’Indeedtheycouldnot，’saidMrs。Garlandagain，inatoneofpleasantagreementwithanyoneinGreatBritainorIreland。
Itwassaidthatthelinethatdaywasthreemileslong，reachingfromthehighgroundontherightofwherethepeoplestoodtotheturnpikeroadontheleft。Afterthereviewcameashamfight，duringwhichactionthecrowddispersedmorewidelyoverthedowns，enablingWidowGarlandtogetstillclearerglimpsesoftheKing，andhishandsomecharger，andtheheadoftheQueen，andtheelbowsandshouldersoftheprincessesinthecarriages，andfractionalpartsofGeneralGarthandtheDukeofCumberland；whichsightsgavehergreatgratification。Shetuggedatherdaughterateveryopportunity，exclaiming，’Nowyoucanseehisfeather！’’There’sherhat！’’There’sherMajesty’sIndiamuslinshawl！’inaminorformofecstasy，thatmadethemillerthinkhermoregirlishandanimatedthanherdaughterAnne。
Inthosemilitarymanoeuvresthemillerfollowedthefortunesofoneman；AnneGarlandoftwo。Thespectators，who，unlikeourparty，hadnopersonalinterestinthesoldiery，sawonlytroopsandbattalionsintheconcrete，straightlinesofred，straightlinesofblue，whitelinesformedofinnumerableknee-breeches，blacklinesformedofmanygaiters，comingandgoinginkaleidoscopicchange。
Whothoughtofeverypointinthelineasanisolatedman，eachdwellingalltohimselfinthehermitageofhisownmind？Onepersondid，ayoungmanfarremovedfromthebarrowwheretheGarlandsandMillerLovedaystood。Thenaturalexpressionofhisfacewassomewhatobscuredbythebronzingeffectsofroughweather，butthelinesofhismouthshowedthataffectionateimpulseswerestrongwithinhim——perhapsstrongerthanjudgmentwellcouldregulate。Heworeabluejacketwithlittlebrassbuttons，andwasplainlyaseafaringman。
Meanwhile，inthepartoftheplainwhererosethetumulusonwhichthemillerhadestablishedhimself，abroad-brimmedtradesmanwaselbowinghiswayalong。HesawMr。Lovedayfromthebaseofthebarrow，andbeckonedtoattracthisattention。Lovedaywenthalfwaydown，andtheothercameupasnearashecould。