water-patterns

Updated: May 28, 2025

The water-patterns which the 'Prentices had trickled out on the pavements early in the morning, remained uneffaced by human feet. Public Houses, where splendid footmen swinging their legs over gorgeous hammer-cloths beside wigged coachmen were wont to regale, were silent, and the unused pewter pots shone, too bright for business, on the shelves.

Charles Dickens - Reprinted Pieces