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Jonathan Harker’s Journal

           IrememberedmyexperienceoftheinvestigationandpurchaseofCarfax,andIcouldnotbutfeelthatIcouldfindtheformerownertheremightbesomemeansdiscoveredofgainingaccesstothehouse. 

           TherewasatpresentnothingtobelearnedfromthePiccadillyside,andnothingcouldbedone,soIwentaroundtothebacktoseeifanythingcouldbegatheredfromthisquarter. Themewswereactive,thePiccadillyhousesbeingmostlyinoccupation.IaskedoneortwoofthegroomsandhelperswhomIsawaroundiftheycouldtellmeanythingabouttheemptyhouse. Oneofthemsaidthatheheardithadlatelybeentaken,buthecouldn’tsayfromwhom. Hetoldme,however,thatuptoverylatelytherehadbeenanoticeboardof"ForSale"up,andthatperhapsMitchell,Sons,&Candythehouseagentscouldtellmesomething,ashethoughtherememberedseeingthenameofthatfirmontheboard. Ididnotwishtoseemtooeager,ortoletmyinformantknoworguesstoomuch,sothankinghimintheusualmanner,Istrolledaway. Itwasnowgrowingdusk,andtheautumnnightwasclosingin,soIdidnotloseanytime. HavinglearnedtheaddressofMitchell,Sons,&CandyfromadirectoryattheBerkeley,IwassoonattheirofficeinSackvilleStreet. 

           Thegentlemanwhosawmewasparticularlysuaveinmanner,butuncommunicativeinequalproportion. HavingoncetoldmethatthePiccadillyhouse,whichthroughoutourinterviewhecalleda"mansion,"wassold,heconsideredmybusinessasconcluded. 

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