The conveniences for that purpose were a jug, a basin, and a piece of soap, on a bench in the open court, which, as it was raining pretty smartly, was a very ingenious method of dissuasion, particularly as your pocket-handkerchief, or the sleeve of your shirt, had to supply the place of a towel.

The meal was as dissuasive as the washing arrangements, and I was glad when the trumpet summoned us to coach.

I made an effort to sleep, for which purpose I closed my eyes, but in vain; however, the expectorating _vis-a-vis,_ who was also a chilly bird, thought he had caught me napping, and said to his fat neighbour,--"I say, the old gentleman's asleep, pull up the window." The fat 'un did so, and I kept perfectly quiet.

In a few minutes I began to breathe heavily, and then, awaking as it were with a groan, I complained of suffocation, and, dashing down the window, poked out my head and panted for fresh air: they were very civil all the rest of the journey, and never asked for the window to be shut again.

In the course of the day, I found out that the fat boy opposite was connected with a circus company, and from him I gleaned something of their history, which I hope may not be uninteresting to the reader.
Each company has a puffer, or advertiser, who is sent on a week before the company, to get bills printed, and see them posted up and distributed to the best advantage, in the places at which the company intend to perform.