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Updated: October 20, 2025
"His ears are as delicate as his feelings; and you know how easily disturbed they are. Do let us move on." So Peter Hovenden and his daughter Annie plodded on without further conversation, until in a by-street of the town they found themselves passing the open door of a blacksmith's shop.
He mentally asked himself that important question, as he entered a shady by-street in the neighborhood of the Campo Santo, on his way back to the Melani Palace.
It looked like a snare, and yet who could suppose a snare in such a quiet by-street and in a house of so prosperous and even noble an exterior? And yet snare or no snare, intentionally or unintentionally here he was, prettily trapped; and for the life of him he could see no way out of it again. The darkness began to weigh upon him.
'Mossgiel and Ballochmyle, and the house where you lived in Mauchline. 'We'll go to that first; it's not a great sight, I warn you only a whitewashed, thatched cottage in a by-street. When we've seen that, we'll take a trap and drive to the other places. 'But that will cost a great deal, said Gladys doubtfully, recalled for the moment to the small economies it was her daily lot to practise.
He greeted them with his polite but constitutionally leering smile. "Good-evening, mith," he said; "nithe evening!" "He's rather an awful little man," the grey girl said when they had achieved the crossing of the street; "but he's got quite a nice sense of humour." "Ah!" said Thyme. They had turned into a by-street, and stopped before a house which had obviously seen better days.
I walked after them with my load until we came to a by-street; at the shutters of a shop they rapped three times on the iron bar outside which fixed them up; the door was opened, and we put the bags down in the passage, walked out again without a word, and the door was immediately closed.
A messenger from the magistrates spoke to the people against their scheme; but they said they were only going to do what they had a right to do: it was lawful to petition; and that was their errand. So, on they went, their numbers being swelled by groups from every by-street on their way.
Over the stones we rattled, leaving the lurking agent standing in the deep shadow, but on turning back I saw him dash across the road to a by-street, where, in all probability, he had a conveyance in waiting. Then, after we had crossed the Neva, I countermanded my order to the man, saying "Don't go right up to the station. Turn into the Liteinoi Prospect to the left, and put me down there.
The house where he had left him was in a by-street in Southwark, not far from London Bridge; and thither he hied with all speed, bent upon returning with as little delay as might be, and getting to bed betimes. The evening was boisterous scarcely better than the previous night had been.
Then, quite suddenly, a man stepped out from the dark entrance to a by-street, and, touching me lightly on the arm, said, "Is there anything amiss? I have been looking at you for some time, and a feeling has come over me that you need assistance. What is the matter?"
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