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In old days Stamford had never been a particular crony of mine, but now I hailed him with enthusiasm, and he, in his turn, appeared to be delighted to see me. In the exuberance of my joy, I asked him to lunch with me at the Holborn, and we started off together in a hansom. IN OLD DAYS STAMFORD HAD NEVER BEEN A PARTICULAR CRONY OF MINE BUT NOW I HAILED HIM WITH ENTHUSIASM AND HE IN HIS TURN APPEARED TO BE DELIGHTED TO SEE ME IN THE EXUBERANCE OF MY JOY I ASKED HIM TO LUNCH WITH ME AT THE HOLBORN AND WE STARTED OFF TOGETHER IN A HANSOM
ated to London, that great cesspool into which all the loungers and idlers of the Empire are irresistibly drained. There I stayed for some time at a private hotel in the Strand, leading a comfortless, meaningless existence, and spending such money as I had, considerably more freely than I ought. So alarming did the state of my finances become, that I soon realized that I must either leave the metropolis and rusticate somewhere in the country, or that I must make a complete alteration in my style of living. Choosing the latter alternative, I began by making up my mind to leave the hotel, and to take up my quarters in some less pretentious and less expensive domicile. On the very day that I had come to this conclusion, I was standing at the Criterion Bar, when some one tapped me on the shoulder, and turning round I recognized young Stamford, who had been a dresser under me at Barts. The sight of a friendly face in the great wilderness of London is a pleasant thing indeed to a lonely man. NCES I NATURALLY GRAVITATED TO LONDON THAT GREAT CESSPOOL INTO WHICH ALL THE LOUNGERS AND IDLERS OF THE EMPIRE IRRESISTIBLY DRAINED THERE I STAYED FOR SOME TIME AT A PRIVATE HOTEL IN THE STRAND LEADING A COMFORTLESS MEANINGLESS EXISTENCE AND SPENDING SUCH MONEY AS I HAD CONSIDERABLY MORE FREELY THAN I OUGHT SO ALARMING DID THE STATE OF MY FINANCES BECOME THAT I SOON REALIZED THAT I MUST EITHER LEAVE THE METROPOLIS AND RUSTICATE SOMEWHERE IN THE COUNTRY ALTHOUGH I MUST MAKE A COMPLETE ALTERATION IN MY STYLE OF LIVING CHOOSING THE LATTER ALTERNATIVE I BEGAN BY MAKING UP MY MIND TO LEAVE THE HOTEL AND TO TAKE UP MY QUARTERS IN SOME LESS PRETENTIOUS AND LESS EXPENSIVE DOMICILE ON THE VERY DAY THAT I HAD COME TO THIS CONCLUSION I WAS STANDING AT THE CRITERION BAR WHEN SOMEONE TAPPED ME ON THE SHOULDER AND TURNING ROUND I RECOGNIZED YOUNG STAMFORD WHO HAD BEEN A DRESSER UNDER ME AT BARTS THE SIGHT OF A FRIENDLY FACE IN THE GREAT WILDERNESS OF LONDON IS A PLEASANT THING INDEED TO A LONELY MAN
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