There, leaned against the wall, under the eye of the respectful ostler, the bicycle reposed.

The owner strolled upstairs, and in the company of choice spirits studied the laws of right angles, of motion, and retarding friction, upon the level surface of the billiard table.

Somewhere in a not much frequented street there could be seen a small window in which a coloured plate of fashions was always displayed.

There were also some bonnets, trimming, and tasteful feathers.

Nothing could be more attractive than this window.