“ When it is one of a man’s regular habits to live upon his fellow-creatures, that man is always more or less fond of haunting large railway stations. ”
Wilkie Collins, No Name (1862). copy citation
| Author | Wilkie Collins |
|---|---|
| Source | No Name |
| Topic | habit living |
| Date | 1862 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1438/1438-h/1438-h.htm |
Context
“While he was still loitering, the clock of York Minster chimed the half-hour past five. Cabs rattled by him over the bridge on their way to meet the train from London, at twenty minutes to six. After a moment’s hesitation, the captain sauntered after the cabs. When it is one of a man’s regular habits to live upon his fellow-creatures, that man is always more or less fond of haunting large railway stations. Captain Wragge gleaned the human field, and on that unoccupied afternoon the York terminus was as likely a corner to look about in as any other.
He reached the platform a few minutes after the train had arrived.”
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