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Ailsa had no cause to hurry over her errand, The footman walked along in front of her, with no sense of the importance of his mission.
Evidently he didn't realise the value of haste. All the same the walk was a long one, and Ailsa was feeling that she had gone quite far enough when the footman crossed Waterloo Bridge. The girl had had no sleep the night before, and, moreover, she had endured a very trying day. She wondered if it would not be as well to call a cab and keep the footman in sight; but she dismissed the idea as being likely to arouse suspicion.