"Thome time."

"Do you know what he is?"

"Aint an idea, mithter—and noboody elthe that I knowth of! Liv'th on hith wit'th, I should thay, if you athk me. Wrong 'un!"

"Nor where he lives?"

"No, mithter! All I knowth ith that he come'th to Vivian'th—now and then."

"And you saw him to-night?"

"I did, mithter—to-night ath ever wath!"

"What time was that?"

"About eight o'clock, mithter—near ath I can fix it."

"Well, what happened?"