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     'Yes��' 

     'But if you had never heard or seen it�察�or heard of it in its cruelty�察�could 

you believe that it beats every inanimate thing in its way to pieces�察�without 

mercy�察�and destroys life without remorse��' 

     'You terrify me�察�sir�察�by these questions��' 

     'To save you�察�young lady�察�to save you�             �For God's sake�察�collect your 

strength and collect your firmness�           �If you were here alone�察�and hemmed 

in by the rising tide on the flow to fifty feet above your head�察�you could 

not be in greater danger than the danger you are now to be saved from。' 

     The figure on the sand was spun out�察�and straggled off into a crooked 

little jerk that ended at the cliff very near us。 



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     'As I am�察�before Heaven and the Judge of all mankind�察�your friend�察�and 

your dead sister's friend�察�I solemnly entreat you�察�Miss Niner�察�without one 

moment's loss of time�察�to come to this gentleman with me��' 

     If the little carriage had been less near to us�察�I doubt if I could have got 

her away�察�but it was so near that we were there before she had recovered 

the hurry of being urged from the rock。             I did not remain there with her 

two minutes。       Certainly within five�察�I had the inexpressible satisfaction of 

seeing her ´ from the point we had sat on�察�and to which I had returned ´ 

half supported and half carried up some rude steps notched in the cliff�察�by 

the figure of an active man。         With that figure beside her�察�I knew she was 

safe anywhere。 

     I sat alone on the rock�察�awaiting Mr。 Slinkton's return。              The twilight 

was   deepening   and   the   shadows   were   heavy�察  �when   he   came   round   the 

point�察�with his hat hanging at his button´hole�察�smoothing his wet hair with 

one of his hands�察�and picking out the old path with the other and a pocket´ 

comb。 

     'My niece not here�察�Mr。 Sampson��' he said�察�looking about。 

     'Miss Niner seemed to feel a chill in the air after the sun was down�察�

and has gone home。' 

     He    looked    surprised�察  �as   though    she   were   not   accustomed      to  do 

anything without him�察�even to originate so slight a proceeding。 

     'I persuaded Miss Niner��' I explained。 

     'Ah��' said he。     'She is easily persuaded ´ for her good。            Thank you�察�

Mr。 Sampson�察�she is better within doors。             The bathing´place was farther 

than I thought�察�to say the truth。' 

     'Miss Niner is very delicate��' I observed。 

     He   shook   his   head   and   drew   a   deep   sigh。 'Very�察  �very�察  �very。  You 

may recollect my saying so。           The time that has since intervened has not 

strengthened her。       The gloomy shadow that fell upon her sister so early in 

life seems�察�in my anxious eyes�察�to gather over her�察�ever darker�察�ever darker。 

Dear Margaret�察�dear Margaret�           �But we must hope。' 



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     The hand´carriage was spinning away before us at a most indecorous 

pace for   an   invalid vehicle�察  �and   was   making most   irregular   curves upon 

the sand。     Mr。  Slinkton�察�noticing   it   after he had   put his handkerchief  to 

his eyes�察�said�察�

     'If  I  may   judge    from   appearances�察     �your   friend   will  be   upset�察  �Mr。 

Sampson。' 

     'It looks probable�察�certainly��' said I。 

     'The servant must be drunk。' 

     'The servants of old gentlemen will get drunk sometimes��' said I。 

     'The major draws very light�察�Mr。 Sampson。' 

     'The major does draw light��' said I。 

     By this time the carriage�察�much to my relief�察�was lost in the darkness。 

We walked on for a little�察�side by side over the sand�察�in silence。                 After a 

short while he said�察�in a voice still affected by the emotion that his niece's 

state of health had awakened in him�察�

     'Do you stay here long�察�Mr。 Sampson��' 

     'Why�察�no。     I am going away to´night。' 

     'So soon�拭     �But business always holds you in request。              Men like Mr。 

Sampson   are   too   important   to   others�察  �to   be   spared   to   their   own   need   of 

relaxation and enjoyment。' 

     'I don't know about that��' said I。       'However�察�I am going back。' 

     'To London��' 

     'To London。' 

     'I shall be there too�察�soon after you。' 

     I knew that as well as he did。          But I did not tell him so。        Any more 

than   I   told   him   what   defensive   weapon   my   right   hand   rested   on   in   my 

pocket�察�as I walked by his side。          Any more than I told him why I did not 

walk on the sea side of him with the night closing in。 

     We left the beach�察�and our ways diverged。              We exchanged goodnight�察�

and had parted indeed�察�when he said�察�returning�察�

     'Mr。   Sampson�察  �MAY   I   ask�拭     �Poor   Meltham�察  �whom   we   spoke   of�察   � 



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dead yet��' 

     'Not when I last heard of him�察�but too broken a man to live long�察�and 

hopelessly lost to his old calling。' 

     'Dear�察  �dear�察  �dear��'   said   he�察  �with   great   feeling。 'Sad�察  �sad�察  �sad�   �The 

world is a grave��'      And so went his way。 

     It was not his fault if the world were not a grave�察�but I did not call that 

observation after him�察�any more than I had mentioned those other things 

just   now    enumerated。       He    went   his   way�察  �and   I  went    mine   with    all 

expedition。      This happened�察�as I have said�察�either at the end of September 

or beginning of October。          The next time I saw him�察�and the last time�察�was 

late in November。 



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                                             V。 



       I   had   a   very   particular   engagement   to   breakfast   in   the   Temple。 It 

was a bitter north´easterly morning�察�and the sleet and slush lay inches deep 

in the streets。    I could get no conveyance�察�and was soon wet to the knees�察�

but I should have been true to that appointment�察�though I had to wade to it 

up to my neck in the same impediments。 

     The   appointment   took   me   to   some   chambers   in   the   Temple。       They 

were at the top of a lonely corner house overlooking the river。               The name�察�

MR。 ALFRED BECKWITH�察�was painted on the outer door。                         On the door 

opposite�察�on the same landing�察�the name MR。 JULIUS SLINKTON。 The 

doors of both sets of chambers stood open�察�so that anything said aloud in 

one set could be heard in the other。 

     I had never been in those chambers before。             They were dismal�察�close�察�

unwholesome�察�and oppressive�察�the furniture�察�originally good�察�and not yet 

old�察�was faded and dirty�察 � the rooms were in great disorder�察�there was a 

strong prevailing smell of opium�察�brandy�察�and tobacco�察�the grate and fire´ 

irons were splashed all over with unsightly blotches of rust�察�and on a sofa 

by the fire�察�in the room where breakfast had been prepared�察�lay the host�察�

Mr。    Beckwith�察    �a  man    with   all  the  appearances     of   the  worst   kind   of 

drunkard�察�very far advanced upon his shameful way to death。 

     'Slinkton is not come yet��' said this creature�察�staggering up when I went 

in�察  �'I'll   call   him。   ´   Halloa� �Julius   Caesar�  �Come   and   drink��'     As   he 

hoarsely   roared   this   out�察  �he   beat   the   poker   and   tongs   together   in   a   mad 

way�察�as if that were his usual manner of summoning his associate。 

     The   voice   of   Mr。   Slinkton   was   heard   through   the   clatter   from   the 

opposite side of the staircase�察�and he came in。

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