Againthehingescreaked，andwerushed。Disorderlypressureforsometimeensuedbeforetheuncommercialunitgotfiguredintothefrontrowofthesum。Itwasstrangetoseesomuchheatanduproarseethingaboutonepoorspare，white-hairedoldman，quietforevermore。Hewascalmoffeatureandundisfigured，ashelayonhisback-havingbeenstruckuponthehinderpartofhishead，andthrownforward-andsomethinglikeatearortwohadstartedfromtheclosedeyes，andlaywetupontheface。Theuncommercialinterest，satedataglance，directeditselfuponthestrivingcrowdoneithersideandbehind:wonderingwhetheronemighthaveguessed，fromtheexpressionofthosefacesmerely，whatkindofsighttheywerelookingat。Thedifferencesofexpressionwerenotmany。Therewasalittlepity，butnotmuch，andthatmostlywithaselfishtouchinit-aswhowouldsay，’ShallI，poorI，looklikethat，whenthetimecomes！’Therewasmoreofasecretlybroodingcontemplationandcuriosity，as’ThatmanIdon’tlike，andhavethegrudgeagainst；wouldsuchbehisappearance，ifsomeone-nottomentionnames-byanychancegavehimanknock？’
Therewasawolfishstareattheobject，inwhichhomicidalwhite-
leadworkershoneconspicuous。Andtherewasamuchmoregeneral，purposeless，vacantstaringatit-likelookingatwaxwork，withoutacatalogue，andnotknowingwhattomakeofit。ButalltheseexpressionsconcurredinpossessingtheoneunderlyingexpressionofLOOKINGATSOMETHINGTHATCOULDNOTRETURNALOOK。
Theuncommercialnoticehadestablishedthisasveryremarkable，whenanewpressureallatoncecomingupfromthestreetpinionedhimignominiously，andhurriedhimintothearmsnowsleevedagainoftheCustodiansmokingathisdoor，andansweringquestions，betweenpuffs，withacertainplacidmeritoriousairofnotbeingproud，thoughhighinoffice。Andmentioningpride，itmaybeobserved，bytheway，thatonecouldnotwellhelpinvestingtheoriginalsoleoccupantofthefrontrowwithanairdepreciatoryofthelegitimateattractionofthepooroldman:
whilethetwointhesecondrowseemedtoexultatthissupersededpopularity。