His clothing consisted of a ragged coat and wide pantaloons, like those worn by the Chinese, torn in many places.

Wretched sandals covered his feet.

His countenance remained hidden in the shadow of his wide hat, but from this shadow there flashed intermittently two burning rays.

Placing a flat basket on the ground, he would withdraw a few paces and utter strange, incomprehensible sounds, remaining the while standing entirely alone as if he and the crowd were mutually avoiding each other.

Then some women would approach the basket and put into it fruit, fish, or rice.