Chapter X The Hunter Hunted The omnibus of those days was a leisurely vehicle.

Holborn was even as the Elysian Fields; the omnibus that bore us westward was a chariot of glory; and the people who swarmed verminously on the pavements bore the semblance of the children of light.

The omnibus awoke him to other issues: the omnibus was an antidote.

'Some day,' he said, 'all Oxford Street will be macadamised, and then, because men will be able to hear each other's voices, the omnibus will become a delightful informal club.'

Having finished a hasty breakfast, we tumbled into an omnibus, packed like herrings in a barrel, for our number was "Legion," and the omnibus was "Zoar."

Stylish carriages also rolled by during the afternoon, and at intervals a little green omnibus went its way at a slow jog-trot.