Abraham spoke first with several people whom he had already questioned about Waymark, but they had heard nothing since.
"Are you strong enough for this ?" he asked Ida.

"Hadn't you better go back to the cab and wait for me!" "Don't ask me to do that!" she entreated earnestly.

"I _must_ be active.

I have strength now for anything." Just as she spoke, Mr.Woodstock became aware of a disturbance of some kind in a duty little tobacconist's shop close at hand.

There was a small crowd at the door, and the sound of wrangling voices came from within.