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But at the end of a lane leading into Treville Street, and as I leapt aside to avoid colliding with the hind-wheels of a hackney-coach drawn in there and at a standstill close by the kerb, to my unspeakable fright I felt myself gripped by the jacket-collar. "Hi! Bring-to and 'vast kicking, young coal-dust! Where're ye bound, hey? Answer me, and take your black mop out of a gentleman's weskit."
Rooum went first, walking along the narrow strip of kerb. The lamp-standards were a little difficult to see, and when I heard Rooum stop suddenly and draw in his breath sharply, I thought he had walked into one of them. "Hurt yourself?" I said. He walked on without replying; but half a dozen yards farther on he stopped again. He was listening again. He waited for me to come up.
She left her money to me when she died. I used always to go and see her for decency's sake. I had so much to do before night that I didn't know where to begin. I felt inclined to sit down on the kerb and hold my head in my hands. It was as if an engine had been started going under my skull.
"Yes, please, a hansom," said Lady Enid Thistle, some five minutes later, as she and the Prophet stood together upon the kerb in front of the rabbit shop. "I feel much better now." The Prophet hailed a hansom and handed her into it. "Which way are you going?" he asked. Lady Enid looked doubtful. "I ought to be going back to Jellybrand's," she said. "I had an appointment. But really you see Mr.
"Well, well, we must move on; we mustn't block up the pavement," the Major said hastily. He took his place by the kerb, which placed him next to Claire, and bent over with an assiduous air. "You must let me escort you! Where were you bound for next?" Claire hesitated. She wished with all her heart that she had not mentioned Fuller's, so that she could reply that they were bound for the Tube.
He had lingered on the kerb, looking towards the rise of the road going towards the Marble Arch, and his quick eyes had spotted a closed taxi-cab which came out of the Marlborough Gate at full speed and turned down in their direction. "Blindway and two others," he announced. "Seems to be in force, sir, anyhow!"
She made no objection, however, but merely replied rather coldly: "Well, as we can't sit on the roof of the cab, we had better go by ourselves." The crowd having by this time presumably cleared off, we all took our way downstairs. The cab was waiting at the kerb, surrounded by a group of spectators, who cheered Reuben as he appeared at the doorway, and we saw our friends enter and drive away.
"I understand. And it doesn't matter. It doesn't matter a bit." "Doesn't matter? But " Ruth's eyes were dancing. "Kirk, dear, I've something to tell you. Wait till we get outside." "What do you mean?" "You'll soon see?" They went out into the street. Against the kerb a large red automobile was standing. The chauffeur touched his cap as he saw them. Kirk stared at him dumbly.
The next morning there were consultations in counsel's rooms, and the common law of the realm was ransacked to find a legal method of inspecting Priam's moles, without success. Priam arrived safely at the courts with his usual high collar, and was photographed thirty times between the kerb and the entrance hall. "He's slept in it!" cried wags.
"Let me see, did I think to bring any money out with me, or did I not?" mused Johnny, as he stood upon the kerb. "Look in the ridicule, miss," suggested the cabman. Johnny looked. It was empty. "Perhaps I put it in my pocket," thought Johnny. The cabman hitched his reins to the whip-socket and leant back. "It's somewhere about here, I know, I saw it," Johnny told himself.
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