#AHAI-BJ

    ,,! ,,SKET* ,,BOOK

,,LONDON ,,ANTIQUES
BY
,WA%+TON ,IRV+

  - ,I D WALK
,ME?9KS L ,GUIDO
,VAUX1 ) MY D>K LAN?ORN1 ,/1L+ 6SET !
T[N O' FIRE2 I' ?' C.TRY
,I %D 2 TAK5 =
,WILLIAM O' ! ,WISP1
,OR ,ROB9 ,GOODFELL[4

               ,,FLET*]4


,I ,,AM "S:AT ( AN ANTIQU;Y
HUNT]1 & AM FOND ( EXPLOR+




,LONDON 9 QUE/ (! RELICS (
OLD "TS4 ,^! >E PR9CIP,Y
TO
2 F.D 9 ! DEP?S (!
C;Y1 SWALL[$ UP & ALM
LO/ 9
A WILD];S ( BRICK &
MORT>2 B DERIV+ POETICAL
& ROMANTIC
9T]E/ F ! -MONPLACE
PROSAIC _W >.D !M4 ,I 0
/RUCK ) AN 9/.E (!
K9D 9 ! C\RSE (A REC5T
SUMM]
RAM# 96! C;Y2 =!
C;Y IS ONLY 6BE EXPLOR$ TO
ADVANTAGE
9 SUMM] "T1 :5 FREE F
! SMOKE & FOG1 & RA9 &
MUD
( W9T]4 ,I _H BE5 BU6ET+
= "S "T AG/ !
CURR5T (
POPUL,N SETT+ "?

,FLEET-/REET4 ,! W>M W1!R
_H UN/RUNG
MY N]VES1 & MADE ME S5SITIVE
6E J> & JO/LE &
4CORDANT S.D4 ,! FLE% 0
WE>Y1 ! _S FA9T1 & ,I
0
GETT+ \ ( HUMOR )!
BU/L+ BUSY ?R;G "?
: ,I _H
6/RU7LE1 :5 9 A FIT (
DESP],N ,I TORE MY WAY
"? !
CR[D1 PLUNG$ 96A 0LANE1
& AF PASS+ "?
S"EAL
OBSCURE NOOKS & ANGLES1
EM]G$ 96A QUA9T & QUIET
C\RT )A
GRASSPLOT 9 ! C5TRE1
OV]HUNG 0ELMS1 & KEPT
P]PETU,Y
FRE% & GRE5 0A F.TA9
) XS SP>KL+ JET ( WAT]4

,A
/UD5T ) BOOK 9 H& 0
S1T$ ON A /"O B5*1 "PLY
R1D+1
"PLY M$ITAT+ ON !
MOVE;TS ( TWO OR ?REE TRIM
NURS]Y
MAIDS ) _! 9FANT *>GES4
,I 0 L AN ,>AB1 :O _H
SU45LY -E ^U AN OASIS AMID
!
PANT+ /]IL;Y (! DES]T4
,0DEGREES ! QUIET &
COOL;S
(! PLACE SOO!D MY N]VES
& REFRE%$ MY _S4 ,I
PURSU$ MY
WALK1 & CAME1 H>D 06A
V ANCI5T *APEL1 )A
L[-BR[$
,SAXON PORTAL ( MASSIVE & RI*
>*ITECTURE4 ,! 9T]IOR 0
CIRCUL> & L(TY1 & LI<T$
F ABV4 ,>.D 7

MONU;TAL
TOMBS ( ANCI5T DATE1 ON :
7 EXT5D$ ! M>#
E6IGIES (
W>RIORS 9 >MOR4 ,"S _H !
H&S DEV\TLY CROSS$ ^U !
BR1/2 O!RS GRASP$ !
POMMEL (! SWORD1 M5AC+
HO/IL;Y
EV5 9 ! TOMB6- :ILE !
CROSS$ LEGS ( S"EAL
9DICAT$
SOLDI]S (! ,FAI? :O _H
BE5 ON CRUSADES 6! ,HOLY
,L&4
,I WAS1 9 FACT1 9 ! *APEL
(! ,KNI<TS ,TEMPL>S1
/RANGELY
SITUAT$ 9 ! V C5TRE (
SORDID TRA6IC2 & ,I D N
"K A
M IMPRESSIVE LESSON =!
MAN (! _W ?AN ?US
SU45LY

