t, which was built
among the seats in the middle of one of the sides of the Hippodrome.
"But then," he added, after a moment's pause, "I don't see any pulpit,
unless that is it."

As he said this, Rollo pointed to a balcony with a rich canopy over it,
which was built up among the seats, directly opposite to the musician's
gallery, on the other side of the arena. This balcony was for the use of
the emperor, and his family and friends, when they chose to come and
witness the spectacles in the Hippodrome.

These speculations of Rollo's were suddenly interrupted by the striking
up of martial music, by a full band of trumpets, drums, clarinets,
hautboys, and horns, from the musician's gallery. Soon afterwards the
curtains opened at the farther end of the arena, and a magnificent troop
of horse, mounted by male and female riders, all dressed in the gayest
and most splendid costumes, came prancing in. As soon as Rollo had
recovered from his astonishment at this spectacle, he turned to Jennie,
and said,--

"Jennie, it is not any church or meeting at all; and I think we had
better go home."

"I think so too," said Jennie.

"I should like to come here some other day," added Rollo; "and I mean to
ask my father to let us come. Uncle George will come with us. But _now_
we had better go home."

So the children rose from their seats and began to move toward the door.
It was some time before they could get out, so great was the number of
people still coming in. They, however, finally succeeded, and were quite
relieved when they found themselves once more in the open air.

They turned their steps immediately toward home. Jane, however, soon
began to feel very tired; and so Rollo said he would stop the first
omnibus that came along. The avenue was full of carriages of every kind;
and pretty soon an omnibus, headed down the obelisk, appeared among
them. Rollo made a signal for the conductor to stop, and he and Jennie
got in.

They had a very pleasant ride back through the Elysian Fields, and
around the great square where the obelisk stands. They then entered the
street which runs along by the side of the gardens of the Tuileries, and
advanced in it toward the heart of the city. Rollo made a sign for the
conductor to stop when the omnibus reached that part of the street which
was opposite to the entrance into the garden where he and Jennie had
gone in. This was, of course, also opposite to the street leading into
the Place Vendo