It was very dark.
"Say, what IS your name ?" coaxed the man.

"Is is Maud, hey?
Or Julia?
I always liked Julia.

Don't be peevish.

Tell us, that's a good girl." She gave a quick jerk and managed to pull her arm from his grasp, giving him a violent push as she did so.

He, being unsteady on his feet, tumbled down the low bank which edged the sidewalk.