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。“