on the te s to which the girl had ro h on the bank end on the same side of w twist chapter the appointment kept the three quarters past eleven as two figures emerged on london bridge one which advanced with a swift and rapid step was that of a woman who looked eagerly about her as though in quest of some expected object the figure was that of a man who along in the deepest shadow he could find and at some distance his pace to hers stopping when she stopped and as she moved again creeping stealthily on but never allowing himself in the of his pursuit to gain upon her footsteps thus they crossed the bridge from the to the shore when the woman apparently disappointed in her anxious scrutiny of the foot passengers turned back the movement was sudden but he who watched her was not thrown off his guard by it for shrinking into one of the recesses which the of the bridge and leaning over the the better to conceal his � figure he suffered her to pass by oh the opposite pavement when she was about the same distance in advance as she had been before he slipped quietly down � ind followed her again at nearly the centre of the bridge she stopped the man stopped too it was a very dark night the day had been and at that hour and place there were few people stirring such as there were hurried quickly past very possibly without seeing but certainly without noticing either the woman or the man who kept her in view their appearance was not calculated to attract the regards of such of london s destitute population as chanced to take their way over the bridge that night in search of some cold arch or wherein to lay their heads they stood there in silence neither speaking nor spoken to by any one who passed i told you before replied that i was b fl speak to you there i don t know it is said the i but i have such a fear and dread me u night that i can hardly stand a fear of what the who beamed u pity her i scarcely know of wliat replied the girl i wish did horrible thoughts of death and upon them and a fear that has made me aa if wm ou fire have been upon me all day i was n a a book k night to the time away and the same things c� the print imagination said the gentleman her no imagination replied the girl in a hoarse voice i b swear saw coffin written in page of the book is large black letters � aye and they carried one dose to me in tiie streets to night � there ia nothing unusual in that said the they have passed me often real ones the girl this was not there waa something ao uncommon in her manner that u of the concealed listener crept as he heard the girl b these words and the blood chilled within him he had n experienced a greater relief than in hearing the sweet t the young lady as she beg her to be calm and not a herself to become the prey of such fearful fancies speak to her kindly said the j lady to her poor creature she seems to need it your haughty people would have held th� r hi up to see me as i am to night aud preached of f vengeance cried the girl oh dear lady why ar n t u who claim to be god s own folks as gentle end as kind u poor wretches as you who having youth and beauty o m that they have lost might bo a little proud instead much ah said the gentleman a his after washing it well to the east when he s his those good people after giving their faces h a world as to take the smiles os turn with i to the side of heaven between the the commend me to the first these words appeared to be addressed to the twist saint s form a landing stairs from the river to this spot the man bearing the appearance of a hastened and after a moment s survey of the place he began to descend these stairs are a part of the bridge they consist of three flights just below the end of the second going down the stone wall on the left in an ornamental towards the thames at this point the lower steps so that a person turning that angle of the wall is necessarily unseen by any others on the stairs who chance to be above him if only a step the looked hastily round when he reached this point and as there seemed no better place of and the tide being out there was plenty of room he aside with his back to the and there waited pretty certain that they would come no lower and that even if he could not hear what was said he could follow them again with safety so stole the time in this lonely place and so eager was the spy to penetrate the motives of an interview so different from what he had been led to expect that he more than once gave the matter up for lost and persuaded himself either that they had stopped far above or had resorted to some entirely different spot to hold their mysterious conversation he was on the very point of emerging from his and the road above when he heard the sound of footsteps and directly afterwards of voices almost close at his ear he drew himself straight upright against the wall and breathing listened attentively this is enough said a voice which was evidently that of the gentleman i will not suffer the yoimg lady to go any 