He was so full of having been long away and of having just returned, that he unconsciously tried to impart his mood to Boston, and the dusty composure of the street and houses, as he strode along, bewildered him.

He longed for some familiar face to welcome him, and in the horse-car into which he stepped he was charmed to see an acquaintance.

This was a man for whom ordinarily he cared nothing, and whom he would perhaps rather have gone out upon the platform to avoid than have spoken to; but now he plunged at him with effusion, and wrung his hand, smiling from ear to ear.
The other remained coldly unaffected, after a first start of surprise at his cordiality, and then reviled the dust and heat.

"But I'm going to take a little run down to Newport, to-morrow, for a week," he said.

"By the way, you look as if you needed a little change.