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We walked up and down one of those long and dark Soho streets, and there I listened to his story. WE WALKED UP AND DOWN ONE OF THOSE LONG AND DARK SOHO STREETS AND THERE I LISTENED TO HIS STORY
Devil.” “Well, Villiers, I shall be happy to give you my advice, to the best of my ability. What is the nature of the case?” “It’s an extraordinary thing altogether. You know my ways; I always keep my eyes open in the streets, and in my time I have chanced upon some queer customers, and queer cases too, but this, I think, beats all. I was coming out of a restaurant one nasty winter night about three months ago; I had had a capital dinner and a good bottle of Chianti, and I stood for a moment on the pavement, thinking what a mystery there is about London streets and the companies that pass along them. A bottle of red wine encourages these fancies, Clarke, and I dare say I should have thought a page of small type, but I was cut short by a beggar who 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 him how he had come to such a wretched pass, and he told me. RS TO PROVE THE EXISTENCE OF THE DEVIL WELL VILLIERS I SHALL BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU MY ADVICE TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY WHAT IS THE NATURE OF THE CASE OH IT'S AN EXTRAORDINARY THING ALTOGETHER YOU KNOW MY WAYS I ALWAYS KEEP MY EYES OPEN IN THE STREETS AND IN MY TIME I HAVE CHANCED UPON SOME QUEER CUSTOMERS AND QUEER CASES TOO BUT THIS I THINK BEATS ALL I WAS COMING OUT OF A RESTAURANT ONE NASTY WINTER NIGHT ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO I HAD HAD A CAPITAL DINNER AND A GOOD BOTTLE OF CHIANTI AND I STOOD FOR A MOMENT ON THE PAVEMENT THINKING WHAT A MYSTERY THERE IS ABOUT LONDON STREETS AND THE COMPANIES THAT PASS ALONG THEM A BOTTLE OF RED WINE ENCOURAGES THESE FANCIES CLARKE AND I DARE SAY I SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT A PAGE OF SMALL TYPE BUT I WAS CUT SHORT BY A BEGGAR WHO 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
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