Not a few were given to him by the old romancers; but these he has new-fashioned to his needs.

You're going up to the front door of that mansion and ballsing your way inside.

He switched on, put the groaning vehicle into gear, turned it round skilfully and sped dustily townwards.

Hundreds of girls and youths, mainly of the “ peaky blinder ” type, parade the streets—sometimes half a dozen arm-in-arm across the pavements.