In the street or in a crowded building they push their way to the spot they want to reach, without the smallest regard for the feelings of anyone who happens to be in the way.

Sturdy country-women, carrying baskets which doubled the passage room they required, hustled Hyacinth into a corner, and for a time defeated his efforts to emerge.

Getting his case of samples safely between his legs, he amused himself watching the patriot shopkeeper and his assistants conducting their business.

It was perfectly obvious that in one respect the announcements of the attractive placard departed from the truth: O'Reilly was not a 'one-price man,' He charged for every article what he thought his customers were likely to pay.

The result was that every sale involved prolonged bargaining and heated argument.