menaced by swaying coal-carts, bewildered horses, dishevelled express-wagons, and an empty hearse—ah, that hearse! She shut her eyes as it passed, and clutched at Archer's hand.
\"If only it doesn't mean—poor Granny!\"
\"Oh, no, no—she's much better—she's all right, really. There—we've passed it!\" he exclaimed, as if that made all the difference. Her hand remained in his, and as the carriage lurched across the gang-plank onto the ferry he bent over,
menaced by swaying coal-carts, bewildered horses, dishevelled express-wagons, and an empty hearse—ah, that hearse! She shut her eyes as it passed, and clutched at Archer's hand.
\"If only it doesn't mean—poor Granny!\"
\"Oh, no, no—she's much better—she's all right, really. There—we've passed it!\" he exclaimed, as if that made all the difference. Her hand remained in his, and as the carriage lurched across the gang-plank onto the ferry he bent over,
