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Chapter XLV. Curious Shifts Of The Poor

           Takinghisplaceamidthislightsomeatmosphere,hewouldstand,hisstockyfigurecloakedinagreatcapeovercoat,hisheadprotectedbyabroadslouchhat,awaitingtheapplicantswhohadinvariouswayslearnedthenatureofhischarity.Forawhilehewouldstandalone,gazinglikeanyidleruponanever-fascinatingscene.Ontheeveninginquestion,apolicemanpassingsalutedhimas“captain,”inafriendlyway.Anurchinwhohadfrequentlyseenhimbefore,stoppedtogaze.Allotherstookhimfornothingoutoftheordinary,saveinthematterofdress,andconceivedofhimasastrangerwhistlingandidlingforhisownamusement.

           Asthefirsthalf-hourwaned,certaincharactersappeared.Hereandthereinthepassingcrowdsonemightsee,nowandthen,aloitereredginginterestedlynear.Aslouchyfigurecrossedtheoppositecornerandglancedfurtivelyinhisdirection.AnothercamedownFifthAvenuetothecornerofTwenty-sixthStreet,tookageneralsurvey,andhobbledoffagain.TwoorthreenoticeableBowerytypesedgedalongtheFifthAvenuesideofMadisonSquare,butdidnotventureover.Thesoldier,inhiscapeovercoat,walkedashortlineoftenfeetathiscorner,toandfro,indifferentlywhistling.

           Asnineo’clockapproached,someofthehubbuboftheearlierhourpassed.Theatmosphereofthehotelswasnotsoyouthful.Theair,too,wascolder.Oneveryhandcuriousfiguresweremoving—watchersandpeepers,withoutanimaginarycircle,whichtheyseemedafraidtoenter—adozeninall.Presently,withthearrivalofakeenersenseofcold,onefigurecameforward.

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