I had a glimpse of her face that let me think she was not fooling me, the watch-chain flew off my neck, Temple and I clove through the crowd of gapers.

We got into the heat, which was in a minute scorching.

Three men were under the window; they had sung out to the old woman above to drop a blanket--she tossed them a water-jug.

She was saved by the blanket of a neighbour.

Temple and I strained at one corner of it to catch her.
She came down, the men said, like a singed turkey.