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In the confusion that immediately ensued, Flo found herself torn away from her kind companion, and brought very near to Police Constable 21 B. and his charge. Like most children of her class she had been taught to consider policemen very dreadful people, but she had no fear of this one now: her whole desire was to save Dick. She went boldly up and laid her little dirty hand on the great tall man's arm.
"Please -- please," said Flo, "it ain't Dick as tuk them things. Indeed I thinks as Dick _is_ an honest boy."