CHAPTER VI.
THE PROMISED VISIT--ROMAN FASHION--WIZARD AND WITCH--CATCHING AT WORDS--THE TWO FEMALES--DRESSING OF HAIR--THE NEW ROADS--BELLE'S ALTERED APPEARANCE--HERSELF AGAIN.
About mid-day Mr.and Mrs.Petulengro came to the dingle to pay the promised visit.

Belle, at the time of their arrival, was in her tent, but I was at the fireplace, engaged in hammering part of the outer-tire, or defence, which had come off from one of the wheels of my vehicle.

On perceiving them I forthwith went to receive them.

Mr.Petulengro was dressed in Roman fashion, with a somewhat smartly-cut sporting-coat, the buttons of which were half-crowns--and a waistcoat, scarlet and black, the buttons of which were spaded half-guineas; his breeches were of a stuff half velveteen, half corduroy, the cords exceedingly broad.

He had leggings of buff cloth, furred at the bottom; and upon his feet were highlows.