“Is dere any trouble?” he said. The crowd backed away. “None at all, officer,” said Mr. Raddley. “You, er, just loomed suddenly, that’s all . . .” “Dis is correct,” said Detritus. “I am a loomer. It often happen suddenly. So dere’s no trouble, den?” “No trouble whatsoever, officer.” “Amazing t’ing, trouble,” rumbled Detritus thoughtfully. “Always I go lookin’ for trouble, an’ when I find it people said it ain’t dere.”