6TURN ASIDE F ! HI<WAY
( BUSY M"OY-SEEK+ LIFE1 &
SIT
D[N AM;G ^! %AD[Y
SEPUL*RES1 ": ALL IS
TWILI<T1 DU/1
& =GET;L;S4
,9 A SUBSEQU5T T\R (
OBS]V,N1 ,I 5C.T]$
ANO!R (
^! RELICS (A 8=EG"O
_W0 LOCK$ UP 9 ! HE>T (
! C;Y4
,I _H BE5 W&]+ = "S
"T "? DULL MONOTON\S
/REETS1
DE/ITUTE ( ANY ?+ 6/RIKE
! EYE OR EXCITE !
IMAG9,N1
:5 ,I 2HELD 2F ME A ,GO?IC
GATEWAY ( M\LD]+ ANTIQU;Y4
,X
OP5$ 96A SPACI\S
QUADRANGLE =M+ !

C\RT-Y>D (A
/ATELY ,GO?IC PILE1 ! PORTAL
( : /OOD 9VIT+LY OP54
,X 0 APP>5TLY A PUBLIC
$IFICE1 & Z ,I 0 ANTIQU;Y
HUNT+1 ,I V5TUR$ IN1 ?\<
) DUBI\S /EPS4 ,MEET+ NO
"O
EI 6OPPOSE OR REBUKE MY
9TRU.N1 ,I 3T9U$ ON UNTIL
,I
F.D MYF 9 A GRT HALL1
)A L(TY >*$ RO( &
OAK5
GALL]Y1 ALL ( ,GO?IC
>*ITECTURE4 ,AT "O 5D (!
HALL 0 AN
ENORM\S FIREPLACE1 ) WOOD5
SETTLES ON EA* SIDE2 AT !
O!R 5D
0 A RAIS$ PLAT=M1 OR DAIS1
! S1T ( /ATE1 ABV :
0 !
PORTRAIT (A MAN 9 ANTIQUE

G>B1 )A L;G ROBE1 A RUFF1
&A
V5]A# GRAY BE>D4
,! :OLE E/ABLI%;T _H AN
AIR ( MONA/IC QUIET &
SECLU.N1 & :AT GAVE X A
MY/]I\S *>M1 WAS1 T ,I
_H N
MET )A HUMAN 2+ S9CE ,I
_H PASS$ ! ?RE%OLD4
,5C\RAG$ 0? L"OLI;S1
,I S1T$ MYF 9 A RECESS (A
L>GE B[ W9D[1 : ADMITT$
A BROAD FLOOD ( YELL[
SUN%9E1
*ECK]$ "H & "! BY
T9TS F PANES ( COLOR$
GLASS2 :ILE
AN OP5 CASE;T LET 9 ! S(T
SUMM] AIR4 ,"H1 L1N+ MY
H1D
ON MY H&1 & MY >M ON AN OLD
OAK5 TA#1 ,I 9DULG$ 9 A
SORT

( R"EIE AB :AT MI<T H
BE5 ! ANCI5T USES ( ?
$IFICE4 ,X _H EVID5TLY BE5
( MONA/IC ORIG92 P]H "O
(
^? COLLEGIATE E/ABLI%;TS
BUILT ( YORE =! PROMO;N
(
LE>N+1 ": ! PATI5T
MONK1 9 ! AMPLE SOLITUDE (
!
CLOI/]1 A4$ PAGE 6PAGE &
VOLUME 6VOLUME1 EMULAT+ 9
!
PRODUC;N ( 8 BRA9 !
MAGNITUDE (! PILE HE
9HABIT$4
,Z ,I 0 S1T$ 9 ? MUS+
MOOD1 A SMALL PANELL$ DOOR 9
AN
>* AT ! UPP] 5D (!
HALL 0 OP5$1 &A NUMB] (
GRAY-H1D$ OLD M51 CLAD 9
L;G BLACK CLOAKS1 CAME =?

