Yes, Lacey and I have combed the
town."
Madeleine sprang to her feet. "You've found him! I know it! Why
don't you say so?"
"Well, we know where he is. But it's no place for you."
"Take me at once. I don't care what it is."
"But I do. So does Lacey. His plan was to shanghai him and sober him
up. But--well--it is your right to say whether he shall do that or
not. You wanted to find him yourself. But Five Points is no place for
you, and I want your permission to carry out Lacey's program."
"What is Five Points?"
"The worst sink in New York. Just imagine the Barbary Coast of San
Francisco multiplied by two thousand. There is said to be nothing
worse in London or Paris."
"If you and Mr. Lacey do not take me there I shall go alone."
"Be reasonable."
"My reason works quite as clearly as if my heart were chloroformed.
Langdon will know, when I track him to a place like that, what he
means to me."
"He probably will be in no condition to recognize you."
"I'll make him recognize me. Or if I cannot you may use your force
then, but he shall know later that I went there for him. Have you
seen him?"
Holt moved uneasily and looked away. "Yes, I have seen him."
"You need not be so distressed. I shall not care what he looks like.
I shall see _him_ inside.
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