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row of iron railings looking on the Thames。  Down this 
street�察�then�察�I beheld my stepmother advancing to meet me�察�
and doubtless bound to the very house I had just left。  She 
was attended by a maid whose face was new to me�察�but her own 
was too clearly printed on my memory�察�and the sight of it�察�
even from a distance�察�filled me with generous indignation。  
Flight was impossible。  There was nothing left but to retreat 
against the railing�察�and with my back turned to the street�察�
pretend to be admiring the barges on the river or the 
chimneys of transpontine London。

I was still so standing�察�and had not yet fully mastered the 
turbulence of my emotions�察�when a voice at my elbow addressed 
me with a trivial question。  It was the maid whom my 
stepmother�察�with characteristic hardness�察�had left to await 
her on the street�察�while she transacted her business with the 
family solicitor。  The girl did not know who I was�察�the 
opportunity too golden to be lost�察�and I was soon hearing the 
latest news of my father's rectory and parish。  It did not 
surprise me to find that she detested her employers�察�and yet 
the terms in which she spoke of them were hard to bear�察�hard 
to let pass unchallenged。  I heard them�察�however�察�without 
dissent�察�for my self´command is wonderful�察�and we might have 
parted as we met�察�had she not proceeded�察�in an evil hour�察�to 
criticise the rector's missing daughter�察�and with the most 
shocking perversions�察�to narrate the story of her flight。  My 
nature is so essentially generous that I can never pause to 
reason。  I flung up my hand sharply�察�by way�察�as well as I 
remember�察�of indignant protest�察�and�察�in the act�察�the packet 
slipped from my fingers�察�glanced between the railings�察�and 
fell and sunk in the river。  I stood a moment petrified�察�and 
then�察�struck by the drollery of the incident�察�gave way to 
peals of laughter。  I was still laughing when my stepmother 
reappeared�察�and the maid�察�who doubtless considered me insane�察�
ran off to join her�察�nor had I yet recovered my gravity when 
I presented myself before the lawyer to solicit a fresh 
advance。  His answer made me serious enough�察�for it was a 
flat refusal�察�and it was not until I had besought him even 
with tears�察�that he consented to lend me ten pounds from his 
own pocket。  'I am a poor man��' said he�察�'and you must look 
for nothing farther at my hands。'

The landlady met me at the door。  'Here�察�madam��' said she�察�
with a curtsey insolently low�察�'here is my bill。  Would it 
inconvenience you to settle it at once��'

'You shall be paid�察�madam��' said I�察�'in the morning�察�in the 
proper course。'  And I took the paper with a very high air�察�
but inwardly quaking。

I had no sooner looked at it than I perceived myself to be 
lost。  I had been short of money and had allowed my debt to 
mount�察�and it had now reached the sum�察�which I shall never 
forget�察�of twelve pounds thirteen and fourpence halfpenny。  
All evening I sat by the fire considering my situation。  I 
could not pay the bill�察�my landlady would not suffer me to 
remove my boxes�察�and without either baggage or money�察�how was 
I to find another lodging�拭 �For three months�察�unless I could 
invent some remedy�察�I was condemned to be without a roof and 
without a penny。  It can surprise no one that I decided on 
immediate flight�察�but even here I was confronted by a 
difficulty�察�for I had no sooner packed my boxes than I found 
I was not strong enough to move�察�far less to carry them。

In this strait I did not hesitate a moment�察�but throwing on a 
shawl and bonnet�察�and covering my face with a thick veil�察�I 
betook myself to that great bazaar of dangerous and smiling 
chances�察�the pavement of the city。  It was already late at 
night�察�and the weather being wet and windy�察�there were few 
abroad besides policemen。  These�察�on my present mission�察�I 
had wit enough to know for enemies�察�and wherever I perceived 
their moving lanterns�察�I made haste to turn aside and choose 
another thoroughfare。  A few miserable women still walked the 
pavement�察�here and there were young fellows returning drunk�察�
or ruffians of the lowest class lurking in the mouths of 
alleys�察�but of any one to whom I might appeal in my distress�察�
I began almost to despair。

At last�察�at the corner of a street�察�I ran into the arms of 
one who was evidently a gentleman�察�and who�察�in all his 
appointments�察�from his furred great´coat to the fine cigar 
which he was smoking�察�comfortably breathed of wealth。  Much 
as my face has changed from its original beauty�察�I still 
retain ��or so I tell myself�� some traces of the youthful 
lightness of my figure。  Even veiled as I then was�察�I could 
perceive the gentleman was struck by my appearance�此 �and this 
emboldened me for my adventure。

'Sir��' said I�察�with a quickly beating heart�察�'sir�察�are you 
one in whom a lady can confide��'

'Why�察�my dear��' said he�察�removing his cigar�察�'that depends on 
circumstances。  If you will raise your veil ´ '

'Sir��' I interrupted�察�'let there be no mistake。  I ask you�察�
as a gentleman�察�to serve me�察�but I offer no reward。'

