’Andyou’vebeenpaidforwhatyou’vedone。Come，Mussy，you’dbetternotturnagainstme。You’llnevergetyourchangeoutofthat。Evenifyoumarrythedaughter，thatwon’tgiveyouthemother’smoney。She’llsticktoeveryshillingofittillshedies；andshe’dtakeitwithherthen，ifsheknewhow。’Havingsaidthis，hegotupfromhischair，puthislittlebookintohispocket，andwalkedoutoftheoffice。Hepushedhiswayacrossthecourt，whichwasmorethanordinarilycrowdedwiththeimplementsofBurtonandBangles’trade，andashepassedunderthecoveredwayheencounteredattheentranceanoldwomangettingoutofacab。Theoldwomanwas，ofcourse，MotherVan，asherpartner，MrDobbsBroughtonirreverentlycalledher。’MrsVanSiever，howd’yedo？Letmegiveyouahand。FarefromSouthKensington？Ialwaysgivethefellowthreeshillings。’
’Youdon’tmeantotellmeit’ssixmiles！’Andshetenderedaflorintotheman。
’Can’ttakethat，ma’am，’saidthecabman。
’Can’ttakeit！Butyoumusttakeit。Broughton，justgetapoliceman，willyou？’DobbsBroughtonsatisfiedthedriveroutofhisownpocket，andthecabwasdrivenaway。’Whatdidyougivehim？’saidMrsVanSiever。
’Justanothersixpence。Thereneverisapolicemananywhereabouthere。’