[The Light That Failed by Rudyard Kipling]@TWC D-Link bookThe Light That Failed CHAPTER XIV 17/63
this was not the manner in which he was used to walk the Parks aforetime. 'What streets would you like to walk down, then ?' said Mr.Beeton, sympathetically.
His own ideas of a riotous holiday meant picnicking on the grass of Green Park with his family, and half a dozen paper bags full of food. 'Keep to the river,' said Dick, and they kept to the river, and the rush of it was in his ears till they came to Blackfriars Bridge and struck thence on to the Waterloo Road, Mr.Beeton explaining the beauties of the scenery as he went on. 'And walking on the other side of the pavement,' said he, 'unless I'm much mistaken, is the young woman that used to come to your rooms to be drawed.
I never forgets a face and I never remembers a name, except paying tenants, o' course!' 'Stop her,' said Dick.
'It's Bessie Broke.
Tell her I'd like to speak to her again.
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