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he whispered . `` No , '' replied Peter , husky with awe . `` It is this , that when you think of Mr. Zanti and of London and of adventures , you will look in a looking-glass -- any looking-glass , and you will see -- what you will see , '' and he nodded all over his fat face . Peter was entirely overcome by this last astonishing statement , and was very relieved to hear numbers of clocks in the curiosity shop strike five o'clock . He got off his chair , said good-bye very politely indeed , and hurried up the dark street . For the moment even his beloved Stephen was forgotten , and looking-glasses , the face of Mr. Emilio Zanti , London streets , and Zachary 's silver candlesticks were mingled confusedly in his brain . And indeed throughout the dreary supper Peter 's brain was in a whirl .