onceonadarkwintersday,whentheyellowfoghungsothickandheavyinthestreetsoflondonthatthelampswerelightedandtheshopwindowsblazedwithgasastheydoatnight,anodd-lookinglittlegirlsatinacabwithherfatherandwasdrivenratherslowlythroughthebigthoroughfares.shesatwithherfeettuckedunderher,andleanedagainstherfather,whoheldherinhisarm,asshestaredoutofthewindowatthepassingpeoplewithaqueerold-fashionedthoughtfulnessinherbigeyes.