Piers became a kind of typical figure, like the French peasant, Jacques Bonhomme, and was appealed to as such by the Protestant reformers of the 16th century.

"Piers, if I'm a prying cat, you're a hard-mouthed mule!

The port, which occupies the other fourth, and is gained by three streets parallel to each other, and leading from the "Place," is small, but in excellent order, and always alive with shipping, and the amusing operations appertaining thereto; and the pier is a most striking object, especially at high water, when it runs out, in a straight line, for near three quarters of a mile, into the open sea.

The piers are slender, but, owing to the depth of the panelling above the arches and the large size of the windows, the weight upon them is reduced to a minimum.

Piers was young, wealthy, handsome,a catch for any woman; butfiercely he swore ithe should fall a prey to no schemer.

Piers was about the same age now as that other Piers had been, and Marshall had no mind to take part in a similar tragedy.

He had never before contemplated the possibility that Piers might some day become an individual force utterly beyond his control.

"Only, Piers, there is no secret chamber in my life that you may not enter.

Were it not for the crowd, Narragansett Pier would be an ideal spot for rest and recreation.

" The pier is a very favourite resort, and many a fierce fight with the waves is enacted at its extremity, in which, alas!

Piers was not so constant a guest.

Piers, my past life is a dream, and thisthis is the awaking.

Piers, on the other hand, though with less poetic rage, is a truer idealist, and approaches the high things of poetry more reverentially than his Bacchic comrade.

"That, Piers, will always be the wish and prayer of "Your loving friend, "AVERY.

"And, Piers, before you gosince I am your ally in spite of myselflet me warn you to keep your head!

The said pier is a very pleasant place of promenade, the water and banks are so pretty, and there is so much liveliness of ships about it.

Piers, what is the matter with you?

"So Piers is a musician, is he?