He immediately came up to Thirlby, and, in an anxious but deferential tone, inquired how he had found Nizza?
The latter shook his head, and, sternly declining any further conversation, passed on with the apprentice to an outer room.

He then flung himself into a chair, and appeared lost in deep and bitter reflection.

Leonard was unwilling to disturb him; but at last his own anxieties compelled him to break silence.
"Can you tell me aught of Amabel ?" he asked.
"Alas! no," replied Thirlby, rousing himself.

"I have had no time to inquire about her, as you shall hear.

After leaving you on the bridge, I went into Southwark, and hurrying through all the principal streets, inquired from every watchman I met whether he had seen any person answering to Doctor Hodges's description, but could hear nothing of him.
At last I gave up the quest, and, retracing my steps, was proceeding along Cannon-street, when I descried a person a little in advance of me, whom I thought must be the doctor, and, calling out to him, found I was not mistaken.