"I was very fortunate indeed, sir."
"Oh, you were very fortunate indeed?"
"Yes, sir. I am, through being country bred I suppose, fond of fruit, so when I left you last night, I bought an apple at a shop opposite."
"Oh, at Mr. a—a—"
"I don't know the name, sir," said Johanna, "but I can run out and ascertain, I dare say."
Todd gave a low sort of growl. He did not know if he were being foiled by innocence or by art. With an impatient gesture, he added—
"Never mind the apples, I wish to know where you slept, Charley, that I may judge if it was a proper place, there are so many wicked people in London."
"Are there, sir?"
"Bah! Go on. Where did you sleep?"
"Well, sir, as there was a kind tempered-looking servant in the fruiterer's shop, I thought she might be able to tell me of some place where I could lodge, and when she had heard my story—"