I beheld a shadow dodging, on the pavement 'neath my

lodging,

'Neath my unpretending lodging—opposite the very door:

"'Tis that prodigal," I muttered, "who enjoys the second

floor—

He it is, and nothing more."

Answering my thoughts, I stated, "'Tis the artist that's located

Here, returning home belated, seeking entrance at the door—

Coming back from where he's revelled, and, like me, with locks