Whenever he passed a shop window he made it serve as a mirror.

No waistline yet--a comforting thought.
Children swarmed the street and gathered at corners.

The older ones played boldly in midstreet, while the toddlers invented games that kept them to the sidewalk and curb.

The policeman came stealthily upon one of these latter groups--Italians.

At the sight of his brass buttons they fled precipitately.