Coming again into Fleet Street, by the arched gateway of Inner Temple Lane, the wayfarer may recall the circumstance of Bradley Headstone’s nightly watchings opposite this point for the outgoings of _Mr. Eugene Wrayburn_, and the many fruitless journeys which were hence commenced, as Eugene enjoyed “the pleasures of the chase” at the expense of his unfortunate rival. Nearly facing us, on the north side of Fleet Street, is Clifford’s Inn Passage, into whose retirement _Mr. Rokesmith_, the hero of “Our Mutual Friend,” withdrew from the noise of Fleet Street, with _Mr. Boffin_, when offering that gentleman his services as secretary. Close at hand stands St. Dunstan’s Church, near to which the pump was, but is not, from whose refreshing streams “_Hugh_” (from the Maypole, Chigwell) sobered himself by a drenching on one occasion previous to visiting Sir John Chester at Paper Buildings. (_Vide_ “Barnaby Rudge,” chapter 40.) The old pump has been replaced by a drinking-fountain. _Toby Veck_ surely must have known that pump; for though there is no precise location given by Dickens in “The Chimes” for the church near to which Toby waited for jobs, there is an etching by Stanfield in the original edition of that book (page 88), which is unmistakably the counterfeit presentment of St. Dunstan’s Tower. Continuing the route, we pass _Bouverie Street_ (Bradbury and Evans—now Bradbury, Agnew, and Co.—in this street were the publishers of several of the works of Dickens, “The Chimes” included) on the right, next arriving at _Whitefriars’ Street_ on the same side. At the corner of the street, No. 67, is the public Office of “The Daily News.” This influential newspaper was started January 21, 1846, under the supervision of Charles Dickens, and in the earlier numbers of the journal were published instalments of his “Pictures from Italy.” Dickens shortly relinquished the editorship, being succeeded by his friends Jerrold and Forster. The fact is, Charles never greatly cared for the study of general or party politics; but he always identified himself with “the People—spelt with a large P, who are governed,” rather than “the people—spelt with a small p, who govern.” A short distance down Whitefriars’ Street is a passage (left) from which, at a right angle riverwards, we may look into Hanging Sword Alley, where Mr. Jeremiah Cruncher, messenger at Tellson’s, had his two apartments. These “were very decently kept” by his wife, whose “flopping” proclivities gave so much umbrage to Jerry. On the opposite side of Fleet Street—No. 146—just beyond, we turn (left) into _Wine Office Court_, and, on the right, we arrive at “Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese.” In “The Tale of Two Cities,” Book 2, chapter 4, we read that _Charles Darnay_, being acquitted of the charge of high treason, on his trial at the Old Bailey, was persuaded by the young lawyer, _Sydney Carton_, to dine in his company thereafter:—