GladandPollyoccupiedthemselveswiththeirownfood。
AntonyDartgazedatthefire。
Herehesatwarminghimselfinaloftwithabeggar，athief，andahelplessthingofthestreet。Hehadcomeouttobuyapistol——itsweightstillhunginhisovercoatpocket——
andhehadreachedthisplaceofwhoseexistencehehadanhouragonotdreamed。Eachstepwhichhadledhimhadseemedasimple，inevitablething，forwhichhehadapparentlybeenresponsible，butwhichheknew——yes，somehowheKNEW——hehadofhisownvolitionneitherplannednormeant。Yetherehesat——apartofthelivesofthebeggar，thethief，andthepoorthingofthestreet。Whatdiditmean？
\"Tellme，\"hesaidtothethief，\"howyoucamehere。\"