Finally he found himself accosted by one of the passersby.
"Andy Grant's Pluck"
Horatio Alger
Traders from Gaul and Italy, Roman artisans and workmen, haughty legionaries with shield and helmet, civil officials, Greek players, artists and decorators, native tribesmen, with the products of their fields or the spoils of the chase, walking with humble mien; and shopkeepers sitting at the open fronts of their houses, while their slaves called the attention of passersby to the merits of the goods.
"Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion"
G. A. Henty
Men were running in the direction of the fire carrying buckets; women were standing at the doors inquiring of the passersby if they knew what street was on fire, and whether it was likely to spread.
"Beric the Briton A Story of the Roman Invasion"
G. A. Henty