vain. In the present instance he was not mistaken, for Frank, in the joy of his heart, threw a silver coin, about the value of sixpence, in the old man’s hat.
During the first hours of the morning, when the lower classes only have begun their labour, and the lazy and opulent citizens are enjoying their morning sleep, Frank did not expect to see his promised benefactor; he imagined it was most likely he should find him among the upper classes of society, and therefore took little notice of the passengers, till the time arrived for the opening the courts of justice, and for the lawyers and magistrates of Bremen to proceed in their stately dresses to the council, and for the wealthy merchants to go to the exchange; at that time he became all attention, and scrutinized closely every person of respectable appearance who passed near him. Hour after hour elapsed, however, dinner time produced a pause in business; the crowd became less, but still the expected friend did not appear. Frank walked backwards and forwards on the bridge, which was again
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