Chapter 39

           Ontheeveningfollowingthatuponwhichthethreeworthiesmentionedinthelastchapter,disposedoftheirlittlematterofbusinessasthereinnarrated,Mr.WilliamSikes,awakeningfromanap,drowsilygrowledforthaninquirywhattimeofnightitwas.

           TheroominwhichMr.Sikespropoundedthisquestion,wasnotoneofthosehehadtenanted,previoustotheChertseyexpedition,althoughitwasinthesamequarterofthetown,andwassituatedatnogreatdistancefromhisformerlodgings.Itwasnot,inappearance,sodesirableahabitationashisoldquarters:beingameanandbadly-furnishedapartment,ofverylimitedsize;lightedonlybyonesmallwindowintheshelvingroof,andabuttingonacloseanddirtylane.Norweretherewantingotherindicationsofthegoodgentleman’shavinggonedownintheworldoflate:foragreatscarcityoffurniture,andtotalabsenceofcomfort,togetherwiththedisappearanceofallsuchsmallmoveablesasspareclothesandlinen,bespokeastateofextremepoverty;whilethemeagreandattenuatedconditionofMr.Sikeshimselfwouldhavefullyconfirmedthesesymptoms,iftheyhadstoodinanyneedofcorroboration.

           Thehousebreakerwaslyingonthebed,wrappedinhiswhitegreat-coat,bywayofdressing-gown,anddisplayingasetoffeaturesinnodegreeimprovedbythecadaveroushueofillness,andtheadditionofasoilednightcap,andastiff,blackbeardofaweek’sgrowth.

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