"Ah! nice lot of bother she gave me, too.

She was one of those _Perisco_ passengers--she got in here with the rest, and booked a room, and went to it all right, and then at half-past twelve down she came and said she wanted to get on, and as there weren't no trains she'd have a motor-car and drive to catch an express at Selby, or Doncaster, or somewhere.
Nice job I had to get her a car at that time o' night!--and me single-handed--there wasn't a soul in the office then.

Meet her anywhere, sir ?" "Met her on the road," replied Allerdyke laconically.

"Was she a foreigner, do you know ?" "I shouldn't wonder if she was something of that sort," answered the night-porter.

"Sort that would have her own way at all events.