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In that day the streets were narrow. Sidewalks did not separate the space used by those who went on foot from that used by those who went in vehicles.
From the houses on the one side to the houses on the other, travel was free to all: those on the ground were ever in danger from those who were in vehicles. Dickens describes the progress of the carriage of one of the French aristocrats, driven at headlong speed along these narrow streets. It whirled around the corners with a wild rattle and clatter, and with an utter lack of consideration for pedestrians.
