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Villiers prided himself as a practised explorer of such obscure mazes and byways of London life, and in this unprofitable pursuit he displayed an assiduity which was worthy of more serious employment. VILLIERS PRIDED HIMSELF AS A PRACTISED EXPLORER OF SUCH OBSCURE MAZES AND BYWAYS OF LONDON LIFE AND IN THIS UNPROFITABLE PURSUIT HE DISPLAYED AN ASSIDUITY WHICH WAS WORTHY OF MORE SERIOUS EMPLOYMENT
gging of an old college friend. Good-night.” “My dear fellow, this haste is unnecessary. My rooms are close by, but we won’t go there just yet. Suppose we walk up Shaftesbury Avenue a little way? But how in heaven’s name have you come to this pass, Herbert?” “It’s a long story, Villiers, and a strange one too, but you can hear it if you like.” “Come on, then. Take my arm, you don’t seem very strong.” The ill-assorted pair moved slowly up Rupert Street; the one in dirty, evil-looking rags, and the other attired in the regulation uniform of a man about town, trim, glossy, and eminently well-to-do. Villiers had emerged from his restaurant after an excellent dinner of many courses, assisted by an ingratiating little flask of Chianti, and, in that frame of mind which was with him almost chronic, had delayed a moment by the door, peering round in the dimly-lighted street in search of those mysterious incidents and persons with which the streets of London teem in every quarter and every hour. RDON VILLIERS I DIDN'T THINK I WAS BEGGING OF AN OLD COLLEGE FRIEND GOOD NIGHT MY DEAR FELLOW THIS HASTE IS UNNECESSARY MY ROOMS ARE CLOSE BY BUT WE WON'T GO THERE JUST YET SUPPOSE WE WALK UP SHAFTESBURY AVENUE A LITTLE WAY BUT HOW IN HEAVEN'S NAME HAVE YOU COME TO THIS PASS HERBERT IT'S A LONG STORY VILLIERS AND A STRANGE ONE TOO BUT YOU CAN HEAR IT IF YOU LIKE COME ON THEN TAKE MY ARM YOU DON'T SEEM VERY STRONG THE ILL ASSORTED PAIR MOVED SLOWLY UP RUPERT STREET THE ONE IN DIRTY EVIL LOOKING RAGS AND THE OTHER RETIRED IN THE REGULATION UNIFORM OF A MAN ABOUT TOWN TRIM GLOSSY AND EMINENTLY WELL TO DO VILLIERS HAD EMERGED FROM HIS RESTAURANT AFTER AN EXCELLENT DINNER OF MANY COURSES ASSISTED BY AN INGRATIATING LITTLE FLASK OF CHIANTI AND IN THAT FRAME OF MIND WHICH WAS WITH HIM ALMOST CHRONIC HAD DELAYED A MOMENT BY THE DOOR PEERING ROUND IN THE DIMLY LIGHTED STREET IN SEARCH OF THOSE MYSTERIOUS INCIDENTS AND PERSONS WITH WHICH THE STREETS OF LONDON TEEM IN EVERY QUARTER AND EVERY HOUR
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