his head , prickedprickhis ears , and saidsay, “ There are the hounds ! ” and immediately canteredcanteroff , followedfollowby the rest of us to the upper part of the field , where we could look over the hedge and see several fields beyond .
I followedfollowhim in , and I rememberrememberobservingobservethe contrast the neat , bright doctor , with his powder as white as snow and his bright , black eyes and pleasant manners , made with the coltish country folk , and above all , with that filthy , heavy , bleared scarecrow of a pirate of ours , sitting , far gonegoin rum , with his arms on the table .
Powerless to recover their lost treasure by open force , the three guardian priests followedfollowand watchedwatchit in disguise .
The tide was high , there was a fine crowd of spectators , and the younger portion of the company followedfollowher with subdued excitement up the narrow street of the salt-aired , white-clapboarded little town .
A clergyman in search of the Cooper Institute he once directeddirectto the Tombs Prison , and , followingfollowhim unobserved , was highly delighteddelightwhen the unsuspicious stranger walkedwalkup the front steps of the great stone building on Centre Street , and triedtryto obtain admission .
The young man ’s heart was too full to proceed ; and Temple , unwilling to irritate his feelings by making further enquiries , followedfollowhim in silence , til they arrivedarriveat the Fleet prison .
The Old Man drovedriveon to the house with his own luggage , and Happy Jack followedfollowto take charge of the team ; but the remainder of the Happy Family unobtrusively took the measuremeasureof the foreign element .
A quadroon nurse followedfollowthem about with a faraway , meditative air .
I rememberrememberhim as if it were yesterday , as he came ploddingplodto the inn door , his sea-chest followingfollowbehind him in a hand-barrow -- a tall , strong , heavy , nut-brown man , his tarry pigtail falling over the shoulder of his soiled blue coat , his hands ragged and scarred , with black , broken nails , and the sabre cut across one cheek , a dirty , livid white .
Before I could stir in the matter , the men who had followedfollowme across the courtyard crowdedcrowdin .
“ I think , ” saidsayI , followingfollowas far as I could the methods of my companion , “ that Dr. Mortimer is a successful , elderly medical man , well-esteemed since those who know him give him this mark of their appreciation . ”
About nine o'clock the moon was sufficiently bright for me to proceed on my way and I had no difficulty in followingfollowthe trail at a fast walkwalk, and in some places at a brisk trottrotuntil , about midnight , I reachedreachthe water hole where Powell had expected to camp .