Of all the improbable and
impossible
people!
Kipling - Poems
Lucy's a clever woman, but a thought too careless. "
A week later, the two met at a Monday Pop. "Well? " said Mrs. Mallowe.
"I've caught him! " said Mrs. Hauksbee; her eyes were dancing with
merriment.
"Who is it, mad woman? I'm sorry I ever spoke to you about it. "
"Look between the pillars. In the third row; fourth from the end. You
can see his face now. Look! "
"Otis Yeere!
Of all the improbable and impossible people! I don't
believe you. "
"Hsh! Wait till Mrs. Tarkass begins murdering Milton Wellings; and I'll
tell you all about it. S-s-ss! That woman's voice always reminds me of
an Underground train coming into Earl's Court with the brakes on. Now
listen. It is really Otis Yeere. "
"So I see, but does it follow that he is your property? "
"He is! By right of trove. I found him, lonely and unbefriended, the
very next night after our talk, at the Dugald Delane's burra-khana. I
liked his eyes, and I talked to him. Next day he called. Next day we
went for a ride together, and today he's tied to my 'rickshaw-wheels
hand and foot.
