versed in the walks and ways of little ones, and looking about
at night saw none. Talking about it at my Club, I heard they were to be
seen mostly in the day-time, so I looked out in the Strand for what I
wanted, and during day-light.

On a blazing hot afternoon in June I walked about a long time thinking
of youthful harlots, but saw none, or if I did could not distinguish
them. At length I saw two young girls idling about, looking in at the
shop windows on the other side of the way. One was dressed all in black,
and was taller and stouter than the other. They were not got up in any
showy way, but looked like the children of decent mechanics.

They took no notice of any one, nor any one of them, they stopped at a
shop, and I noticed that the biggest had the largest legs. A plump form
had as said attractions to me almost superior to face. Crossing to the
other side of the way I passed them, looking them full in the face.
The taller one was good-looking, white-faced, and had goldenish hair,
a colour I could not bear. They looked at me, but there was nothing to
indicate fastness. Returning I met them again, the same stare, the same
indifference. Thinking of their little cunts, and getting randy and
reckless I determined to try. They stopped at a sweetmeat-shop; going
to the side of them, and looking into the shop, not at them, so as to
prevent my being noticed, "I'll buy you whatever you want if you will
come with me", I said. The bigger of the two edged away from me, after
looking up in my face, whispered something to her companion, and they
both moved along the street without noticing me further.

I was disconcerted, and went over to the opposite side of the way again
watching them, they went to a print-shop, and looked in; the big one
looked in the direction of a lolly-pop shop, and up and down the
street. She was looking after me evidently, so I crossed over, met them
full-face, and as I passed said without stopping, "Come with me, and
I'll give you money."

I turned a corner, and looked, they were at another shop, the bigger
girl with her arm round the smaller one's neck. I again passed them,
going back to do so, and saying, "I'll give you three and sixpence."
That was the exact sum, and then turned up a street which led to baudy
houses, and waited at the turning into the street.

The two girls turned the corner, stopped, and talked, the bigger laid
hold of, and slightly pulled the smaller, and seemed to be persua