OntheThursdaybeforewearrived，theticketswerecollected；andsoonarumourbegantogoroundthevessel；andthisgirl，withherbitofsealskincap，becamethecentreofwhisperingandpointedfingers。Shealso，itwassaid，wasastowawayofasort；forshewasonboardwithneitherticketnormoney；andthemanwithwhomshetravelledwasthefatherofafamily，whohadleftwifeandchildrentobehers。Theship’sofficersdiscouragedthestory，whichmaythereforehavebeenastoryandnomore；butitwasbelievedinthesteerage，andthepoorgirlhadtoencountermanycuriouseyesfromthatdayforth。
PERSONALEXPERIENCEANDREVIEW
Travelisoftwokinds；andthisvoyageofmineacrosstheoceancombinedboth。’OutofmycountryandmyselfIgo，’singstheoldpoet：andIwasnotonlytravellingoutofmycountryinlatitudeandlongitude，butoutofmyselfindiet，associates，andconsideration。Partoftheinterestandagreatdealoftheamusementflowed，atleasttome，fromthisnovelsituationintheworld。
IfoundthatIhadwhattheycallfalleninlifewithabsolutesuccessandverisimilitude。Iwastakenforasteeragepassenger；nooneseemedsurprisedthatIshouldbeso；andtherewasnothingbutthebrassplatebetweendeckstoremindmethatIhadoncebeenagentleman。Inaformerbook，describingaformerjourney，I
expressedsomewonderthatIcouldbereadilyandnaturallytakenforapedlar，andexplainedtheaccidentbythedifferenceoflanguageandmannersbetweenEnglandandFrance。Imustnowtakeahumblerview；forhereIwasamongmyowncountrymen，somewhatroughlycladtobesure，butwitheveryadvantageofspeechandmanner；andIamboundtoconfessthatIpassedfornearlyanythingyoupleaseexceptaneducatedgentleman。Thesailorscalledme’mate，’theofficersaddressedmeas’myman，’mycomradesacceptedmewithouthesitationforapersonoftheirowncharacterandexperience，butwithsomecuriousinformation。One，amasonhimself，believedIwasamason；