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‘Go hoet back from Pentonville’

‘Why not go straight to the prison? Be there when she comes out, so you can take her home’

Willia into the distance as if he hadn’t heard him

‘And if you’re going toat his watch, ‘you’d better get a move on’

‘Of course you’re right, sir,’ said Williarabbed his coat and dashed towards the door, only turning back to say, ‘Thank you’

Once he was out on the street, William hailed the first taxi he spotted

‘Where to, guv?’

‘Pentonville prison’

‘That’s all I need,’ mumbled the cabbie as William climbed in the back

‘What’s the problem?’

‘There couldn’t be a worse journey for a cab driver’

‘How come?’

‘If you take soet a return fare, because hed, which he wouldn’t have thought possible only a few o ‘Are you checkin’ in or just visitin’?’

‘Picking up irlfriend’

‘I didn’t know there omen prisoners at Pentonville’