W. Pett Ridge

Name: A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12
Author: W. Pett Ridge

A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12 (1900)

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“A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12”, published in 1900, is a work by W. Pett Ridge. It explores elements such as Alfred, young carman and Ladd.

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W. Pett Ridge, A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12 (1900)

“ A woman in blue plush listened to the advice of a female companion to mind her purse, and thereupon placed the purse with some trouble in a pocket at the back of her skirt, where it could be easily got at by everybody but herself. Alfred turned to follow; then, remembering Caroline, he stopped and reproved himself severely. On the way the youthful carman, penitent for his outburst of temper, confided to Alfred that the gaunt, middle-aged Miss Ladd had impressed his youthful imagination, and that her reserved and almost contemptuous air had but increased his ardour. ”

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W. Pett Ridge, A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12 (1900)

“ William Finnis having promised to do anything that Caroline had wished, the young woman had instantly begged that Miss Ladd should be her substitute until her return in preference to a stranger, and Finnis, with a twist of the face that meant reluctance, had agreed.
Alfred discovered that his feelings of regret at the departure of his good young wife were oddly contested by the sensation of freedom and a general feeling of the brake of good behaviour being released; he had turned into the hilarious Fair Ground for the better encouragement of this. ”

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W. Pett Ridge, A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12 (1900)

“ The advantages of the Fair Ground were that one paid nothing for admission to the roaring, noisy, tumultuous, brilliant space, and that no policemen worth speaking of interfered to restrain enjoyment, for both of which reasons it was greatly patronized by young gentlemen—and ladies—from Mill Lane and similar neighbourhoods, who went about in gangs, enjoying life to the full.
Alfred Bateson, walking towards Deptford Green, turned in at the narrow entrance to the Fair Ground as though by instinct. ”

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W. Pett Ridge, A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12 (1900)

“ Alfred caught the young carman at the end of Deptford Green, and walked with him up Church Street. It took some time to persuade the young man that to accept remarks made by ladies in a literal sense was a mistake, and that one should look, rather, for hidden meanings; they had reached the back of the old church before the infuriated young man agreed to slacken his pace and to listen calmly to Alfred's arguments. ”

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W. Pett Ridge, A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12 (1900)

“ CHAPTER XII Deptford Fair Ground was at its busiest point (which meant that the night was Saturday) , and patrons turned through the narrow passage leading to it from High Street in a steady, continuous stream. The passage being not only narrow but dark, you were wise if in passing through you gripped the pocket where your money rested ”

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W. Pett Ridge, A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12 (1900)

“ All he desired to say was this: that he knew more about the honourable gentleman than anybody else in that room; knew him for a high-minded, straightforward, kind-hearted young man; in time of trouble Mr. Barraclough had stood by him like a brick. The room, easily touched, applauded Alfred, and the interrupting man at the back of the room found himself glared at reproachfully by all.
'You've got the gift of the gab, old man,' said the young carman admiringly as Mr. Barraclough proceeded. 'I often wish I'd got more cheek ”

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W. Pett Ridge, A Breaker of Laws — Chapter 12 (1900)

“ Let's stroll round and see the fun.'
'My position in life,' said the young carman, accepting a light, 'makes it necessary that I should be a bit careful about mixin' up with strangers.'
'Don't talk like that,' begged Alfred. 'Why, we've met at least once before.'
'I know, I know,' he said importantly. 'Same time, you'll quite understand that with my responsibility I 'ave to use a great deal of cautiousness. It don't do for me to be 'ail-fellow-well-met with every Tom, Dick, and 'Erry that I come across. Valuables are valuables; watches are watches ”

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