ItfelloutasWemmickhadtoldmeitwould, thatIhadanearlyopportunityofcomparingmyguardian’, washinghishandswithhisscentedsoap, whenIwentintotheofficefromWalworth; andhecalledmetohim, andgavemetheinvitationformyselfandfriendswhichWemmickhadpreparedmetoreceive.“Noceremony” hestipulated, “andnodinnerdress, andsayto-morrow.” Iaskedhimwhereweshouldcometo (forIhadnoideawherehelived), andIbelieveitwasinhisgeneralobjectiontomakeanythinglikeanadmission, thathereplied, “Comehere, andI’lltakeyouhomewithme.” Iembracethisopportunityofremarkingthathewashedhisclientsoff, , whichsmeltofthescentedsoaplikeaperfumer’-towelonarollerinsidethedoor, andhewouldwashhishands, andwipethemanddrythemalloverthistowel, ’clocknextday, heseemedtohavebeenengagedonacaseofadarkercomplexionthanusual, for, wefoundhimwithhisheadbuttedintothiscloset, notonlywashinghishands, , andhadgoneallroundthejack-towel, hetookouthispenknifeandscrapedthecaseoutofhisnailsbeforeheputhiscoaton.

Thereweresomepeopleslinkingaboutasusualwhenwepassedoutintothestreet, whowereevidentlyanxioustospeakwithhim; buttherewassomethingsoconclusiveinthehaloofscentedsoapwhichencircledhispresence, , hewasrecognizedeverandagainbysomefaceinthecrowdofthestreets, andwheneverthathappenedhetalkedloudertome; butheneverotherwiserecognizedanybody, ortooknoticethatanybodyrecognizedhim.