Hewasdressedlikeasailor，andappearedtobebetweentwenty-
fiveandthirtyyearsofage-hehadanopenmanlycountenance，andtherewasaboldandfearlessexpressioninhiseye。
’Yes，’saidI，inreplytohisquestion；’thisisoneofthewaystoLondon。Doyoucomefromfar？’
’From-，’saidtheman，namingawell-knownseaport。
’IsthisthedirectroadtoLondonfromthatplace？’Idemanded。