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ThatshewasnotintimatelyacquaintedwithLondonwasafactread-
ilyobservablebyherfellowpassengers;forasthe'buswentrollingwest-
wardfromthelargepocketofherNorfolkjacketshetookoutaguide-
bookprovidedwithnumerousmapsandbegancomposedlytoconsult
its complexities.
Whentheconductorcametocollectherfareshehadmadeupher
mindand was replacing the guidebook in her pocket.
PutmedownbytheStorisVictoriaStreetconductorshedirected [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],
and handed him a penny—the correct fare.
Itchancedthatataboutthetime,withinaminuteorso,oftheAmeric-
anlady'sleavingthehotel,andjustasredrays,theharbingersofdusk [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],
camecreepinginatthelatticedwidowofhercozywork-room,Helen
Cumberlylaiddownherpenwithasigh.Shestoodup,mechanicallyre-
arrangingherhairasshedidso,andcrossedthecorridortoherbed-
room, the window whereof overlooked the Square.
Shepeereddownintothecentralgarden.Acommon-lookingmansat
uponabench [link widoczny dla zalogowanych],apparentlywatchingthelaborsofthegardener,which
consistedatthemomentofthespikingofscrapsofpaperwhichdis-
figured the green carpet of the lawn.
Helenreturnedtoherwriting-tableandreseatedherself.Kindlytwi-
lightveiledher,andachattysparrowwhopercheduponthewindow-
ledgepryilai:
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'WellnottheNEXTday'theKnightrepeatedasbefore
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