The above examination of a child of tender years took place while Mr. and Mrs. Raddle and the cab-driver were having an altercation concerning the fare, which, terminating at this point in favour of the cabman, Mrs. Raddle came up tottering.
Mialatt a zsenge gyermeket így faggatták, Raddle úr és a felesége a kocsissal veszekedett a viteldíjon, s miután az ügy a kocsis javára dőlt el, Raddle-né megindult a kapu felé támolyogva.