TURNED OUT TO BE WHAT WAS LEFT OF AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE A MAN NAMED HERBERT I ASKED HOW HE HAD COME TO SUCH A WRETCHED PASS AND HE TOLD ME WE WALKED UP AND DOWN ONE OF THOSE LONG AND DARK SOHO STREETS AND THERE I LISTENED TO HIS STORY HE SAID HE HAD MARRIED A BEAUTIFUL GIRL SOME YEARS YOUNGER THAN HIMSELF AND AS HE PUT IT SHE HAD CORRUPTED HIM BODY AND SOUL HE WOULDN'T GO INTO DETAILS HE SAID HE'D DARE NOT THAT WHAT HE HAD SEEN AND HEARD HAUNTED HIM BY NIGHT AND DAY AND WHEN I LOOKED IN HIS FACE I KNEW HE WAS SPEAKING THE TRUTH THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOUT THE MAN THAT MADE ME SHIVER I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT IT WAS THERE I GAVE HIM A LITTLE MONEY AND SENT HIM AWAY AND I ASSURE YOU THAT WHEN HE WAS GONE I GASPED FOR BREATH HIS PRESENCE SEEMED TO CHILL ONE'S BLOOD ISN'T THIS ALL JUST A LITTLE FANCIFUL VILLIERS I SUPPOSE THE POOR FELLOW HAD MADE AN IMPRUDENT MARRIAGE AND IN PLAIN ENGLISH GONE TO THE BAD
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