"O 0"O2
PROCE$+ 9 T MANN]
"? ! HALL1 )\T
UTT]+ A ^W1
EA* TURN+ A PALE FACE ON ME
Z HE PASS$1 & 4APPE>+
"? A DOOR AT ! L[] 5D4
,I 0 S+UL>LY /RUCK )
_! APPE>.E2 _! BLACK
CLOAKS
& ANTIQUAT$ AIR -PORT$
)! /YLE ( ? MO/
V5]A# &
MY/]I\S PILE4 ,X 0 Z IF
! <O/S (! DE"P$
YE>S1
AB : ,I _H BE5 MUS+1
7 PASS+ 9 REVIEW 2F
ME4
,PL1S+ MYF ) S*
FANCIES1 ,I SET \1 9 !
_S (
ROM.E1 6EXPLORE :AT ,I
PICTUR$ 6MYF A R1LM (

%AD[S1
EXI/+ 9 ! V C5TRE (
SUB/ANTIAL R1LITIES4
,MY RAM# L$ ME "? A
LABYR9? ( 9T]IOR C\RTS1
&
CORRIDORS1 & DILAPIDAT$
CLOI/]S1 =! MA9 $IFICE
_H _M
A4I;NS & DEP5D5CIES1
BUILT AT V>I\S "TS & 9
V>I\S
/YLES2 9 "O OP5 SPACE A
NUMB] ( BOYS1 :O EVID5TLY
2L;G$
6! E/ABLI%;T1 7 AT
_! SPORTS2 B "EY": ,I
OBS]V$ ^? MY/]I\S OLD
GRAY M5 9 BLACK MANTLES1
"S"TS
SAUNT]+ AL"O1 "S"TS
3V]S+ 9 GR\PS3 !Y
APPE>$ TO
2 ! P]VAD+ G5II (!

PLACE4 ,I N[ CALL$ 6M9D :AT
,I _H
R1D ( C]TA9 COLLEGES 9 OLD
"TS1 ": JUDICIAL A/ROLOGY1
GEOMANCY1 NECROMANCY1 & O!R
=BI45 & MAGICAL SCI;ES
7
TAU<T4 ,0 ? AN
E/ABLI%;T (! K9D1 &
7 ^!
BLACK-CLOAK$ OLD M5 RE,Y
PROFESSORS (! BLACK >T8
,^! SURMISES 7 PASS+
"? MY M9D Z MY EYE
GL.ED 96A
*AMB]1 HUNG R.D ) ALL
K9DS ( /RANGE & UNC\?
OBJECTS2
IMPLE;TS ( SAVAGE W>F>E2
/RANGE IDOLS & /U6$
ALLIGATORS2
BOTTL$ S]P5TS & MON/]S
DECORAT$ ! MANTELPIECE2 :ILE
ON

! HI< TE/] ( AN
OLD-FA%ION$ B$/1D GR9N$ A
HUMAN SKULL1
FLANK$ ON EA* SIDE 0A DRI$
CAT4
,I APPROA*$ 6REG>D M
N>R[LY ? MY/IC *AMB]1
:
SEEM$ A FITT+ LABORATORY =
A NECROM.ER1 :5 ,I 0
/>TL$
AT 2HOLD+ A HUMAN C.T5.E
/>+ AT ME F A DUSKY
CORN]4 ,X
0 T (A SMALL1 %RIVELL$
OLD MAN1 ) ?9 *EEKS1
B"R
EYES1 & GRAY WIRY PROJECT+
EYEBR[S4 ,I AT F/ D\BT$
:E!R X
7 N A MUMMY CURI\SLY
PRES]V$1 B X MOV$1 & ,I
SAW T
X 0 ALIVE4 ,X 0 ANO!R (

