The arrested women were herded in a passage of the Panton Street
Police-station that opened upon a cell too unclean for occupation, and most of
them spent the night standing. What a pity! But why?
There was no way over this puzzle, nor under it, nor around it: that men should
drink, knowing the inevitable payment. "Do you call neglecting your work, and
singing flash songs nothing? Zounds! you incorrigible rascal, many a master
would have taken you before a magistrate, and prayed for your solitary
confinement in Bridewell for the least of these offences. I want to be
myself. Worse than any man. She knew the truth of it all right. ”
“Then how have you managed?”
“Bother!” said Ann Veronica to herself, and tried not to look guilty. "Call as you please, beloved girl," he cried, "I will not stir till I am answered. . With me
behaving as if everything was infinitely matter-of-fact, what could he do? And
just then Heaven sent old Manningtree—I didn’t tell you before of the fortunate
intervention of Manningtree, did I? He was looking quite infernally
distinguished, with a wide crimson ribbon across him—what IS a wide crimson
ribbon? Some sort of knight, I suppose. I was
afraid that I might be called upon as a witness.
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