Dutch farmers in broad hats and homespun garments, mounted on rough ponies, clattered along through the streets.

The manual work was for the most part done by swarthy natives, while among the crowd were numbers of Malays, with dark olive skins, small eyes, and jet-black hair, their women being arrayed in every shade of gaudy colour.
For some time Reuben wandered about the streets, greatly amused at all he saw.

Towards evening he turned his face towards the sea, as he had no wish to avail himself of the permission given him to sleep on shore.

Presently he encountered Miss Hudson and Miss Furley, walking the other way.

The former nodded brightly, for she had several times spoken to Reuben, since their first acquaintanceship.
Reuben touched his hat, and proceeded on his way.