Gilby wore a dogskin cap and collar and cuffs; Zilda thought them very becoming.

Then spring came, and Gilby wore an Inverness cape, which was the fashion in those days.

Zilda thought that little Gilby looked very fascinating therein, although she remarked to her father that one could only know he was there because the cape strutted.

Then summer came and Gilby wore light tweed clothes.

The Frenchmen always wore their best black suits when they travelled.