It was not yet eleven o’clock when aboat crossed the riverwith a single passenger who had obtained his transportationat that unusual hour by promising an extra fare.While the youthstood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money,the ferryman lifted a lantern。by the aid of which,together withthe newly risen moon,he took a very accurate survey of thestranger’s figure.He was a young man of barely eighteen years,evidently country bred,and now,as it seemed,on his first visitto town.He was wearing a rough gray coat,which was in goodshape.but which had seen many winters before this one.Thegatments under his coat were well constructed of leather.andfitted tightly to a pair of muscular legs;his stockings of blueyarn must have been the work of a mother or sister,and on hishead was a three-cornered hat,which in its better days had It was not yet eleven o’clock when aboat was crossing the riverwith a single passenger who had obtained his transportationat that unusual hour by agree an extra fare.While the youthstood on the landing-place searching in his pockets for money,the ferryman lifted a lantern . By the aid of which, together withthe new risen moon,he took a very accurate survey of thestranger’s figure.He was a young man of barely eighteen years,evidently country bred,and now,as it seemed,on his first visitto town.He Was wearing a rough gray coat,which was was good shape.but which had seen many winters before this one.The figures were under his coat were well constructed of leather.andfitted tightly to a pair of muscular legs;his stockings of blueyarn must have been the work Of a mother or sister,and on his head was a three-cornered hat,which in its better days had