Ahollow-cheekedandscowlingpeopletheyare！Allbeggars；butthat\'snothing。Lookatthemastheygatherround。Some，aretooindolenttocomedown-stairs，oraretoowiselymistrustfulofthestairs，perhaps，toventure:sostretchouttheirleanhandsfromupperwindows，andhowl；others，comeflockingaboutus，fightingandjostlingoneanother，anddemanding，incessantly，charityfortheloveofGod，charityfortheloveoftheBlessedVirgin，charityfortheloveofalltheSaints。Agroupofmiserablechildren，almostnaked，screamingforththesamepetition，discoverthattheycanseethemselvesreflectedinthevarnishofthecarriage，andbegintodanceandmakegrimaces，thattheymayhavethepleasureofseeingtheiranticsrepeatedinthismirror。A
crippledidiot，intheactofstrikingoneofthemwhodrownshisclamorousdemandforcharity，observeshisangrycounterpartinthepanel，stopsshort，andthrustingouthistongue，beginstowaghisheadandchatter。Theshrillcryraisedatthis，awakenshalf-a-
dozenwildcreatureswrappedinfrowsybrowncloaks，whoarelyingonthechurch-stepswithpotsandpansforsale。These，scramblingup，approach，andbegdefiantly。\'Iamhungry。Givemesomething。
Listentome，Signor。Iamhungry！\'Then，aghastlyoldwoman，fearfulofbeingtoolate，comeshobblingdownthestreet，stretchingoutonehand，andscratchingherselfallthewaywiththeother，andscreaming，longbeforeshecanbeheard，\'Charity，charity！I\'llgoandprayforyoudirectly，beautifullady，ifyou\'llgivemecharity！\'Lastly，themembersofabrotherhoodforburyingthedead:hideouslymasked，andattiredinshabbyblackrobes，whiteattheskirts，withthesplashesofmanymuddywinters:escortedbyadirtypriest，andacongenialcross-bearer:
comehurryingpast。Surroundedbythismotleyconcourse，wemoveoutofFondi:badbrighteyesglaringatus，outofthedarknessofeverycrazytenement，likeglisteningfragmentsofitsfilthandputrefaction。