Stay in there!" Other officers had dragged the driver from the cab, jostling him roughly to the outer circle of wheels.

The man was protesting loudly.
Rain had no power to keep a curious crowd from collecting.

Hugh, indignant beyond expression, would have leaped to the ground had not a second and superior officer stepped up and raised his hand.
"Don't get down, sir," he said with gentle firmness.

"I'm afraid you'll have to go to the station for a few minutes." "But, confound it, officer--I have nothing to do with this row." "That may be true, sir.

You can explain all that at the desk.