^! BLACK-CLOAK$ OLD M51
&1 Z ,I
REG>D$ 8 QUA9T PHYSIOGNOMY1
8 OBSOLETE G>B1 &!
HIDE\S
& S9I/] OBJECTS 0: HE
0 SURR.D$1 ,I 2GAN TO
P]SUADE
MYF T ,I _H -E ^U !
>* MAGO1 :O RUL$ OV] ?
MAGICAL
FRAT]N;Y4
,SEE+ ME PAUS+ 2F !
DOOR1 HE ROSE & 9VIT$ ME TO
5T]4 ,I OBEY$1 ) S+UL>
H>DIHOOD1 = H[ DID ,I "K
:E!R A
WAVE ( 8 W& MI<T N
METAMORPHOSE ME 96"S
/RANGE
MON/]1 OR 3JURE ME 96"O
(! BOTTLES ON 8
MANTELPIECE8
,HE PROV$1 H["E1 6BE ANY

?+ B A 3JUR]1 & 8
SIMPLE
G>RUL;Y SOON 4PELL$ ALL !
MAGIC & MY/]Y ) : ,I
_H
5VELOP$ ? ANTIQUAT$ PILE
& XS NO LESS ANTIQUAT$
9HABITANTS4
,X APPE>$ T ,I _H MADE MY
WAY 96! C5TRE ( AN
ANCI5T
ASYLUM = SUP]ANNUAT$
TRADESM5 & DECAY$
H\SEHOLD]S1 )
: 0 3NECT$ A S*OOL =
A LIMIT$ NUMB] ( BOYS4 ,X 0
F.D$ UPW>DS ( TWO C5TURIES
S9CE ON AN OLD MONA/IC
E/ABLI%;T1 & RETA9$
"S:AT (! 3V5TUAL AIR
&
"*4 ,! %AD[Y L9E (
OLD M5 9 BLACK MANTLES :O _H
PASS$

2F ME 9 ! HALL1 & :OM
,I _H ELEVAT$ 96MAGI1 TURN$
\
6BE ! P5.N]S RETURN+
F MORN+ S]VICE 9 !
*APEL4
,JOHN ,HALLUM1 ! LL
COLLECTOR ( CURIOSITIES1 :OM ,I
_H MADE
! >* MAGICIAN1 _H BE5 =
SIX YE>S A RESID5T (!
PLACE1 &
_H DECORAT$ ? F9AL
NE/L+-PLACE ( 8 OLD AGE
) RELICS &
R>ITIES PICK$ UP 9 ! C\RSE
( 8 LIFE4 ,AC 6HIS
[N
A3.T HE _H BE5 "S:AT (
A TRAVELL]2 HAV+ BE5 ONCE 9
,FR.E1 & V NE> MAK+ A
VISIT 6,HOLL&4 ,HE REGRETT$
N
HAV+ VISIT$ ! LATT]

C.TRY1 8Z !N HE MI<T H
SD HE
_H BE5 "!40- ,HE 0
EVID5TLY A TRAVELL] (!
SIMPLE/ K9D4
,HE 0 >I/OCRATICAL TOO 9
8 NO;NS2 KEEP+ ALO(1 Z ,I
F.D1
F ! ORD9>Y RUN (
P5.N]S4 ,8 *IEF ASSOCIATES
7 A BL
MAN :O SPOKE ,LAT9 & ,GREEK1
( BO? : LANGUAGES ,HALLUM
0
PROF.DLY IGNORANT2 &A
BROK5-D[N G5TLEMAN :O _H
RUN "? A
=TUNE ( =TY ?\S& P.DS
LEFT HM 0HIS "F1 & T5
?\S& P.DS1 ! M>RIAGE
POR;N ( 8 WIFE4 ,LL
,HALLUM
SEEM$ 63SID] X AN
9DUBITA# SIGN ( G5TLE BLOOD

