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CHAPTER XVI. IN THE "JOLLYCRICKETERS"THE "Jolly Cricketers" is just at the bottom of the hill,where the tram-lines begin. The barman leant hisfat red arms on the counter and talked of horses withan anaemic cabman, while a black-bearded man in greysnapped up biscuit and cheese, drank Burton, and conversedin American with a policeman off duty."What’s the shouting about!" said the anaemic cabman,going off at a tangent, trying to see up the hill over thedirty yellow blind in the low window of the inn. Somebodyran by outside. "Fire, perhaps," said the barman.Footsteps approached, running heavily, the door was128
CHAPTER XVI. IN THE ”JOLLY CRICKETERS”pushed open violently, and Marvel, weeping and dishevelled,his hat gone, the neck of his coat torn open, rushedin, made a convulsive turn, and attempted to shut thedoor. It was held half open by a strap."Coming!" he bawled, his voice shrieking with terror."He’s coming. The ’Visible Man! After me! For Gawd’ssake! ’Elp! ’Elp! ’Elp!""Shut the doors," said the policeman. "Who’s coming?What’s the row?" He went to the door, released the strap,and it slammed. The American closed the other door."Lemme go inside," said Marvel, staggering and weeping,but still clutching the books. "Lemme go inside. Lockme in–somewhere. I tell you he’s after me. I give him theslip. He said he’d kill me and he will.""You’re safe," said the man with the black beard. "Thedoor’s shut. What’s it all about?""Lemme go inside," said Marvel, and shrieked aloud asa blow suddenly made the fastened door shiver and wasfollowed by a hurried rapping and a shouting outside."Hullo," cried the policeman, "who’s there?" Mr. Marvelbegan to make frantic dives at panels that looked likedoors. "He’ll kill me–he’s got a knife or something. ForGawd’s sake–!"129
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CHAPTER XVI. IN THE "JOLLY
CRICKETERS"
THE "Jolly Cricketers" is just at the bottom of the hill,
where the tram-lines begin. The barman leant his
fat red arms on the counter and talked of horses with
an anaemic cabman, while a black-bearded man in grey
snapped up biscuit and cheese, drank Burton, and conversed
in American with a policeman off duty.
"What’s the shouting about!" said the anaemic cabman,
going off at a tangent, trying to see up the hill over the
dirty yellow blind in the low window of the inn. Somebody
ran by outside. "Fire, perhaps," said the barman.
Footsteps approached, running heavily, the door was
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