Peterson had rushed forward to protect the stranger from his assailants; but the man, shocked at having broken the window, and seeing an official-looking person in uniform rushing towards him, dropped his goose, took to his heels, and vanished amid the labyrinth of small streets which lie at the back of Tottenham Court Road.
Peterson había echado a correr para defender al desconocido contra sus agresores, pero el hombre, asustado por haber roto el escaparate y viendo una persona de uniforme que corría hacia él, dejó caer el ganso, puso pies en polvorosa y se desvaneció en el laberinto de callejuelas que hay detrás de Tottenham Court Road.