Stretchingstretchforth the official staff in his left hand , he laidlayhis right upon the shoulder of a young woman , whom he thus drewdrawforward , until , on the threshold of the prison-door , she repelledrepelhim , by an actionactionmarked with natural dignity and force of character , and steppedstepinto the open air as if by her own free will .
This little boy steppedstepforward and carefully selectedselectthree of the coveted fragments , two of which he buriedburyin the pocket of his knickerbockers , depositingdepositthe other as promptly in another place .