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I had to cast out a good many lines, though, before I got what I wanted, and when I landed the fish I did not for a moment suppose it was my fish. But I listened to what I was told out of a constitutional liking for useless information, and I found myself in possession of a very curious story, though, as I imagined, not the story I was looking for. I HAD TO CAST OUT A GOOD MANY LINES THOUGH BEFORE I GOT WHAT I WANTED AND WHEN I LANDED THE FISH I DID NOT FOR A MOMENT SUPPOSE IT WAS MY FISH BUT I LISTENED TO WHAT I WAS TOLD OUT OF A CONSTITUTIONAL LIKING FOR USELESS INFORMATION AND I FOUND MYSELF IN POSSESSION OF A VERY CURIOUS STORY THOUGH AS I IMAGINED NOT THE STORY I WAS LOOKING FOR
 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. 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. The people there know me; I have been able to do some of them a service now and again, so they made no difficulty about giving their information; they were aware I had no communication direct or indirect with Scotland Yard. E 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 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 THE PEOPLE THERE KNOW ME I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME OF THEM A SERVICE NOW AND AGAIN SO THEY MADE NO DIFFICULTY ABOUT GIVING THEIR INFORMATION THEY WERE AWARE I HAD NO COMMUNICATION DIRECT OR INDIRECT WITH SCOTLAND YARD
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