The Cockney Angel
“‘It was a mistake,’ she murmured, biting her lip.
Burton’s youthful features were creased with concern and he raised his arm protectively as a bottle flew over their heads and smashed into the wall. A shower of broken glass clattered to the floor with red wine trickling down the wall like a bleeding wound.
‘It certainly was,’ Burton said, swinging her off her feet and depositing her in the narrow hallway. ‘Let’s get you out of here, miss.’ ‘No, thank you, Constable, but I’ll be all right,’ Iren...e insisted. ‘I can’t go without my friend.’ ‘Some friend if he brought you to a place like this,’ Burton said, frowning. ‘I don’t think you quite understand, miss, but you could end up spending the night in the clink with the rest of the females, if you get my meaning.’ Irene glanced over her shoulder in time to see Gentle Annie butting a constable in the stomach while Fiery Nan struggled with a burly sergeant. For a moment it seemed that Nan was winning, but another officer grabbed her from behind and cuffed her wrists.MoreLess
Burton’s youthful features were creased with concern and he raised his arm protectively as a bottle flew over their heads and smashed into the wall. A shower of broken glass clattered to the floor with red wine trickling down the wall like a bleeding wound.
‘It certainly was,’ Burton said, swinging her off her feet and depositing her in the narrow hallway. ‘Let’s get you out of here, miss.’ ‘No, thank you, Constable, but I’ll be all right,’ Iren...e insisted. ‘I can’t go without my friend.’ ‘Some friend if he brought you to a place like this,’ Burton said, frowning. ‘I don’t think you quite understand, miss, but you could end up spending the night in the clink with the rest of the females, if you get my meaning.’ Irene glanced over her shoulder in time to see Gentle Annie butting a constable in the stomach while Fiery Nan struggled with a burly sergeant. For a moment it seemed that Nan was winning, but another officer grabbed her from behind and cuffed her wrists.MoreLess
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