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Onehandwasfullofpapers，tickets，counterfoilsoftourists。
Thepeopleofthepersonallyconductedpartywere，itseemed，oftwosorts；peopletheconductorwantedandcouldnotfind，andpeoplehedidnotwantandwhofollowedhiminasteadilygrowingtailupanddowntheplatform。Thesepeopleseemed，indeed，tothinkthattheironechanceofreachingRomelayinkeepingclosetohim。Threelittleoldladieswereparticularlyenergeticinhispursuit，andatlastmaddenedhimtothepitchofclappingthemintoacarriageanddaringthemtoemergeagain。Fortherestofthetime，one，two，orthreeoftheirheadsprotrudedfromthewindowwailingenquiriesabout“alittlewickerworkbox“
wheneverhedrewnear。Therewasaverystoutmanwithaverystoutwifeinshinyblack；therewasalittleoldmanlikeanagedhostler。
“WhatCANsuchpeoplewantinRome？“askedMissWinchelsea。“Whatcanitmeantothem？“Therewasaverytallcurateinaverysmallstrawhat，andaveryshortcurateencumberedbyalongcamerastand。ThecontrastamusedFannyverymuch。Oncetheyheardsomeonecallingfor“Snooks。““Ialwaysthoughtthatnamewasinventedbynovelists，“saidMissWinchelsea。“Fancy！Snooks。IwonderwhichISMr。Snooks。“Finallytheypickedoutaverystoutandresolutelittlemaninalargechecksuit。“Ifheisn’tSnooks，heoughttobe，“saidMissWinchelsea。
PresentlytheconductordiscoveredHelen’sattemptatacornerincarriages。“Roomforfive，“hebawledwithaparalleltranslationonhisfingers。Apartyoffourtogether——mother，father，andtwodaughters——blunderedin，allgreatlyexcited。“It’sallright，Ma，youletme，“saidoneofthedaughters，hittinghermother’sbonnetwithahandbagshestruggledtoputintherack。MissWinchelseadetestedpeoplewhobangedaboutandcalledtheirmother“Ma。“
Ayoungmantravellingalonefollowed。Hewasnotatall“touristy“
inhiscostume，MissWinchelseaobserved；hisGladstonebagwasofgoodpleasantleatherwithlabelsreminiscentofLuxembourgandOstend，andhisboots，thoughbrown，werenotvulgar。Hecarriedanovercoatonhisarm。Beforethesepeoplehadproperlysettledintheirplaces，cameaninspectionofticketsandaslammingofdoors，andbehold！theywereglidingoutofCharingCrossstationontheirwaytoRome。
“Fancy！“criedFanny，“wearegoingtoRome，mydear！Rome！Idon’tseemtobelieveit，evennow。“
MissWinchelseasuppressedFanny’semotionswithalittlesmile，andtheladywhowascalled“Ma“explainedtopeopleingeneralwhytheyhad“cutitsoclose“atthestation。Thetwodaughterscalledher“Ma“severaltimes，tonedherdowninatactlesseffectiveway，anddroveheratlasttothemutteredinventoryofabasketoftravellingrequisites。Presentlyshelookedup。“Lor’！“shesaid，“Ididn’tbringTHEM！“Boththedaughterssaid“Oh，Ma！“butwhat“them“wasdidnotappear。PresentlyFannyproducedHare’sWalksinRome，asortofmitigatedguide-bookverypopularamongRomanvisitors；andthefatherofthetwodaughtersbegantoexaminehisbooksofticketsminutely，apparentlyinasearchafterEnglishwords。Whenhehadlookedattheticketsforalongtimerightwayup，heturnedthemupsidedown。Thenheproducedafountainpenanddatedthemwithconsiderablecare。Theyoungman，havingcompletedanunostentatioussurveyofhisfellowtravellers，producedabookandfelltoreading。WhenHelenandFannywerelookingoutofthewindowatChiselhurst——theplaceinterestedFannybecausethepoordearEmpressoftheFrenchusedtolivethere——MissWinchelseatooktheopportunitytoobservethebooktheyoungmanheld。Itwasnotaguide-book，butalittlethinvolumeofpoetry——BOUND。Sheglancedathisface——itseemedarefinedpleasantfacetoherhastyglance。
Heworealittlegiltpince-nez。“Doyouthinkshelivestherenow？“saidFanny，andMissW
