Ashestoodsmilingthereinthemotleycrowd，withhispipeinhishand，andcladintheroughpea-jacketandwideawakethathehadputonforhisstroll，whowouldhavesupposedhimtobeCharlesBradfordRaye，Esquire，stuff-gownsman，educatedatWintoncester，calledtotheBaratLincoln’s-Inn，nowgoingtheWesternCircuit，merelydetainedinMelchesterbyasmallarbitrationafterhisbrethrenhadmovedontothenextcounty-town？
Thesquarewasoverlookedfromitsremotercornerbythehouseofwhichtheyounggirlhadspoken，adignifiedresidenceofconsiderablesize，havingseveralwindowsoneachfloor。Insideoneofthese，onthefirstfloor，theapartmentbeingalargedrawing-
room，satalady，inappearancefromtwenty-eighttothirtyyearsofage。Theblindswerestillundrawn，andtheladywasabsentlysurveyingtheweirdscenewithout，hercheekrestingonherhand。
Theroomwasunlitfromwithin，butenoughoftheglarefromthemarket-placeenteredittorevealthelady’sface。Shewaswhatiscalledaninterestingcreatureratherthanahandsomewoman；dark-
eyed，thoughtful，andwithsensitivelips。