Z WELL Z
( L(TY _S 6BE A# TO
SQU&] S* ENORM\S SUMS4

,P4,S4 ,! PICTURESQUE REMNANT
( OLD "TS 96: ,I H
?US
2GUIL$ ! R1D] IS :AT IS
CALL$ ! ,*>T] ,H\SE1
ORIG9,Y
! ,*>TREUSE4 ,X 0 F.D$
9 #AFAA1 ON ! REMA9S ( AN
ANCI5T
3V5T1 0,SIR ,?OMAS ,SUTTON1
2+ "O ( ^? NO#
*>ITIES
SET ON FOOT 09DIVIDUAL
MUNIFIC;E1 & KEPT UP )
! QUA9T;S
& SANCT;Y ( ANCI5T "TS
AMID/ ! MOD]N *ANGES &
9NOV,NS ( ,LONDON4 ,"H
EI<TY BROK5-D[N M51 :O H
SE5

BETT] "DS1 >E PROVID$1 9
_! OLD AGE1 ) FOOD1
CLO?+1
FUEL1 &A YE>LY ALL[.E =
PRIVATE EXP5SES4 ,!Y D9E
TGR Z DID ! MONKS (
OLD1 9 ! HALL : _H BE5
!
REFECTORY (! ORIG9AL
3V5T4 ,ATTA*$ 6!
E/ABLI%;T IS
A S*OOL = =TY-F\R BOYS4
,/[1 ^: "W ,I H
3SULT$ ON ! SUBJECT1
SP1K+ (!
OBLIG,NS (! GRAY-H1D$
P5.N]S1 SAYS1 8,!Y >E N
TO
9T]M$DLE ) ANY BUSI;S
T\*+ ! A6AIRS (!
HOSPITAL1
B 6ATT5D ONLY 6!
S]VICE ( ,GOD1 & TAKE
?ANK;LLY :AT

IS PROVID$ = !M1 )\T
MUTT]+1 MURMUR+1 OR
GRUDG+4
,N"O 6WE> W1PON1 L;G HAIR1
COLOR$ BOOTS1 SPURS OR COLOR$
%OES1
F1!RS 9 _! HATS1 OR ANY
RU6IAN-L OR UNSEEMLY
APP>EL1 B
S* Z 2COMES HOSPITAL M5 TO
WE>40 8,& 9 TRU?10 A4S
,/[1
8HAPPY >E !Y T >E S
TAK5 F ! C>ES & SORR[S
(!
_W1 & FIX$ 9 S GD A
PLACE Z ^! OLD M5 >E2
HAV+
NO?+ 6C>E =1 B !
GD ( _! S\LS1 6S]VE
,GOD &
6LIVE 9 BRO!RLY LOVE40

,=! AMUSE;T ( S* Z

H BE5 9T]E/$ 0!
PREC$+
SKET*1 TAK5 D[N F MY [N
OBS]V,N1 & :O MAY WI% TO
"K A
LL M AB ! MY/]IES
( ,LONDON1 ,I SUBJO9 A MODICUM
(
LOCAL HI/ORY1 PUT 96MY H&S
0AN ODD-LOOK+ OLD G5TLEMAN
9
A SMALL BR[N WIG &A
SNUFF-COLOR$ COAT1 ) :OM ,I
2CAME
ACQUA9T$ %ORTLY AF MY
VISIT 6! ,*>T] ,H\SE4 ,I
3FESS ,I
0 A LL DUBI\S AT F/1
:E!R X 0 N "O ( ^?
APOCRYPHAL TALES (T5 PASS$
(F ^U 9QUIR+ TRAVELL]S
L
MYF2 & : H BR"\
\R G5]AL "* =

V]AC;Y 9TO
S* UNM]IT$ REPROA*4 ,ON
MAK+ PROP] 9QUIRIES1
H["E1 ,I H
RCVD ! MO/ SATISFACTORY
ASSUR.ES (! AU?OR'S
PROB;Y2
&1 9DE$1 H BE5 TOLD T
HE IS ACTU,Y 5GAG$ 9 A FULL
&
"PICUL> A3.T (! V
9T]E/+ REGION 9 : HE
RESIDES2
( : ! FOLL[+ MAY 2
3SID]$ M]ELY Z A
=ETA/E4
,,! ,,5D








