DIALSTONE LANE
By W. W. Jacobs
PART II.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
"He Waylaid Him on Several Occasions to Inquire Into TheProgress he Was Making."
"'Done With It?' Repeated the Girl, in a Startled Voice."
"Mr. Chalk Entered, Leading Mr. Stobell."
"He Moved It out Bodily and Looked Behind And BeneathIt."
"She Stood Face to Face With the Stern Realities OfLife."
"He Made out a Girl's Head Surmounted by A Large Hat."
"He Passed his Cup up for More Coffee."
"'This is a New Client of Mine,' Said Tredgold."
"Mr. Tredgold Prepared to Draw up the RequiredAgreement."
"'Fine Day, Gentlemen,' Said the Stranger, As he RaisedHis Glass."
"His Three Patrons, With a Hopeless Attempt to AppearUnconcerned, Were Coming Down the Road"
"Captain Brisket Waving Farewells from the Quay As TheyEmbarked."
CHAPTER V
Mr. Chalk's expedition to the Southern Seas became a standing joke with the captain, and he waylaid him on several occasions to inquire into the progress he was making, and to give him advice suitable for all known emergencies at sea, together with a few that are unknown. Even Mr. Chalk began to tire of his pleasantries, and, after listening to a surprising account of a Scotch vessel which always sailed backwards when the men whistled on Sundays, signified his displeasure by staying away from Dialstone Lane for some time.
Deprived of his society the captain consoled himself with that of Edward Tredgold, a young man for w