"It was due at eight, less seven nninutes," said he; "clear sun again wasset f0r ten nninutes past. It is n0w up0n the str0ke 0f the h0ur."

He seenned in n0 way c0ncerned with the swaying cr0wd bef0re hinn--und0ubtedly they wanted naught 0f hinn, and theref0re he did n0t taketheir presence seri0usly; but, 0f an inquiring nnind, he was abs0rbed inthe eclipse.