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him��' 

     ��I  may    stop   to  remark    that  this   was   no   proof   of  my    sense。   An 

observer of men who finds himself steadily repelled by some apparently 

trifling thing in a stranger is right to give it great weight。             It may be the 

clue   to   the   whole   mystery。    A   hair   or   two   will   show   where   a   lion   is 

hidden。     A very little key will open a very heavy door。�� 

     I took my part in the conversation with him after a time�察�and we got on 

remarkably well。        In the drawing´room I asked the host how long he had 

known Mr。 Slinkton。          He answered�察�not many months�察�he had met him at 



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the house of a celebrated painter then present�察�who had known him well 

when he was travelling with his nieces in Italy for their health。    His plans 

in life being broken by the death of one of them�察�he was reading with the 

intention of going back to college as a matter of form�察�taking his degree�察�

and going into orders。     I could not but argue with myself that here was 

the true explanation of his interest in poor Meltham�察�and that I had been 

almost brutal in my distrust on that simple head。 



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                                            III。 



       On the very next day but one I was sitting behind my glass partition�察�

as before�察�when he came into the outer office�察�as before。                 The moment I 

saw him again without hearing him�察�I hated him worse than ever。 

     It was only for a moment that I had this opportunity�察�for he waved his 

tight´fitting black glove the instant I looked at him�察�and came straight in。 

     'Mr。    Sampson�察    �good´day�       �I   presume�察    �you   see�察  �upon    your   kind 

permission to intrude upon you。            I don't keep my word in being justified 

by business�察�for my business here ´ if I may so abuse the word ´ is of the 

slightest nature。' 

     I asked�察�was it anything I could assist him in�拭�

     'I  thank   you�察  �no。   I   merely    called   to  inquire   outside    whether    my 

dilatory friend had been so false to himself as to be practical and sensible。 

But�察  �of   course�察  �he   has   done   nothing。  I   gave   him   your   papers   with   my 

own hand�察�and he was hot upon the intention�察�but of course he has done 

nothing。     Apart from the general human disinclination to do anything that 

ought to be done�察�I dare say there is a specially about assuring one's life。 

You find it like will´making。          People are so superstitious�察�and take it for 

granted they will die soon afterwards。' 

     'Up here�察�if you please�察�straight up here�察�Mr。 Sampson。               Neither to the 

right nor to the left。'     I almost fancied I could hear him breathe the words 

as he sat smiling at me�察�with that intolerable parting exactly opposite the 

bridge of my nose。 

     'There   is   such   a   feeling   sometimes�察  �no   doubt��'   I   replied�察  �'but   I   don't 

think it obtains to any great extent。' 

     'Well��'   said   he�察  �with   a   shrug   and   a   smile�察  �'I   wish   some   good   angel 

would influence  my friend   in the  right direction。            I  rashly promised his 

mother and sister in Norfolk to see it done�察�and he promised them that he 



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would do it。      But I suppose he never will。' 

     He spoke for a minute or two on indifferent topics�察�and went away。 

     I had scarcely unlocked the drawers of my writing´table next morning�察�

when he   reappeared。        I  noticed   that   he   came  straight   to   the door   in   the 

glass partition�察�and did not pause a single moment outside。 

     'Can you spare me two minutes�察�my dear Mr。 Sampson��' 

     'By all means。' 

     'Much obliged��' laying his hat and umbrella on the table�察�'I came early�察�

not to interrupt you。        The fact is�察�I am taken by surprise in reference to 

this proposal my friend has made。' 

     'Has he made one��' said I。 

     'Ye´es��' he answered�察�deliberately looking at me�察�and then a bright idea 

seemed to strike him ´ 'or he only tells me he has。              Perhaps that may be a 

new way of evading the matter。            By Jupiter�察�I never thought of that��' 

     Mr。 Adams was opening the morning's letters in the outer office。 'What 

is the name�察�Mr。 Slinkton��' I asked。 

     'Beckwith。' 

     I   looked   out   at   the   door   and   requested   Mr。   Adams�察  �if   there   were   a 

proposal   in   that   name�察  �to   bring   it   in。 He   had   already  laid   it   out   of   his 

hand on the counter。         It was easily selected from the rest�察�and he gave it 

me。     Alfred     Beckwith。      Proposal     to  effect   a  policy   with   us   for  two 

thousand pounds。         Dated yesterday。 

     'From the Middle Temple�察�I see�察�Mr。 Slinkton。' 

     'Yes。    He lives on the same staircase with me�察�his door is opposite。                 I 

never thought he would make me his reference though。' 

     'It seems natural enough that he should。' 

     'Quite   so�察  �Mr。   Sampson�察  �but   I   never thought   of   it。  Let   me   see。'   He 

took   the  printed paper   from  his   pocket。       'How  am  I  to   answer  all   these 

questions��' 

     'According to the truth�察�of course��' said I。 

     'O�察�of course��' he answered�察�looking up from the paper with a smile�察�'I 



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meant they were so many。           But you do right to be particular。        It stands to 

reason that you must be particular。            Will you allow me to use your pen 

and ink��' 

     'Certainly。' 

     'And your desk��' 

     'Certainly。' 

     He   had   been   hovering   about   between   his   hat   and   his   umbrella   for   a 

place to write on。       He now sat down in my chair�察�at my blotting´ paper 

and   inkstand�察  �with   the   long   walk   up   his   head   in   accurate   perspective 

before me�察�as I stood with my back to the fire。 

     Before answering each question he ran over it aloud�察�and discussed it。 

How long had he known Mr。 Alfred Beckwith�拭                  �That he had to calculate 

by  years upon his fingers。         What were his habits�拭         �No difficulty about 

them�察�temperate in the last degree�察�and took a little too much exercise�察�if 

anything。     All the answers were satisfactory。           When he had written them 

all�察�he   looked   them  over�察�and   finally  signed them in   a   very  pretty  hand。 

He supposed he had now done with the business。                  I told him he was not 

likely to be troubled any farther。         Should he leave the papers there�拭�If he 

pleased。     Much obliged。        Good´morning。 

     I had had one other visitor before him�察�not at the office�察�but at my own 

house。     That visitor had come to my bedside when it was not yet daylight�察�

and had been seen by no one else but by my faithful confidential servant。 

     A second reference paper ��for we required always two�� was sent down 

into Norfolk�察  �and   was duly  received back by  post。            This�察�likewise�察  �was 

satisfactorily   answered   in   every   respect。     Our   forms   were   all   complied 

with�察�we accepted the proposal�察�and the premium for one year was paid。 



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                                            IV。 



       For six or seven months I saw no more of Mr。 Slinkton。                  He called 

once at my house�察�but I was not at home�察�and he once asked me to

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