The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-05-23
A NIGHT WITH DICKENS.
AN ENGLISH REPORTER TELLS AN
INTERESTING STORY


The Famous Novelist Points Out the
Places Where He Found His Charac-
ters-NIeeting Dick swiveler and BIZ
sykes-Litt1e Nell.
"Dickensl Yes, in his way he was Shakes
pearelp And Lloyd wheeled around in he
chair, and faced me with unnaturally bright
eyes and a flushed face.
knew thai Lloyd was ali Eng iisiiiii,a1i, and
l heard that had given him good position
on London paper when he came to this
country, but he has told me very little about
himself. How the name of Dickens cropped
out in our conversation l cannot now re-
member, but when 1t was mentioned Lloyd
became enthusiastic.
II spent wonderful night with him once, y
he said, lighting fresh cigar, sand when
you mentioned his name it all came back TO
me 1t was in '5s or 80 At that time had
the police department on The South London
Journal. Without stretching it at all,
think may say that had made some little
reputation for myself.
well, to cut long story short, was
working away at my desk one evening, when
Inspector Davis came in.
"'What do you say to going the rounds
with me tonight said the Inspector.
Thanks l replied, but am rather busy
and cannot very well 60.
Sorry, responded the inspector; 4 am to
take Mr. Dickens along, and l took it for
granted that you would want to CO.
''Charles DiclSensp shouted is he really
going with youp
THAT is the arrangement said the in
spector. Can't you meet us at Bulls at 11f
soI hot cead
wrote several notes to my reporters, and
some minutes before IL turned up at Bulls,
a third rate restaurant ON Oxford street. In
spector Davis and another gentleman had
just finished their supper. OF course, the
other gentleman was Mr.. Dickens. When
was introduced to him he drew me aside in u
pleasant way.
g Newspaper name he said. We'll, like
all newspaper men. ought to, you know,
for | had devil of time myself as re-
porter
II made some sort of an answer, but Mr.
Dickens went on to say:
=" After all. you newspaper men, you re-
porters, are the real novelists of the day
Your realistic stories of the comedies and
tragedies of life cannot be surpassed
Nov is the time to catch EN-, said the
inspector, looking at his watch
1.-THE programme for the night.embraced
ramble through some of the by streets be-
tween Holborn and Oxford streets. Without
the Inspector it would have been dangerous
trip, The first place we visited was thieves
lodging house. Fully 100 men were stretched
on the floor, most of them asleep but some
were wide awake. One of the dodgers seized
Mr.. Dickens by the lapel of his coat
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