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We did indeed get a fleeting view of a stretch of the Tha upon the broad, silent water; but our cab dashed on, and was soon involved in a labyrinth of streets upon the other side

"Wordsworth Road," said my companion "Priory Road Lark Hall Lane Stockwell Place Robert Street Cold Harbor Lane Our quest does not appear to take us to very fashionable regions"

We had, indeed, reached a questionable and forbidding neighborhood Long lines of dull brick houses were only relieved by the coarse glare and tawdry brilliancy of public houses at the corner Then ca of ain inters,--theout into the country At last the cab drew up at the third house in a new terrace None of the other houses were inhabited, and that at which we stopped was as dark as its neighbors, save for a single gli, however, the door was instantly thrown open by a Hindoo servant clad in a yellow turban, white loose-fitting clothes, and a yellow sash There was soure framed in the co-house

"The Sahib awaits you," said he, and even as he spoke there ca voice froar," it cried "Show theht in to me"