AquarterofanhourofratherfastridingbroughtthemintoatangleofstreetsontheEastside。AsGeorgenoticedtheswarmingsidewalksandlistenedtothenoisesincidenttoanover-populatedquarter，hecouldnotforbear，despitetheinjunctionhehadreceived，toexpresshissurpriseatthedirectionoftheirsearch。
Surely，”saidhe，”thegentlemanIhavedescribedcanhavenofriendshere。”Then，bethinkinghimself，headded：”Butifhehasreasonstofearthelaw，naturallyhewouldseektolosehimselfinaplaceasdifferentaspossiblefromhisusualhaunts。””Yes，thatwouldbesomemen’sway，”wasthecurt，almostindifferent，answerhereceived。Sweetwaterwaslookingthiswayandthatfromthewindowbesidehim，andnow，leaningoutgavesomedirectionstothedriverwhichalteredtheircourse。
Whentheystopped，whichwasinafewminutes，hesaidtoGeorge：”Weshallhavetowalknowforablockortwo。I’manxioustoattractnoattention，norisitdesirableforyoutodoso。Ifyoucanmanagetoactasifyouwereaccustomedtotheplaceandjustleaveallthetalkingtome，weoughttogetalongfirst-rate。
Don’tbeastonishedatanythingyousee，andtrustmefortherest；
that’sall。”