52 THE EULOGY OF RICHARD JEFFERIES. 



Moscow, and reluctantly returned. But they 

 would not go home ; perhaps, because they 

 were still athirst for adventure ; perhaps, be- 

 cause they were ashamed. They then saw an 

 advertisement in a newspaper which fired their 

 imaginations again. The advertiser under- 

 took, for an absurdly small sum, to take them 

 across to New York. The amount named was 

 just within the compass of their money. They 

 resolved to see America instead of Kussia ; 

 they called at the agent's office and paid their 

 fares. Their tickets took them free to Liver- 

 pool, whither they repaired. Unfortunately, 

 when they reached Liverpool, they learned 

 that the tickets did not include bedding of 

 any kind, or provisions, so that if they went 

 on board they would certainly be frozen and 

 starved. What was to be done ? They had no 

 more money. They could not get their money 

 returned. They were helpless. They resolved 

 therefore to give up the whole project, and to 

 go home again. JefFeries undertook to pawn 

 their watches in order to get the money for 

 the railway ticket. His appearance and 

 manner, for some reason or other pawning 



