"Away they went, and I was just wondering whether I should not do well to follow them when up the lane came a neat little landau, the coachman with his coat only half-buttoned, and his tie under his ear, while all the tags of his harness were sticking out of the buckles. It hadn't pulled up before she shot out of the hall door and into it.
(Aventure I, A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA pg. 11)
A landau is a four-wheeled convertible carriage suspended on elliptical springs invented in the 18th century. It was largely used in London in the 18th and 19th centuries, when it reached its full development. Until today the landal is a popular choice for the british royal family on ceremonial occasions.
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