CHAPTER XLV.

THE INVASION OF HAMPSHIRE.

When Tom and the major arrived at Waterloo Station, the latter in the breathless condition described in a preceding chapter, they found the German waiting for them with his two fellow-exiles. The gentleman of Nihilistic proclivities was somewhat tall and thin, with a long frock-coat buttoned almost up to his throat, which showed signs of giving at the seams every here and there. His grizzly hair fell over his collar behind, and he had a short bristling beard. He stood with one hand stuck into the front of his coat and the other upon his hip, as though rehearsing the position in which his statue might be some day erected in the streets of his native Russia, when the people had their own, and despotism was no more. In spite of his worn attire there was something noble and striking about the man. His bow, when Baumser introduced him to the major and Tom, would have graced any Court in Europe. Round his neck he had a coarse string from which hung a pair of double eye-glasses. These he fixed upon his aquiline nose, and took a good look at the gentlemen whom he had come to serve.

Bulow, of Kiel, was a small, dark-eyed, clean-shaven fellow, quick and energetic in his movements, having more the appearance of a Celt than of a Teuton. He seemed to be full of amiability, and assured the major in execrable English how very happy he was to be able to do a service to one who had shown kindness to their esteemed colleague and persecuted patriot, Von Baumser. Indeed both of the men showed great deference to the German, and the major began to perceive that his friend was a very exalted individual in Socialistic circles. He liked the look of the two foreigners, and congratulated himself upon having their co-operation in the matter on hand.

1. Who is traveling?
2. Where were they going?
3. Who was waiting for them?
4. What was the name of one of the exiles?
5. What country was he exiled from?
6. What did Bulow look like?
7. What language did he speak?
8. How did he feel at the moment?
9. What was the other exile's name?
10. Did they like the German?
11. Is he an important individual?
12. Was the German tall?
13. Did he wear glasses?
14. Did he have any facial hair?
15. Was he wearing new clothes?
16. What was he wearing?
17. How could you tell it was not new?
18. Can you describe his hair?
19. Was it short?
20. Was he a distinguished individual?
1. Tom and the major
2. Waterloo Station
3. the German with his two fellow-exiles.
4. Bulow,
5. Russia
6. he was small, dark-eyed, clean-shaven
7. English
8. full of amiability,
9. Von Baumser.
10. yes
11. yes
12. yes
13. yes
14. yes
15. no
16. a long frock-coat
17. it showed signs of giving at the seams every here and there.
18. grizzly
19. no
20. yes