What do you mean ?" "I mean he's a little likely to do it as the oldest man in the stable.
How's the gov'nor to-day, ma'am ?" "A good deal better, thank you," she answered, closing the window in some fear lest her husband should have been made anxious by the news of Diamond's expedition.

He knew pretty well, however, what his boy was capable of, and although not quite easy was less anxious than his mother.

But as the evening drew on, the anxiety of both of them increased, and every sound of wheels made his father raise himself in his bed, and his mother peep out of the window.
Diamond had resolved to go straight to the cab-stand where he was best known, and never to crawl for fear of getting annoyed by idlers.

Before he got across Oxford Street, however, he was hailed by a man who wanted to catch a train, and was in too great a hurry to think about the driver.

Having carried him to King's Cross in good time, and got a good fare in return, he set off again in great spirits, and reached the stand in safety.