If the roads are very bad, indeed, our shoes are roughed, but that makes us feel nervous at first.
One cold windy day, Dolly brought Jerry a basin of something hot, and was standing by him while he ate it.

He had scarcely begun, when a gentleman, walking toward us very fast, held up his umbrella.

Jerry touched his hat in return, gave the basin to Dolly, and was taking off my cloth, when the gentleman, hastening up, cried out, "No, no, finish your soup, my friend; I have not much time to spare, but I can wait till you have done, and set your little girl safe on the pavement." So saying, he seated himself in the cab.

Jerry thanked him kindly, and came back to Dolly.

"There, Dolly, that's a gentleman; that's a real gentleman, Dolly; he has got time and thought for the comfort of a poor cabman and a little girl." [Illustration] Jerry finished his soup, set the child across, and then took his orders to drive to Clapham Rise.