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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. 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
cknowledged that he himself was not devoid of blame; the woman, he had avowed, had corrupted him body and soul, and Villiers felt that this man, once his friend, had been an actor in scenes evil beyond the power of words. His story needed no confirmation: he himself was the embodied proof of it. Villiers mused curiously over the story he had heard, and wondered whether he had heard both the first and the last of it. “No,” he thought, “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. NG ABOUT HIM LIKE A MIST HE HAD ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE HIMSELF WAS NOT DEVOID OF BLAME THE WOMAN HE HAD AVOWED HAD CORRUPTED HIM BODY AND SOUL AND VILLIERS FELT THAT THIS MAN ONCE HIS FRIEND HAD BEEN AN ACTOR IN SCENES EVIL BEYOND THE POWER OF WORDS HIS STORY NEEDED NO CONFIRMATION HE HIMSELF WAS THE EMBODIED PROOF OF IT VILLIERS MUSED CURIOUSLY OF THE STORY HE HAD HEARD AND WONDERED WHETHER HE HAD HEARD BOTH THE FIRST AND THE LAST OF IT NO HE THOUGHT 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
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