I transcribe it here, as I wish this record to be a complete brief of my proceedings in this Haygarth business.
"Gray's Inn, Sunday night.
"DEAR HAWKEHURST,--The copies of the letters came duly to hand, and I think you have made your selections with much discretion, always supposing you have overlooked nothing in the remaining mass of writing.
I will thank you to send me the rest of the letters, by the way.

You can take notes of anything likely to be useful to yourself, and it will be as well for me to possess the originals.
"I find one very strong point in the first letter of your selection, viz.

the allusion to a house in John-street.

It is clear that Matthew lived in that house, and in that neighbourhood there may even yet remain some traces of his existence.

I shall begin a close investigation to-morrow within a certain radius of that spot; and if I have the good luck to fall upon any clear-headed centenarians, I may pick up something.
"There are some alms-houses hard by Whitecross-street prison, where the inmates live to ages that savour of the Pentateuch.