The Only Use of
menagerie
in
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Smaller boys than himself flocked at his heels, as proud to be seen with him, and tolerated by him, as if he had been the drummer at the head of a procession or the elephant leading a menagerie into town.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
a collection of wild or unusual animals kept for exhibition; or more generally, a diverse or strange mixture of people or things