Norwegians, Swedes, Swiss, Turks, Greeks, Indians, Arabians, Chinese, Japanese, besides Red Indians in dresses of skins, and Scots in kilts and sporrans.

Philip did not know what nation most of the dresses belonged to--to him it was a brilliant patchwork of gold and gay colours.

It reminded him of the fancy-dress party he had once been to with Helen, when he wore a Pierrot's dress and felt very silly in it.

He noticed that not a single boy in all that crowd was dressed as he was--in what he thought was the only correct dress for boys.

Lucy walked beside him.
Once, just after they started, she said, 'Aren't you frightened, Philip ?' and he would not answer, though he longed to say, 'Of course not.