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A drop of spirits is just what I need.”
“Now then,now then,”came the Cabby’ svoice,a good firm, hardy voice.“Keep cool everyone,that’s what I say.No bones broken,anyone ? Good.Well there’ s something to be thankful for straight away,and more than anyone could expect after falling all that way.Now,if we’ve fallen down some diggings-as it might be for a new station on the Underground-someone will come and get us out presently,see! And if we’ re dead-which I don’ t deny it might be-well,you got to remember that worse things ’appen at sea and a chap’ s got to die sometime.And there ain’t nothing to be afraid of if a chap’ s led a decent life.And if you ask me,I think the best thing we could do to pass the time would be sing a’ymn.
And he did.He struck up at once a harvest thanksgiving hymn,all about crops being“safely gathered in”.It was not very suitable to a place which felt as if nothing had ever grown there since the beginning of time,but it was the one he could remember