The reader is now besought to return to the court described as part of the market at the Joppa Gate.

It was the third hour of the day, and many of the people had gone away; yet the press continued without apparent abatement.

Of the new-comers, there was a group over by the south wall, consisting of a man, a woman, and a donkey, which requires extended notice.
The man stood by the animal's head, holding a leading-strap, and leaning upon a stick which seemed to have been chosen for the double purpose of goad and staff.

His dress was like that of the ordinary Jews around him, except that it had an appearance of newness.

The mantle dropping from his head, and the robe or frock which clothed his person from neck to heel, were probably the garments he was accustomed to wear to the synagogue on Sabbath days.