his teeth with the nice j of a in the and about him with watchful eyes and fingers and sometimes one more daring than the rest made a mad grasp at the back of his head and in the crowd they had him in all points of view in front in face and behind those who were not professional or scientific audibly exchanged opinions on his looks new lights shone in upon him in respect of his nose were abroad on the subject of his hair and the captain s voice was heard � so stifled by the that he seemed to speak from underneath a feather bed � exclaiming � gentlemen you that have been to mr wiu you dear even when they began to dear it was no better for then a stream of gentlemen every one with a lady on each arm exactly like the chorus to the national when goes in state to the play came gliding in � every new group than the last and bent on staying to the latest moment if they spoke to him which was not often they invariably asked the same questions in the same tone with no more remorse or delicacy or consideration than if he had been a figure of stone purchased and paid for and set up there for their delight even when in the slow course of time these died os it was as bad as ever if not worse for then the boys grew bold and came in as a of themselves and did everything that the grown up people had done uncouth too appeared men of a ghostly kind who in didn t know how to get out again that one silent gentleman with glazed and eyes and only one button on his waistcoat which was a very large metal one and shone got behind the door and stood there like a clock long after everybody else was gone martin felt from pure and heat and worry as if he could have on the ground and willingly remained there if they would but have had the mercy to leave him alone but as letters and messages threatening his public if he didn t see the poured in like hail martin and as more visitors came while lie took his by himself and as mark with all his vi was to keep them from the door he resolved to go to bed � not that he felt at all of bed being any protection but that he might not leave a forlorn hope he had communicated this design to mark and was on the eve of escaping when the door was thrown open in a great hurry and an elderly gentleman entered bringing with him a lady who certainly could not be considered young � that was matter of fact and probably could not be considered handsome � but that was matter of opinion she was very straight very and not at all in face or figure on her head she wore a great straw bonnet with of the same in which she looked as if she had been by an and in her hand she held a most enormous fan mr i believe said the gentleman that is my name sir said the gentleman i am pressed time thank god thought martin i go back toe my home sir pursued the gentleman by the return train which starts immediate start is not a word you use in your country sir oh yes it is said martin you air mistaken sir returned the with great decision but we will not pursue the subject lest it should awake your � sir mrs martin bowed mrs sir is the lady of major one of our spirits and belongs toe one of our most aristocratic families you air p r acquainted sir with mrs s writings martin couldn t say he was you have much toe learn and toe enjoy sir said the gentleman mrs is going toe stay until the end of the fall sir with her married daughter at the settlement of new three days this side of any attention sir you can show toe mrs upon the l j journey will be very grateful toe the major and our mrs i wish you good night ma am and a pleasant pro on your martin could scarcely believe it but he had gone and mrs was drinking the milk vol i s life and of a most used up i am i do declare she observed the in the cars is pretty nigh as bad as if the rail was full of and and ma am said martin well then i do suppose you u hardly my meaning sir said mrs my only think do tell it did not appear that these expressions although they seemed to conclude with an urgent entreaty stood in need of any answer for mrs her bonnet strings observed that she would withdraw to lay that article of dress aside and would return immediately mark i said martin touch me will you am i awake is sir returned his partner � broad awake just the sort of woman sir as would be discovered with her eyes wide open and her mind a working for her country s good at any hour of the day or night they had no opportunity of saying more for mrs stalked in again � very erect in proof of her aristocratic blood and holding in her clasped hands a red cotton perhaps a parting gift from that choice spirit the major she had laid aside her bonnet and now appeared in a highly aristocratic and classical cap meeting beneath her chin a style of head dress so admirably adapted to her countenance that if the late mr had appeared in the of mrs a more complete could not have been produced martin handed her to a chair her first words arrested him before he could get 