Having observed men using them in his journeys overseas, he was determined to brave the angry jeering of the hackney coachmen who would deliberately splash him with muddy water from the gutter as they drove by.
Näinud ülemerereisidel olles, et mehed seda kannavad, oli tal vaprust taluda vihaseid pilkeid voorimeestelt, kes teda möödasõidul sihilikult mudase rentsliveega üle pritsisid.