Thomas Hardy

“ Has he respectable lodgings? My own experience has shown me that that's a great thing to a young man living alone in London.'
'Warwick Street, Charing Cross--that's where he is.'
'Well, to be sure--strange! A very dear friend of mine used to live at number fifty-two in that very same street.'
'Edward lives at number forty-nine--how very near being the same house!' said the old farmer, pleased in spite of himself.
'Very,' said Manston. 'Well, I suppose we had better step along a little quicker, Mr. Springrove ”