Thesedresses，justthenglancinginthefirstraysofthesun，remindedMichaelofthecuriousappearancewhichhehadobservedduringthenight。Itmusthavebeentheglitterofthosespanglesinthebrightflamesissuingfromthesteamboat’sfunnelwhichhadattractedhisattention。
“Evidently，“saidMichaeltohimself，“thistroopofTsiganes，afterremainingbelowallday，crouchedundertheforecastleduringthenight。
Werethesegipsiestryingtoshowthemselvesaslittleaspossible？
Suchisnotaccordingtotheusualcustomoftheirrace。“
MichaelStrogoffnolongerdoubtedthattheexpressionshehadheard，hadproceededfromthistawnygroup，andhadbeenexchangedbetweentheoldgypsyandthewomantowhomhegavetheMongoliannameofSangarre。Michaelinvoluntarilymovedtowardsthegangway，astheBohemiantroopwasleavingthesteamboat。