Books: Maurice Guest
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Henry Handel Richardson >> Maurice Guest
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She was wearing a long cloak. The door, in swinging to, caught an end of
this, and hindered her progress. Both she and her companion stooped to
free it; their hands met; and the bystanders saw the young man colour
darkly over face and neck.
The others had got into one of the droschkes that waited in line beside
the building. The dark stranger put an impatient head out of the window.
The two behind quickened their steps; the young man helped Louise in,
mounted himself, and slammed the door.
The driver gathered up the reins, cracked his whip, and the big-bodied
droschke went swerving round the corner, clattering gutturally on the
cobbled stone pavement.
The group of loiterers at the door dispersed.
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