CHAPTER VII TIDD versus BROWNLOW

At four o'clock that day a carriage¹ drove² up to the hotel and two gentlemen alighted. They were shown into the coffee-room and Mudd was sent for. He came, expecting to find police officers, and found Brownlow and Mr. Tidd.

"One moment, Mr. Tidd," said Brownlow, then he took Mudd outside into the hall.

"He's not fit to be seen," said Mudd, when the other had explained. "No client³ must see him. He's right enough to look at and speak to, but he's not himself. What made you bring him here, Mr. Brownlow—now, of all times?"

Brownlow started and turned. Mr. Tidd had opened the coffee-room door, and how much of their conversation he had heard Heaven⁴ knows.

"One moment," said Brownlow.

"I will wait no longer," said Mr. Tidd. "This must be explained. Is Mr. Pettigrew here or is he not? No, I will not wait."

A waiter passed at that moment with an afternoon-tea-tray.

"Is Mr. Pettigrew in this hotel?" asked Tidd.

"He's in the garden, I believe, sir."

Brownlow tried to get in front of Tidd to round him off from the garden; Mudd tried to take his arm. He pushed them aside⁵.

1 carriage   

n.马车，客车，举止，运输

参考例句：

• She has a graceful carriage.她举止优雅。
• In another moment she had rushed into the carriage. 转眼工夫，她就走进马车里去了。

2 drove   

vbl.驾驶，drive的过去式；n.畜群

参考例句：

• He drove at a speed of sixty miles per hour.他以每小时60英里的速度开车。
• They drove foreign goods out of the market.他们把外国货驱逐出市场。

3 client   

n.委托人，当事人，顾客

参考例句：

• She can't come to the telephone;she's serving a client.她不能来接电话，她正在接待一位顾客。
• The lawyer produced a clever defence of his client.律师机智地为委托人辩护。

4 heaven   

n.天，天空，天堂，天国

参考例句：

• Women hold up half of heaven.妇女能顶半边天。
• Taiwan is really a heaven of delicacy,everyplace has the well-known repast.台湾真是个美食的天堂,各地都有著名的小吃。

5 aside   

adv.在旁边，撇开不谈；n.独白，旁白

参考例句：

• I stepped aside so that she might come in.我往旁边走一步，以便她能进来。
• Some young people push their parents aside after their marriage.有些年轻人结婚之后就不管父母了。