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is futile�察�and that we are all three as futile as the devil。  
What am I�拭 �I have smattered law�察�smattered letters�察�
smattered geography�察�smattered mathematics�察�I have even a 
working knowledge of judicial astrology�察�and here I stand�察�
all London roaring by at the street's end�察�as impotent as any 
baby。  I have a prodigious contempt for my maternal uncle�察�
but without him�察�it is idle to deny it�察�I should simply 
resolve into my elements like an unstable mixture。  I begin 
to perceive that it is necessary to know some one thing to 
the bottom ´ were it only literature。  And yet�察�sir�察�the man 
of the world is a great feature of this age�察�he is possessed 
of an extraordinary mass and variety of knowledge�察�he is 
everywhere at home�察�he has seen life in all its phases�察�and 
it is impossible but that this great habit of existence 
should bear fruit。  I count myself a man of the world�察�
accomplished�察�CAP´A´PIE。  So do you�察�Challoner。  And you�察�Mr。 
Desborough��'

'Oh yes��' returned the young man。

'Well then�察�Mr。 Godall�察�here we stand�察�three men of the 
world�察�without a trade to cover us�察�but planted at the 
strategic centre of the universe ��for so you will allow me to 
call Rupert Street���察�in the midst of the chief mass of 
people�察�and within ear´shot of the most continuous chink of 
money on the surface of the globe。  Sir�察�as civilised men�察�
what do we do�拭 �I will show you。  You take in a paper��'

'I take��' said Mr。 Godall solemnly�察�'the best paper in the 
world�察�the STANDARD。'

'Good��' resumed Somerset。  'I now hold it in my hand�察�the 
voice of the world�察�a telephone repeating all men's wants。  I 
open it�察�and where my eye first falls ´ well�察�no�察�not 
Morrison's Pills ´ but here�察�sure enough�察�and but a little 
above�察�I find the joint that I was seeking�察�here is the weak 
spot in the armour of society。  Here is a want�察�a plaint�察�an 
offer of substantial gratitude�此  �TWO HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD。 
´ The above reward will be paid to any person giving 
information as to the identity and whereabouts of a man 
observed yesterday in the neighbourhood of the Green Park。  
He was over six feet in height�察�with shoulders 
disproportionately broad�察�close shaved�察�with black 
moustaches�察�and wearing a sealskin great´coat。;  There�察�
gentlemen�察�our fortune�察�if not made�察�is founded。'

'Do you then propose�察�dear boy�察�that we should turn 
detectives��' inquired Challoner。

'Do I propose it�拭 �No�察�sir��' cried Somerset。  'It is reason�察�
destiny�察�the plain face of the world�察�that commands and 
imposes it。  Here all our merits tell�察�our manners�察�habit of 
the world�察�powers of conversation�察�vast stores of unconnected 
knowledge�察�all that we are and have builds up the character 
of the complete detective。  It is�察�in short�察�the only 
profession for a gentleman。'

'The proposition is perhaps excessive��' replied Challoner�察�
'for hitherto I own I have regarded it as of all dirty�察�
sneaking�察�and ungentlemanly trades�察�the least and lowest。'

'To defend society��' asked Somerset�察�'to stake one's life for 
others�拭�to deracinate occult and powerful evil�拭 �I appeal to 
Mr。 Godall。  He�察�at least�察�as a philosophic looker´on at 
life�察�will spit upon such philistine opinions。  He knows that 
the policeman�察�as he is called upon continually to face 
greater odds�察�and that both worse equipped and for a better 
cause�察�is in form and essence a more noble hero than the 
soldier。  Do you�察�by any chance�察�deceive yourself into 
supposing that a general would either ask or expect�察�from the 
best army ever marshalled�察�and on the most momentous battle´
field�察�the conduct of a common constable at Peckham Rye��'

'I did not understand we were to join the force��' said 
Challoner。

'Nor shall we。  These are the hands�察�but here ´ here�察�sir�察�is 
the head��' cried Somerset。  'Enough�察�it is decreed。  We shall 
hunt down this miscreant in the sealskin coat。'

'Suppose that we agreed��' retorted Challoner�察�'you have no 
plan�察�no knowledge�察�you know not where to seek for a 
beginning。'

'Challoner��' cried Somerset�察�'is it possible that you hold 
the doctrine of Free Will�拭 �And are you devoid of any 
tincture of philosophy�察�that you should harp on such exploded 
fallacies�拭 �Chance�察�the blind Madonna of the Pagan�察�rules 
this terrestrial bustle�察�and in Chance I place my sole 
reliance。  Chance has brought us three together�察�when we next 
separate and go forth our several ways�察�Chance will 
continually drag before our careless eyes a thousand eloquent 
clues�察�not to this mystery only�察�but to the countless 
mysteries by which we live surrounded。  Then comes the part 
of the man of the world�察�of the detective born and bred。  
This clue�察�which the whole town beholds without 
comprehension�察�swift as a cat�察�he leaps upon it�察�makes it 
his�察�follows it with craft and passion�察�and from one trifling 
circumstance divines a world。'

