Rayel wished to go with me, and I gladly assented, for it seemed wise as an initiatory step in the new life that was awaiting him.

He waved his hand to the mute, who stood looking at us through the big gates after we had passed out into the road, and then he walked on beside me in silence.

The sun-shot haze of a beautiful autumn day hung over the face of nature, and his eyes wandered down the long stretches of landscape, and into the depths of the distant sky, rapt by the vision that was unfolding before him.

The changing phases of the town he regarded with curious interest, which often expressed itself in childish exclamations of surprise as we made our way through the crowded streets.
He was constantly calling my attention to things which, though familiar and commonplace to me, were little less than wonderful to him.
"Look!" said he, suddenly taking hold of my arm.

"There is a woman!" He spoke in an eager, excited whisper, and shyly stepped behind me as she passed us.
"They won't hurt you," said I, subduing my desire to laugh at his remark.
Such unfamiliar exposure to the public eye soon began to grate upon his nerves.