Without moving, she might, however, have seen him forthwith, for at that precise and particular moment, the Unspeakable Perk was in plain sight of her window, on a bench in the corner of the plaza, engaged in light conversation with a legless and philosophical beggar whom he had just astonished by the presentation of a whole bolivar, of the value of twenty cents gold.
"The Unspeakable Perk"
Samuel Hopkins Adams
Quite unconscious of her approach, until she was close upon him, her objective chatted fluently with the legless one, until she spoke quietly, almost in his ear.
"The Unspeakable Perk"
Samuel Hopkins Adams
"The legless beggar seems to have collected quite an audience," she remarked idly.
"The Unspeakable Perk"
Samuel Hopkins Adams