Thenextdayhepackedatrunkandleftfortheneighboringcity。Hisapartmentsweretobekeptinreadinessforhisreturnatanytime。Ifyouhadseenhimwalkingovertotherailroaddepot，youwouldhavetakenhimforamanofforty-five。
Whenhearrivedathisdestination，Mr。Tolmanestablishedhimselftemporarilyatahotel，andspentthenextthreeorfourdaysinwalkingaboutthecitylookingforwhathewanted。Whathewantedwasratherdifficulttodefine，butthewayinwhichheputthemattertohimselfwassomethinglikethis：
\"Iwouldliketofindasnuglittleplacewhere，Icanlive，andcarryonsomebusinesswhichIcanattendtomyself，andwhichwillbringmeintocontactwithpeopleofallsorts——peoplewhowillinterestme。Itmustbeasmallbusiness，becauseI
don\'twanttohavetoworkveryhard，anditmustbesnugandcomfortable，becauseIwanttoenjoyit。Iwouldlikeashopofsomesort，becausethatbringsamanfacetofacewithhisfellow-creatures。\"
Thecityinwhichhewaswalkingaboutwasoneofthebestplacesinthecountryinwhichtofindtheplaceofbusinesshedesired。Itwasfullofindependentlittleshops。ButMr。