\"Halloa!\"hecried。\"Halloa!Thisway!Cometothelight!\"
When，asheheldthecurtainwithonehand，andwiththeotherraisedthelampandtriedtopiercethegloomthatfilledtheplace，somethingrushedpasthimintotheroomlikeawild—cat，andcroucheddowninacorner。
\"Whatisit？\"hesaid，hastily。
Hemighthaveasked\"Whatisit？\"evenhadheseenitwell，aspresentlyhedidwhenhestoodlookingatitgatheredupinitscorner。
Abundleoftatters，heldtogetherbyahand，insizeandformalmostaninfant’s，butinitsgreedy，desperatelittleclutch，abadoldman’s。Afaceroundedandsmoothedbysomehalf—dozenyears，butpinchedandtwistedbytheexperiencesofalife。