heglancedroundthestate-roomandsawthathehadpassedthenightaloneinit。Thenhesplashedhimselfhastilyatthebasinnexthisberth，andjumpedintohisclothes，andwentondeck，anxioustolosenofeatureoremotionoftheship’sdeparture。
Whenshewasfairlyoffhereturnedtohisroomtochangethethickcoathehadputonattheinstigationoftheearlymorningair。Hisroom-matewasstillabsent，buthewasnowrepresentedbyhisstate-roombaggage，andBurnamytriedtoinferhimfromit。Heperceivedasocialqualityinhisdress-coatcase，capaciousgladstone，hat-box，rug，umbrella，andsole-leathersteamertrunkwhichhecouldnotattributetohisownequipment。Thethingswerenotsonewashis；theyhadaneffectofpoliteexperience，withaforeignregistryandcustomslabelonthemhereandthere。Theyhadbeenchosenwithbothtasteandknowledge，andBurnamywouldhavesaidthattheywerecertainlyEnglishthings，ifithadnotbeenfortheinitialsU。S。A。whichfollowedthenameofE。B。
Triscoeontheendofthesteamertrunkshowingitselfunderthefootofthelowerberth。
ThelowerberthhadfallentoBurnamythroughthedefaultofthepassengerwhosetickethehadgotatthelasthour；theclerkinthesteamerofficehadbeencarefultoimpresshimwiththisadvantage，andhenowimaginedatrespassonhisproperty。Buthereassuredhimselfbyaglanceathisticket，andwentouttowatchtheship’spassagedownthestreamandthroughtheNarrows。Afterbreakfasthecametohisroomagain，toseewhatcouldbedonefromhisvalisetomakehimlookbetterintheeyesofagirlwhomhehadseenacrossthetable；ofcourseheprofessedamuchmoregeneralpurpose。Heblamedhimselffornothavinggotatleastapairofthewhitetennis-shoeswhichsomanyofthepassengerswerewearing；hisrussetshoeshadturnedshabbyonhisfeet；
buttherewasa，pairofenamelledleatherbootsinhisbagwhichhethoughtmightdo。