English fiction -- 20th century; Short stories, English
Two peers, a newspaper proprietor, and an actor-manager waited upon the
kerb of Oxford Circus, whilst ’bus drivers, draymen, vanmen on vans and
other impossibles, drove by. O’Hagan’s procedure on occasions of this
kind is a joy unique and a memory ineffaceable.
Regardless of the direction, language, behaviour, or wishes of such
persons, he proceeds across the road at the same dignified and even pace
which he had observed upon the pavement. With dray horses standing on
their hind-legs and waving their fore-legs over his picturesque head,
with taxi-cabs menacing plate-glass windows, and motor ’busses hastily
diverting their routes, he pauses to light an Egyptian cigarette.
Having returned his gold matchbox to his waistcoat pocket, unruffled he
pursues his way, the only extant example of the _grand seigneur_.
The End
This edition is limited to 1,000 copies.
In Memoriam—Sax Rohmer
1883-1959
TRANSCRIBER NOTES
Misspelled words and printer errors have been corrected. Where multiple
spellings occur, majority use has been employed.
Punctuation has been maintained except where obvious printer errors
occur.
A Table of Contents was added for reader convenience.
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