Hexford has failed at it.

Now we'll see what a blooming stranger can do." XVI 62 CUTHBERT ROAD Tush! I will stir about, And all things will be well, I warrant thee.
_Romeo and Juliet_.
He was walking south and on the best lighted and most beautiful street in town, but his eyes were forever seeking a break in the long line of fence which marked off the grounds of a seemingly interminable stretch of neighbouring mansions, and when a corner was at last reached, he dashed around it and took a straight course for Huested Street, down which he passed with quickened steps and an air of growing assurance.
He was soon at the bottom of the hill where the street, taking a turn, plunged him at once into a thickly populated district.

As this was still the residence quarter, he passed on until he gained the heart of the town and the region of the saloons.

Here he slackened pace and consulted a memorandum he had made while talking to Hexford.

"A big job," was his comment, sorry to find the hour quite so late.