'Just so��' said Challoner�察�'and I am delighted that you 
should recognise these virtues in yourself。  But in the 
meanwhile�察�dear boy�察�I own myself incapable of joining。  I 
was neither born nor bred as a detective�察�but as a placable 
and very thirsty gentleman�察�and�察�for my part�察�I begin to 
weary for a drink。  As for clues and adventures�察�the only 
adventure that is ever likely to occur to me will be an 
adventure with a bailiff。'

'Now there is the fallacy��' cried Somerset。  'There I catch 
the secret of your futility in life。  The world teems and 
bubbles with adventure�察�it besieges you along the street�此 �
hands waving out of windows�察�swindlers coming up and swearing 
they knew you when you were abroad�察�affable and doubtful 
people of all sorts and conditions begging and truckling for 
your notice。  But not you�此 �you turn away�察�you walk your 
seedy mill round�察�you must go the dullest way。  Now here�察�I 
beg of you�察�the next adventure that offers itself�察�embrace it 
in with both your arms�察�whatever it looks�察�grimy or romantic�察�
grasp it。  I will do the like�察�the devil is in it�察�but at 
least we shall have fun�察�and each in turn we shall narrate 
the story of our fortunes to my philosophic friend of the 
divan�察�the great Godall�察�now hearing me with inward joy。  
Come�察�is it a bargain�拭 �Will you�察�indeed�察�both promise to 
welcome every chance that offers�察�to plunge boldly into every 
opening�察�and�察�keeping the eye wary and the head composed�察�to 
study and piece together all that happens�拭 �Come�察�promise�此 �
let me open to you the doors of the great profession of 
intrigue。'

'It is not much in my way��' said Challoner�察�'but�察�since you 
make a point of it�察�amen。'

'I don't mind promising��' said Desborough�察�'but nothing will 
happen to me。'

'O faithless ones��' cried Somerset。  'But at least I have 
your promises�察�and Godall�察�I perceive�察�is transported with 
delight。'

'I promise myself at least much pleasure from your various 
narratives��' said the salesman�察�with the customary calm 
polish of his manner。

'And now�察�gentlemen��' concluded Somerset�察�'let us separate。  
I hasten to put myself in fortune's way。  Hark how�察�in this 
quiet corner�察�London roars like the noise of battle�察�four 
million destinies are here concentred�察�and in the strong 
panoply of one hundred pounds�察�payable to the bearer�察�I am 
about to plunge into that web。'



CHALLONER'S ADVENTURE�此 �THE SQUIRE OF DAMES



MR。 EDWARD CHALLONER had set up lodgings in the suburb of 
Putney�察�where he enjoyed a parlour and bedroom and the 
sincere esteem of the people of the house。  To this remote 
home he found himself�察�at a very early hour in the morning of 
the next day�察�condemned to set forth on foot。  He was a young 
man of a portly habit�察�no lover of the exercises of the body�察�
bland�察�sedentary�察�patient of delay�察�a prop of omnibuses。  In 
happier days he would have chartered a cab�察�but these 
luxuries were now denied him�察�and with what courage he could 
muster he addressed himself to walk。

It was then the height of the season and the summer�察�the 
weather was serene and cloudless�察�and as he paced under the 
blinded houses and along the vacant streets�察�the chill of the 
dawn had fled�察�and some of the warmth and all the brightness 
of the July day already shone upon the city。  He walked at 
first in a profound abstraction�察�bitterly reviewing and 
repenting his performances at whist�察�but as he advanced into 
the labyrinth of the south´west�察�his ear was gradually 
mastered by the silence。  Street after street looked down 
upon his solitary figure�察�house after house echoed upon his 
passage with a ghostly jar�察�shop after shop displayed its 
shuttered front and its commercial legend�察�and meanwhile he 
steered his course�察�under day's effulgent dome and through 
this encampment of diurnal sleepers�察�lonely as a ship。

'Here��' he reflected�察�'if I were like my scatter´brained 
companion�察�here were indeed the scene where I might look for 
an adventure。  Here�察�in broad day�察�the streets are secret as 
in the blackest night of January�察�and in the midst of some 
four million sleepers�察�solitary as the woods of Yucatan。  If 
I but raise my voice I could summon up the number of an army�察�
and yet the grave is not more silent than this city of 
sleep。'

He was still following these quaint and serious musings when 
he came into a street of more mingled ingredients than was 
common in the quarter。  Here�察�on the one hand�察�framed in 
walls and the green tops of trees�察�were several of those 
discreet�察�BIJOU residences on which propriety is apt to look 
askance。  Here�察�too�察�were many of the brick´fronted barracks 
of the poor�察�a plaster cow�察�perhaps�察�serving as ensign to a 
dairy�察�or a ticket announcing the business of the mangler。  
Before one such house�察�that stood a little separate among 
walled gardens�察�a cat was playing with a straw�察�and Challoner 
paused a moment�察�looking on this sleek and solitary creature�察�
who seemed an emblem of the neighbouring peace。  With the 
cessation of the sound of his own steps the silence fell 
dead�察�the house stood smokeless�此 �the blinds down�察�the whole 
machinery of life arrested�察�and it seemed to Challoner that 
he should hear the breathing of the sleepers。

As he so stood�察�he was startled by a dull and jarring 
detonation from with

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