Mr.Ramsey, as I afterwards discovered, was made quite ill by a similar nuisance, and the chief warder was obliged to release him for a brief walk in the open air.

I applied the next morning for a fresh cell, and was duly accommodated.

My new apartment was very much lighter, but the change was in other respects a disadvantage.

The closet was fouler, and as the lid was a remarkably bad fit, it emitted a more obtrusive smell.

The copper basin also was filled with dirty water, which would not flow away, as the waste-pipe was stopped up.