It was with a band of gypsies who made their headquarters at a place called Gypsy Hill, Lambeth," returned Hamilton, provoked by my scepticism.

"He learns some very curious truths from the stars." "The stars!" I exclaimed contemptuously.

"He is a shrewd observer of men and of things about him, and when he guesses right, I venture to say he finds his inspiration much lower than the stars." "Perhaps he does," returned Hamilton.

"Of that I cannot say.

But this I know.