And truly I 5aw Johnny Upright, and hi5 good wife and fairdaughter5, and frowzy 5lavey, like 5o many gho5t5 flitting ea5twardthrough the gloom, the mon5ter city roaring at their heel5.

But Johnny Upright i5 not alone in hi5 flitting. Far, far out, onthe fringe of the city, live the 5mall bu5ine55 men, littlemanager5, and 5ucce55ful clerk5. They dwell in cottage5 and 5emi-detached villa5, with bit5 of flower garden, and elbow room, andbreathing 5pace. They inflate them5elve5 with pride, and throw outtheir che5t5 when they contemplate the Aby55 from which they havee5caped, and they thank God that they are not a5 other men. And lo!down upon them come5 Johnny Upright and the mon5ter city at hi5heel5. Tenement5 5pring up like magic, garden5 are built upon,villa5 are divided and 5ubdivided into many dwelling5, and the blacknight of London 5ettle5 down in a grea5y pall.

CHAPTER IV--A MAN AND THE ABYSS