His pace casual, unhurried, Raman steps over the curb and across the 
brick-paved sidewalk. A small sign hanging from a curling metal bracket on the 
house there reads R. Liddy—Herbs & Artifices. The small arrow painted on the
sign points down. Raman steps around the metal railing guarding the stairs and 
looks down. A single flight of stairs leads to the white paneled door of the 
shop.