and then she had found herself being pushed into the back of the car , a rug was thrown over her , and they were hurtling through the streets of london and she could hear other cars near them , the frantic ringing of a bicycle bell , an occasional shout , the animal growl of an old klaxon , the whirring putter of a motor-scooter , a scream of brakes , and she had realized that she was back in the real world , that english people , friends , were all around her .