If there should be a breakdown, or if anything should happen to hinder us! We were so near, and yet so far.

Once I thought of telegraphing and telling of my success, but I refrained from that.

I wanted to tell of my victory in person, and thus, if needs be, destroy Voltaire's last hope.
The usual time for an express train to run from Dover to Victoria is about two hours; but it was Christmas Eve, special trains were running, and passengers crowded on every hand, thus we were more than three hours in accomplishing the journey.

The train swept into Victoria at a quarter-past ten.

There was one hour and three-quarters to go to Kensington.
"This way to the Custom House," shouted one of the officials.