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This fellow had Drebber by the collar, and when they came to the head of the steps he gave him a shove and a kick which sent him half across the road. THIS FELLOW HAD DREBBER BY THE COLLAR AND WHEN THEY CAME TO THE HEAD OF THE STEPS HE GAVE HIM A SHOVE AND A KICK WHICH SENT HIM HALF ACROSS THE ROAD
the last of them. When he came out he staggered in his walk, and was evidently pretty well on. There was a hansom just in front of me, and he hailed it. I followed it so close that the nose of my horse was within a yard of his driver the whole way. We rattled across Waterloo Bridge and through miles of streets, until, to my astonishment, we found ourselves back in the Terrace in which he had boarded. I could not imagine what his intention was in returning there; but I went on and pulled up my cab a hundred yards or so from the house. He entered it, and his hansom drove away. Give me a glass of water, if you please. My mouth gets dry with the talking.” I handed him the glass, and he drank it down. “That’s better,” he said. “Well, I waited for a quarter of an hour, or more, when suddenly there came a noise like people struggling inside the house. Next moment the door was flung open and two men appeared, one of whom was Drebber, and the other was a young chap whom I had never seen before.  STAYING FOR NEARLY HALF AN HOUR IN THE LAST OF THEM WHEN HE CAME OUT HE STAGGERED IN HIS WALK AND WAS EVIDENTLY PRETTY WELL ON THERE WAS A HANSOM JUST IN FRONT OF ME AND HE HAILED IT I FOLLOWED IT SO CLOSE THAT THE NOSE OF MY HORSE WAS WITHIN A YARD OF HIS DRIVER THE WHOLE WAY WE RATTLED ACROSS WATERLOO BRIDGE AND THROUGH MILES OF STREETS UNTIL TO MY ASTONISHMENT WE FOUND OURSELVES BACK IN THE TERRACE IN WHICH HE HAD BOARDED I COULD NOT IMAGINE WHAT HIS INTENTION WAS IN RETURNING THERE BUT I WENT ON AND PULLED UP MY CAB A HUNDRED YARDS OR SO FROM THE HOUSE HE ENTERED IT AND HIS HANSOM DROVE AWAY GIVE ME A GLASS OF WATER IF YOU PLEASE MY MOUTH GETS DRY WITH THE TALKING I HANDED HIM THE GLASS HE DRANK IT DOWN THAT'S BETTER HE SAID WELL I WAITED FOR A QUARTER OF AN HOUR OR MORE WHEN SUDDENLY THERE CAME A NOISE LIKE PEOPLE STRUGGLING INSIDE THE HOUSE NEXT MOMENT THE DOOR WAS FLUNG OPEN AND TWO MEN APPEARED ONE OF WHOM WAS DREBBER AND THE OTHER WAS A YOUNG CHAP WHOM I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE
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