Presently,  through  an  inner  door,  a  tall  gentleman  made  his
appearance.  Dressed  in  white  linen,  and,  withal,  gray-headed,
he  formed  a  perfect  contrast  with  the  deep  black  in  which  I  was
draped.  A  miller  and  a  sweep  could  not  have  set  off  each  oth
er  more  distinctly.  Rising,  I  introduced  myself  as  just  come
in  from  New  York,  and  the  bearer  of  letters  and  other  matters
from  his  brother,  who  had  insisted  that  the  first  threshold  I
crossed  in  Rio  should  be  this  one.
