Matriculationkeptmeforfourfulldaysandthencameanafternoontospare，andIsoughtoutTottenhamCourtRoadthroughaperplexingnetworkofvariousandcrowdedstreets。ButthisLondonwasvast！itwasendless！itseemedthewholeworldhadchangedintopackedfrontagesandhoardingsandstreetspaces。Igotthereatlastandmadeinquiries，andIfoundmyunclebehindthecounterofthepharmacyhemanaged，anestablishmentthatdidnotimpressmeasdoingaparticularlyhigh-classtrade。“Lord！”hesaidatthesightofme，“Iwaswantingsomethingtohappen！”

　　Hegreetedmewarmly。Ihadgrowntaller，andhe，Ithought，hadgrownshorterandsmallerandrounderbutotherwisehewasunchanged。Hestruckmeasbeingrathershabby，andthesilkhatheproducedandputon，when，aftermysteriousnegotiationsinthebackpremisesheachievedhisfreedomtoaccompanyme，waspastitsfirstyouth；buthewasasbuoyantandconfidentasever。

　　“CometoaskmeaboutallTHAT。”hecried。“I’veneverwrittenyet。”

　　“Oh，amongotherthings。”saidI，withasuddenregrettablepoliteness，andwaivedthetopicofhistrusteeshiptoaskaftermyauntSusan。

　　“We’llhaveheroutofit。”hesaidsuddenly；“we’llgosomewhere。Wedon’tgetyouinLondoneveryday。”

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