However, I said nothing, except that I asked him to drive very slowly, as the things in the booths looked exceedingly pretty.
"Yes," said he, "this is a very good market for pretty things, and is mostly kept for the handsomer goods, as the Houses-of-Parliament market, where they set out cabbages and turnips and such like things, along with beer and the rougher kind of wine, is so near." Then he looked at me curiously, and said, "Perhaps you would like to do a little shopping, as 'tis called." I looked at what I could see of my rough blue duds, which I had plenty of opportunity of contrasting with the gay attire of the citizens we had come across; and I thought that if, as seemed likely, I should presently be shown about as a curiosity for the amusement of this most unbusinesslike people, I should like to look a little less like a discharged ship's purser.

But in spite of all that had happened, my hand went down into my pocket again, where to my dismay it met nothing metallic except two rusty old keys, and I remembered that amidst our talk in the guest-hall at Hammersmith I had taken the cash out of my pocket to show to the pretty Annie, and had left it lying there.

My face fell fifty per cent., and Dick, beholding me, said rather sharply-- "Hilloa, Guest! what's the matter now?
Is it a wasp ?" "No," said I, "but I've left it behind." "Well," said he, "whatever you have left behind, you can get in this market again, so don't trouble yourself about it." I had come to my senses by this time, and remembering the astounding customs of this country, had no mind for another lecture on social economy and the Edwardian coinage; so I said only-- "My clothes--Couldn't I?
You see--What do think could be done about them ?" He didn't seem in the least inclined to laugh, but said quite gravely: "O don't get new clothes yet.

You see, my great-grandfather is an antiquarian, and he will want to see you just as you are.

And, you know, I mustn't preach to you, but surely it wouldn't be right for you to take away people's pleasure of studying your attire, by just going and making yourself like everybody else.