CHAPTER VII. THE HOUSE IN SOHO 

WHITTINGTON and his companion were walking at a good pace. Tommy started in pursuit at once, and was in time to see them turn the corner of the street. His vigorous strides soon enabled him to gain upon them, and by the time he, in his turn, reached the corner the distance between them was sensibly lessened. The small Mayfair streets were comparatively deserted, and he judged it wise to content himself with keeping them in sight. 

The sport was a new one to him. Though familiar with the technicalities from a course of novel reading, he had never before attempted to "follow" anyone, and it appeared to him at once that, in actual practice, the proceeding was fraught with difficulties. Supposing, for instance, that they should suddenly hail a taxi? In books, you simply leapt into another, promised the driver a sovereign--or its modern equivalent--and there you were. In actual fact, Tommy foresaw that it was extremely likely there would be no second taxi. Therefore he would have to run. What happened in actual fact to a young man who ran incessantly and persistently through the London streets? In a main road he might hope to create the illusion that he was merely running for a bus. But in these obscure aristocratic byways he could not but feel that an officious policeman might stop him to explain matters. 

At this juncture in his thoughts a taxi with flag erect turned the corner of the street ahead. Tommy held his breath. Would they hail it?  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Whose breath was being held?
2. Who waited with baited breath?
3. What was the name of the man holding his breath?
Q2:
1. What was new to Tommy?
2. What had Tommy never experienced before?
3. What was a novel experience for Tommy?
Q3:
1. Who walked at a regular pace?
2. Whose pace was a normal one?
3. Who was strolling at an average speed?
Q4:
1. Who walked at a regular pace with WHITTINGTON?
2. Whose pace was a normal one in the company of WHITTINGTON?
3. Who was strolling at an average speed alongside WHITTINGTON?
Q5:
1. Where could virtually no one be found?
2. What had basically no one in them?
3. What was a ghost town?
Q6:
1. Were the Mayfair streets large?
2. Did Mayfair have large streets?
3. Was there lots of room on the streets of Mayfair?
Q7:
1. What was the size of the Mayfair streets?
2. How big were the streets of Mayfair?
3. What size did the Mayfair streets come in?
Q8:
1. Whose streets was someone constantly running around in?
2. What city streets was someone running in?
3. The streets of which city had someone dashing around in them?
Q9:
1. Why did Tommy have to run?
2. What pushed Tommy to dash around?
3. What was Tommy's reason for running around?
Q10:
1. Who figured there would be no second taxi?
2. Who presumed that a second taxi would not come?
3. Who was not going to count on a second taxi?
Q11:
1. What happened in the books?
2. What was a gesture in novels?
3. What did people do with taxis in the books?
