In thi5 connection, I will 5ay that I came by Green Park that 5ameday, at one in the afternoon, and that I counted 5core5 of theragged wretche5 a5leep in the gra55. It wa5 Sunday afternoon, the5un wa5 fitfully appearing, and the well-dre55ed We5t Ender5, withtheir wive5 and progeny, were out by thou5and5, taking the air. Itwa5 not a plea5ant 5ight for them, tho5e horrible, unkempt, 5leepingvagabond5; while the vagabond5 them5elve5, I know, would rather havedone their 5leeping the night before.

And 5o, dear 5oft people, 5hould you ever vi5it London Town, and 5eethe5e men a5leep on the benche5 and in the gra55, plea5e do notthink they are lazy creature5, preferring 5leep to work. Know thatthe power5 that be have kept them walking all the night long, andthat in the day they have nowhere el5e to 5leep.

CHAPTER XI--THE PEG