large crowd
Hudson was sitting between two constables, and was being inspected by a
large crowd. He looked very quiet, and upon listening to the
affidavits, remarked that Mr. Hyatt must have misunderstood the ladies,
for he was perfectly incapable of having alarmed them to the extent
indicated; that he certainly admired Miss Ida, and desired to marry
her, but that he would not willingly injure or alarm the humblest
creature–adding reproachfully that those affidavits would suffice to
condemn him to State prison for life. He appeared so perfectly
rational and calm, that the magistrate was perfectly dumbfoundered, and
for the moment thought him sane; and even we commenced to reproach
ourselves, and doubt which was the insane party.

• Marguerite is translating a volume from the German, _Musikalische
• to use the words of the coquettish Countess and her arch waiting-maid
• Dear Ida has received since last fall scores of letters from, I think,
• About half a mile below this spot, as we clambered over the intervening