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           Thenorthandwestweresurelynevermeanttobeleftoutofhisdiabolicalscheme,letalonetheCityitselfandtheveryheartoffashionableLondoninthesouth-westandwest. IwentbacktoSmollet,andaskedhimifhecouldtellusifanyotherboxeshadbeentakenfromCarfax. 

           Hereplied,"Wellguv’nor,you’vetreatedmevery‘an’some",Ihadgivenhimhalfasovereign,"anI’lltellyerallIknow. IheardamanbythenameofBloxamsayfournightsagointhe‘Arean’‘Ounds,inPincher’sAlley,as‘owhean’hismate‘ad‘adararedustyjobinaold’ouseatPurfleet. Thereain’tamanysuchjobsasthis’ere,an’I’mthinkin’thatmaybeSamBloxamcouldtellyesummut." 

           Iaskedifhecouldtellmewheretofindhim. Itoldhimthatifhecouldgetmetheaddressitwouldbeworthanotherhalfsovereigntohim. Sohegulpeddowntherestofhisteaandstoodup,sayingthathewasgoingtobeginthesearchthenandthere. 

           Atthedoorhestopped,andsaid, "Look’ere,guv’nor,thereain’tnosenseinmeakeepin’you’ere. ImayfindSamsoon,orImayn’t,butanyhowheain’tliketobeinawaytotellyemuchtonight. Samisarareonewhenhestartsonthebooze. Ifyoucangivemeaenvelopewithastamponit,andputyeraddressonit,I’llfindoutwhereSamistobefoundandpostityetonight. Butye’dbetterbeuparter’imsooninthemornin’,nevermindtheboozethenightafore."