Holmes looked eagerly round for another, but no empty one was in sight. Then he dashed in wild pursuit amid the stream of the traffic, but the start was too great, and already the cab was out of sight.
W tejże chwili podniosło się okienko w pudle, nieznajomy rzucił parę słów woźnicy i dorożka pomknęła szybko w stronę Regent Street.