“Now, then, quick!” cried Bell. “How long is it since a chaise and four passed?”
“Chaise and four?” said the man surlily.
“Yes, chaise and four. Has a chaise and four passed?”
“What, to-night?”
“Yes, to-night. Answer; quick, or—”
He caught the man by the collar, and the evasion he was about to utter did not pass his lips.
“Yes,” he growled; “one went by.”
“How long ago?” said the Colonel.
“How long?”
“Yes, yes. Quick, man, quick! and here’s a crown for the toll. Keep the change.”