Jan addressed the cabman.
"I want"—he said it very distinctly, so that there could be no mistake—"a good hotel to take a lady to."
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"A lady? An' a good hotel? Sure thing. Jump in."
Jan got in and sat opposite to her. She was restoring order to her hair.
"Did the cabby laugh?" she asked.
"No. Why should he?"
"Why?" Jan saw that she was staring at him. Suddenly her stare was transformed to a soft smile. "Oh-h—sometimes these cabbies think they're funny."
Presently the cab stopped. Jan looked out. It was a hotel, with a wide door and a narrow one. The narrow door was marked "Ladies' Entrance," and through the transom a red light shone.