Hekeptonhiscourse，throughmanywindingandnarrowways，untilhereachedBethnalGreen；then，turningsuddenlyofftotheleft，hesoonbecameinvolvedinamazeofthemeananddirtystreetswhichaboundinthatcloseanddensely-populatedquarter。
TheJewwasevidentlytoofamiliarwiththegroundhetraversedtobeatallbewildered，eitherbythedarknessofthenight，ortheintricaciesoftheway。Hehurriedthroughseveralalleysandstreets，andatlengthturnedintoone，lightedonlybyasinglelampatthefartherend。Atthedoorofahouseinthisstreet，heknocked；havingexchangedafewmutteredwordswiththepersonwhoopenedit，hewalkedupstairs。
Adoggrowledashetouchedthehandleofaroom-door；andaman\'svoicedemandedwhowasthere。
\'Onlyme，Bill；onlyme，mydear，\'saidtheJewlookingin。
\'Bringinyourbodythen，\'saidSikes。\'Liedown，youstupidbrute！Don\'tyouknowthedevilwhenhe\'sgotagreat-coaton?\'