Fancy balls again

Bildunterschrift: (Scene and time - An inaccessible North London Suburb, 3:20 a.m.)
Tomkyns (whose destination is Clapham). "Are you quite sure it's not come, policeman? It was to have been here at half-past one?" Policeman. "Quite sure, sir! I've been down the rank four times!" Tomkyns. "Well, you must get us a cab!" Policeman. "Cab, sir! There ain't no cabs here!" [Delight of Tomkyns, his Wife, …