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It is, perhaps, needless to say that my friends had never heard the name of Beaumont, and as I had never seen the lady, and was quite unable to describe her, I had to set to work in an indirect way. IT IS PERHAPS NEEDLESS TO SAY THAT MY FRIENDS HAD NEVER HEARD THE NAME OF BEAUMONT AND AS I HAD NEVER SEEN THE LADY AND WAS QUITE UNABLE TO DESCRIBE HER I HAD TO SET TO WORK IN AN INDIRECT WAY
coffee in a commonplace drawing-room with commonplace people. But you know what you are saying.” “I do; I have not allowed myself to be led by surmises or fancies. It was with no thought of finding Helen Vaughan that I searched for Mrs. Beaumont in the dark waters of the life of London, but such has been the issue.” “You must have been in strange places, Villiers.” “Yes, I have been in very strange places. It would have been useless, you know, to go to Ashley Street, and ask Mrs. Beaumont to give me a short sketch of her previous history. No; assuming, as I had to assume, that her record was not of the cleanest, it would be pretty certain that at some previous time she must have moved in circles not quite so refined as her present ones. If you see mud at the top of a stream, you may be sure that it was once at the bottom. I went to the bottom. I have always been fond of diving into Queer Street for my amusement, and I found my knowledge of that locality and its inhabitants very useful.  LAUGHING AND SIPPING HER COFFEE IN A COMMONPLACE DRAWING ROOM WITH COMMONPLACE PEOPLE BUT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING I DO I HAVE NOT ALLOWED MYSELF TO BE LED BY SURMISES OR FANCIES IT WAS WITH NO THOUGHT OF FINDING HELEN VAUGHAN THAT I SEARCHED FOR MISSUS BEAUMONT IN THE DARK WATERS OF THE LIFE OF LONDON BUT SUCH HAS BEEN THE ISSUE YOU MUST HAVE BEEN IN STRANGE PLACES VILLIERS YES I HAVE BEEN IN VERY STRANGE PLACES IT WOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS YOU KNOW TO GO TO ASHLEY STREET AND ASK MISSUS BEAUMONT TO GIVE ME A SHORT SKETCH OF HER PREVIOUS HISTORY NO ASSUMING AS I HAD TO ASSUME THAT HER RECORD WAS NOT OF THE CLEANEST IT WOULD BE PRETTY CERTAIN THAT AT SOME PREVIOUS TIME SHE MUST HAVE MOVED IN CIRCLES NOT QUITE SO REFINED AS HER PRESENT ONES IF YOU SEE MUD AT THE TOP OF A STREAM YOU MAY BE SURE THAT IT WAS ONCE AT THE BOTTOM I WENT TO THE BOTTOM I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN FOND OF DIVING INTO QUEER STREET FOR MY AMUSEMENT AND I FOUND MY KNOWLEDGE OF THAT LOCALITY AND ITS INHABITANTS VERY USEFUL
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