'That is frank��' said he�察�'but hardly tempting。  And what�察�
may I inquire�察�is the nature of the service��'

But I knew well enough it was not my interest to tell him on 
so short an interview。  'If you will accompany me��' said I�察�
'to a house not far from here�察�you can see for yourself。'

He looked at me awhile with hesitating eyes�察�and then�察�
tossing away his cigar�察�which was not yet a quarter smoked�察�
'Here goes��' said he�察�and with perfect politeness offered me 
his arm。  I was wise enough to take it�察�to prolong our walk 
as far as possible�察�by more than one excursion from the 
shortest line�察�and to beguile the way with that sort of 
conversation which should prove to him indubitably from what 
station in society I sprang。  By the time we reached the door 
of my lodging�察�I felt sure I had confirmed his interest�察�and 
might venture�察�before I turned the pass´key�察�to beseech him 
to moderate his voice and to tread softly。  He promised to 
obey me�此 �and I admitted him into the passage and thence into 
my sitting´room�察�which was fortunately next the door。

'And now��' said he�察�when with trembling fingers I had lighted 
a candle�察�'what is the meaning of all this��'

'I wish you��' said I�察�speaking with great difficulty�察�'to 
help me out with these boxes ´ and I wish nobody to know。'

He took up the candle。  'And I wish to see your face��' said 
he。

I turned back my veil without a word�察�and looked at him with 
every appearance of resolve that I could summon up。  For some 
time he gazed into my face�察�still holding up the candle。  
'Well��' said he at last�察�'and where do you wish them taken��'

I knew that I had gained my point�察�and it was with a tremor 
in my voice that I replied。  'I had thought we might carry 
them between us to the corner of Euston Road��' said I�察�
'where�察�even at this late hour�察�we may still find a cab。'

'Very good��' was his reply�察�and he immediately hoisted the 
heavier of my trunks upon his shoulder�察�and taking one handle 
of the second�察�signed to me to help him at the other end。  In 
this order we made good our retreat from the house�察�and 
without the least adventure�察�drew pretty near to the corner 
of Euston Road。  Before a house�察�where there was a light 
still burning�察�my companion paused。  'Let us here��' said he�察�
'set down our boxes�察�while we go forward to the end of the 
street in quest of a cab。  By doing so�察�we can still keep an 
eye upon their safety�察�and we avoid the very extraordinary 
figure we should otherwise present ´ a young man�察�a young 
lady�察�and a mass of baggage�察�standing castaway at midnight on 
the streets of London。'  So it was done�察�and the event proved 
him to be wise�察�for long before there was any word of a cab�察�
a policeman appeared upon the scene�察�turned upon us the full 
glare of his lantern�察�and hung suspiciously behind us in a 
doorway。

'There seem to be no cabs about�察�policeman��' said my 
champion�察�with affected cheerfulness。  But the constable's 
answer was ungracious�察�and as for the offer of a cigar�察�with 
which this rebuff was most unwisely followed up�察�he refused 
it point´blank�察�and without the least civility。  The young 
gentleman looked at me with a warning grimace�察�and there we 
continued to stand�察�on the edge of the pavement�察�in the 
beating rain�察�and with the policeman still silently watching 
our movements from the doorway。

At last�察�and after a delay that seemed interminable�察�a four´
wheeler appeared lumbering along in the mud�察�and was 
instantly hailed by my companion。  'Just pull up here�察�will 
you��' he cried。  'We have some baggage up the street。'

And now came the hitch of our adventure�察�for when the 
policeman�察�still closely following us�察�beheld my two boxes 
lying in the rain�察�he arose from mere suspicion to a kind of 
certitude of something evil。  The light in the house had been 
extinguished�察�the whole frontage of the street was dark�察�
there was nothing to explain the presence of these unguarded 
trunks�察�and no two innocent people were ever�察�I believe�察�
detected in such questionable circumstances。

'Where have these things come from��' asked the policeman�察�
flashing his light full into my champion's face。

'Why�察�from that house�察�of course��' replied the young 
gentleman�察�hastily shouldering a trunk。

The policeman whistled and turned to look at the dark 
windows�察�he then took a step towards the door�察�as though to 
knock�察�a course which had infallibly proved our ruin�察�but 
seeing us already hurrying down the street under our double 
burthen�察�thought better or worse of it�察�and followed in our 
wake。

'For God's sake��' whispered my companion�察�'tell me where to 
drive to。'

'Anywhere��' I replied with anguish。  'I have no idea。  
Anywhere you like。'

Thus it befell that�察�when the boxes had been stowed�察�and I 
had already entered the cab�察�my deliverer called out in clear 
tones the address of the house in which we are now seated。  
The policeman�察�I could see�察�was staggered。  This 
neighbourhood�察�so retired�察�so aristocratic�察�was far from what 
he had expected。  For all that�察�he took the number of the 
cab�察�and spoke for a few seconds a

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