IsawatoncethatIwasontherighttrack。Phoneticspellinghadagainmisledme。Ahalfcrowntipputthedeputy\'sknowledgeatmydisposal，andIlearnedthatMr。Bloxam，whohadsleptofftheremainsofhisbeeronthepreviousnightatCorcoran\'s，hadleftforhisworkatPoplaratfiveo\'clockthatmorning。Hecouldnottellmewheretheplaceofworkwassituated，buthehadavagueideathatitwassomekindofa“new-fangledware\'us，“andwiththisslenderclueIhadtostartforPoplar。Itwastwelveo\'clockbeforeI
gotanysatisfactoryhintofsuchabuilding，andthisIgotatacoffeeshop，wheresomeworkmenwerehavingtheirdinner。
OneofthemsuggestedthattherewasbeingerectedatCrossAngelStreetanew“coldstorage“building，andasthissuitedtheconditionofa“new-fangledware\'us，“Iatoncedrovetoit。
Aninterviewwithasurlygatekeeperandasurlierforeman，bothofwhomwereappeasedwiththecoinoftherealm，putmeonthetrackofBloxam。HewassentforonmysuggestionthatIwaswillingtopayhisdayswagestohisforemanfortheprivilegeofaskinghimafewquestionsonaprivatematter。
Hewasasmartenoughfellow，thoughroughofspeechandbearing。