Chapter 4
They came down to the busy, narrow street which led into the
Boulevard du Montparnasse. Electric trams passed through it with
harsh ringing of bells, and people surged along the pavements.
The fair to which they were going was held at the Lion de
Belfort, not more than a mile away, and Arthur hailed a cab. Susie
told the driver where they wanted to be set down. She noticed that
Haddo, who was waiting for them to start, put his hand on the
horse's neck. On a sudden, for no apparent reason, it began to
tremble. The trembling passed through the body and down its limbs
till it shook from head to foot as though it had the staggers. The
coachman jumped off his box and held the wretched creature's head.
Margaret and Susie got out. It was a horribly painful sight. The
horse
