"I was still balancing the matter in my mind when a hansom cab drove up to Briony Lodge, and a gentleman sprang out. He was a remarkably handsome man, dark, aquiline, and moustached-- evidently the man of whom I had heard. He appeared to be in a great hurry, shouted to the cabman to wait, and brushed past the maid who opened the door with the air of a man who was thoroughly at home.
(Aventure I, A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA pg. 11)
Different from a landau, a hansom cab is a kind of horse-drawn carriage designed and patented in 1834 by Hansom.The hansom cab was a popular choice because it was cheap, fast, very light and agile.
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