looked, as Rosalie gazed at it from the door of the caravan. Then a waggon
jolted past, laden with the largest of the numerous whirligigs, the wooden
horses and elephants peeping out from the waterproof covering which had
been thrown over them. Then a large swing passed by, then the show of the
giant and dwarf; these were followed by a pea-boiling establishment and the
marionettes. And, a few minutes afterwards, the show of the blue horse and
the performing seal set out on its way to the next feast, accompanied by
the shows of the fat boy and of the lady without arms, who performed
wonders with her toes in the ways of tea-making and other household
business, and whose very infirmities and deformities were thus made into
gain, and exposed to the gaze of curious crowds by her own relations.

All these rattled past, and Rosalie watched them out of sight. Then Toby
returned with the horses; they were yoked to the waggons and to the
caravans, and the little cavalcade set forth. The jolting over the rough
ground was very great, and much tried the poor sick woman, who was shaken
from side to side of her wretched bed. Then outside the field they had to
wait a long time, for the road was completely filled by the numerous
caravans of the wild-beast show, and no one could pass until they were
gone.

The elephants were standing close to the pavement, now and again twisting
their long trunks into the trees of the small gardens in front of the
neighbouring houses; and they would undoubtedly have broken the branches to
atoms had not their keeper driven them off with his whip. A crowd of
children was gathered round them, feeding them with bread and biscuit, and
enjoying the delay of the show.

But Augustus became very impatient, for he had a long journey before him;
so, after pacing up and down and chafing against the stoppage for some