"Yes," said Alex. "Can't you take me there?"
He looked at her shabby clothes and white, frightened face.
"I'd like to see my fare, first, if you please," he said insolently.
Alex was too much afraid of his making a scene to refuse.
"How much will it be?"
"Seven and sixpence, Miss."
She pulled two half-crowns out of her purse. It was all she had left.
"This is all the change I have," she told him in a shaking voice. "They will pay the rest when I get there."
He muttered something dissatisfied, but put the coins into his pocket.
Alex climbed into the cab.