CHAPTER IIIRE-ARREST
No woman had ever laughed at Larry like that. To appreciate the effect it had on him, one must bear in mind that for years he had been accustomed to the homage of the s*x. The fact that she had tried to suppress her laughter made it the more devastating; for it suggested that she was really amused, and not just trying to get back at him. No matter how fast he walked he could not escape the horrid sound of it. Through one street and another he went unheeding, blind with rage.
Of course he would not admit to himself that it was he, Larry, she was laughing at. He made believe to ascribe it to the uniform he wore. “…If she has such a contempt for the police she must be a crook all right. That stands to reason… A common thief! I’d never run after such a one. I despise her
