The Bow Street Runners, the first time Britain had anything what we can associate with today’s police force.
Bow Street Runners,英国第一次拥有我们可以与今天的警察部队联系起来的东西。
雾都孤儿(原版)
'The Bow Street officers, sir, ' replied Brittles, taking up a candle; 'me and Mr. Giles sent for 'em this morning.
“Bow Street 的警察,先生,”Brittles 拿起一根蜡烛回答道。今天早上我和贾尔斯先生派人去取。
懒人闲思录
This you do with much the same air that you would walk into the dock at Bow Street, and then, feeling unutterably miserable, you stand solemnly staring at the child.
These arrangements completed, he was informed of the necessary signs and tokens by which to recognise the Artful Dodger, and was conveyed by Master Bates through dark and winding ways to within a very short distance of Bow Street.
Bow Street is a thoroughfare in Covent Garden, Westminster, London. It was constructed in 1633 and has held a number of important buildings, including Bow Street Magistrates' Court and the Royal Opera House.