"Yes, you can lay and rot for all they care," said the other. "I might die in me bed time and time again, and no one any the wiser. Not but what I've got any right to becall you, Mrs. Robins. Think she's dead?"
"Dead? No. Can't you see the 'orspital nurse stoopin' down over 'er? They wouldn't 'a 'ad a 'orspital nurse if she was dead."
Just then the door of the house opened, and the crowd swayed excitedly as Susie appeared with the constable, and stood for a moment in surprise on the top step.
"THE CROWD SWAYED EXCITEDLY AS SUSIE APPEARED WITH THE CONSTABLE."
"Where's the ambulance," cried the officious man. "Why don't they send for the ambulance? What is the good of the police if they can't——"
"Now then, what's all this? Pass along, please, pass along."
Five or six policemen appeared simultaneously from different directions.
"Over there, in that house. That's where it is," cried several voices.
"Stand back there! let the police through!" cried others.