Thestoresarepoorerhere；thepassengerslessgay。Clothesready-made，andmeatready-cooked，aretobeboughtintheseparts；
andthelivelywhirlofcarriagesisexchangedforthedeeprumbleofcartsandwaggons。Thesesignswhicharesoplentiful，inshapelikeriverbuoys，orsmallballoons，hoistedbycordstopoles，anddanglingthere，announce，asyoumayseebylookingup，\'OYSTERSIN
EVERYSTYLE。\'Theytemptthehungrymostatnight，forthendullcandlesglimmeringinside，illuminatethesedaintywords，andmakethemouthsofidlerswater，astheyreadandlinger。
Whatisthisdismal-frontedpileofbastardEgyptian，likeanenchanter\'spalaceinamelodrama!-afamousprison，calledTheTombs。Shallwegoin？
So。Along，narrow，loftybuilding，stove-heatedasusual，withfourgalleries，oneabovetheother，goingroundit，andcommunicatingbystairs。Betweenthetwosidesofeachgallery，andinitscentre，abridge，forthegreaterconvenienceofcrossing。Oneachofthesebridgessitsaman:dozingorreading，ortalkingtoanidlecompanion。Oneachtier，aretwooppositerowsofsmallirondoors。Theylooklikefurnace-doors，butarecoldandblack，asthoughthefireswithinhadallgoneout。Sometwoorthreeareopen，andwomen，withdroopingheadsbentdown，aretalkingtotheinmates。Thewholeislightedbyaskylight，butitisfastclosed；andfromtherooftheredangle，limpanddrooping，twouselesswindsails。