The story seems to take on a lonely feeling. The story starts off on North Richmond Street, described as being "blind and quiet, except when the Christian Brother's School set the boys free."
             This description informs the teller the inhabitants are of the Christian belief, which reinforces my belief of all the hidden religious messages within the story.
             The boy lived in an old house that had previously been inhabited by a priest, who had died and left his furniture to his sister, and all other belongings to other institutions. How could a priest with such a kind, giving-nature have so much to leave to others upon his death? If he were truly a "charitable" priest, would he not have very little to give at the time of his death? Perhaps this shows the human side of him; greed. The boys favourite book, The Memorirs of Vidocq, which he found among the priests belongings was very symbolic for this. The book was about a Police Commissioner who was also a thief and able to hide his crimes. At one point, he dressed up as a nun to prevent his capture. It was almost as if a regular person, who's greedy, a thief, or lies, can put on a costume and become a messenger of god.
             Within the story, there are several references to the sky. "The space of sky above us was the colour of ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of the street lifted their feeble lanterns." This paragraph implies the lanterns are trying to light the dark, but the dark is too vast for such a pathetic attempt, so why try?
             The boy has a deep fascination, a stalking like quality for the girl. "Her image accompanied me even in places the most hostile to romance." His life was accompanied by her, even though he did not even know her. He was a hopeless romantic, and willing to do anything for her – even go to the bazaar for her.
             The boy did not have enough money for the bazaar; so he turned to his uncl
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