brief, nonviolent standoff of sorts around his house. A

was then. On his return, he went to visit one of the little towns in

the island of Zealand. The whole town knew who the stranger was; and

one of the richest men in the place gave a party in his honor, and all

who were of any consequence, or who possessed some property, were

invited. It was quite an event, and all the town knew of it, so that

it was not necessary to announce it by beat of drum.

Apprentice-boys, children of the poor, and even the poor people

themselves, stood before the house, watching the lighted windows;