I had a map beside me though, and when once I had spotted the principal hotels and stations, I got on pretty well.
"It was some time before I found out where my two gentlemen were living; but I inquired and inquired until at last I dropped across them.

They were at a boarding-house at Camberwell, over on the other side of the river.

When once I found them out I knew that I had them at my mercy.

I had grown my beard, and there was no chance of their recognizing me.
I would dog them and follow them until I saw my opportunity.

I was determined that they should not escape me again.
"They were very near doing it for all that.