arf-a-hour

Updated: May 12, 2025

"And how long was he with her?" asked Calton, who had been listening attentively. "'Bout arf-a-hour," answered Sal. "I takes 'im back to Russell Street 'bout twenty-five minutes to two, 'cause I looked at the clock on the Post Office, an' 'e gives me a sov., an' then he goes a-tearin' up the street like anything."

Fergus Hume - The Mystery of a Hansom Cab