"What do you know about these two Chinese chaps that have this furnished
house of yours?" he asked. "Much?--or little?"
"We don't know nothing at all, Mr. Ayscough--me and my cousin Zillah,"
replied Melky. "Never heard of 'em! Never knew they were there! Never knew
the old man had furnished house to let in Maida Vale! He was close, the
old man was, about some things. That was one of 'em. However, Mr.
Penniket, he knew of this--but only recently. He says they're all right--
medical students at one of the hospitals--yes, University College. That's
in Gower Street, ain't it? The old man--he put in a note about there here
Molteno Lodge that these Chinks were good tenants. I know what he'd mean
by that!--paid their rent regular, in advance."
"Oh, I know they've always plenty of money, these chaps!" observed
Ayscough. "I've been wondering if I'd ever seen these two. But Lor' bless
you!--there's such a lot o' foreigners in this quarter, especially
Japanese and Siamese--law students and medical students and such like--
that you'd never notice a couple of Easterns particularly--and I've no
doubt they wear English clothes.
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