The terrier, he knew, had crossed the road, and there was something about this particular reach of Metalling that tempted motorists to pass at the deuce of a pace.
"Anthony Lyveden"
Dornford Yates
He swung off into the darkness, and a minute later Anthony heard his steps upon the Metalling of the London road.
"Anthony Lyveden"
Dornford Yates
The cab entered a sort of broad lane, the sketch of a future street, rough with the unrolled Metalling of broken stones, the space set apart for the pavement being an uneven path of trodden brown earth.
"Don Orsino"
F. Marion Crawford