First boiling water into the teapot, the pot rinsed carefully, then the water thrown away.
A bothersome proposition, london being haunted by the young thieves known as dragsmen, monkey-like rascals who leapt with saw-tooth dirks onto the roofs of passing carriages, to cut the leather straps securing luggage. He took off his glasses and produced a crisp handkerchief which he carefully patted over his face.