laidout
as
dead
for
four
days
,
then
put
in
a
coffin
,
buried
,
and
be
had
up
again
within
ten
or
a
dozen
hours
:
—
if
that
would
n't
make
a
man
rave
—
what
the
devil
would
?
"
"
Have
the
goodness
to
explain
yourself
.
Every
word
you
utter
is
an
enigma
to
me
.
"
"
But
it
was
n't
an
enigma
to
my
poor
friend
when
the
stiff
'
un
suddenly
put
a
cold
hand
upon
his
.
However
,
in
two
words
,
do
you
know
a
person
called
Michael
Martin
?
"
"
Michael
Martin
!
"
cried
the
stock-broker
.
"
Speak
—
what
has
become
of
him
?
"
"
He
has
been
ill
—
"
"
Ill
!
poor
old
man
!
and
I
not
to
know
it
!
"
"
Worse
than
that
!
He
died
—
"
"
Died
!
Where
—
when
?
"
"
Died
—
and
was
buried
.
"
"
Trifle
not
with
me
.
When
did
he
die
?
where
is
he
buried
?
"
"
He
died
—
was
buried
—
and
came
to
life
again
!
"
said
the
stranger
,
with
the
most
provoking
coolness
.
"
Sir
,
"
exclaimed
Tomlinson
,
advancing
towards
his
visitor
,
and
speaking
in
a
firm
and
emphatic
manner
,
"
if
you
have
called
to
tell
me
any
thing
concerning
Michael
Martin
,
speak
without
mystification
.
"
"
Well
,
sir
,
"
returned
the
stranger
,
"
the
plain
truth
is
this
:
—
An
old
man
,
without
a
name
,
took
up
his
abode
in
a
by-street
in
Globe
Town
some
months
ago
.
He
was
taken
ill
,
and
,
to
all
appearance
,
died
.
He
was
buried
.
A
surgeon
fancied
him
as
a
subject
,
and
hired
me
and
a
friend
of
mine
to
have
him
up
again
.
We
resurrectionized
him
,
and
took
him
in
a
cart
last
night
to
the
surgeon
's
house
.
He
was
conveyed
into
the
dissecting-room
,
and
stretched
on
the
table
.
The
doctor
and
I
went
into
the
surgery
to
settle
the
expenses
;
and
,
in
the
mean
time
,
my
friend
was
left
alone
with
the
stiff
'
un
.
It
seems
that
a
neighbour
,
suspecting
that
the
surgeon
now
and
then
got
a
subject
for
his
experiments
,
saw
the
cart
stop
at
the
door
,
and
immediately
understood
what
was
going
on
.
He
went
into
his
garden
,
which
joins
the
yard
where
the
dissecting-house
stands
,
and
seeing
a
light
in
the
window
of
the
dissecting-house
,
he
felt
sure
that
his
suspicions
were
well
founded
,
although
he
could
not
see
into
the
place
,
because
there
was
a
dark
blind
drawn
down
over
the
window
.
However
,
the
neighbour
was
resolved
to
clear
up
his
doubts
;
so
he
took
up
a
brick-bat
,
and
threw
it
as
hard
as
he
could
against
the
window
.
The
glass
was
broken
,
and
the
light
extinguished
.
My
friend
,
who
was
left
alone
with
the
stiff
'
un
,
was
somewhat
startled
at
this
occurrence
;
but
how
much
more
was
he
alarmed
when
he
suddenly
felt
the
body
stretch
out
its
hand
and
catch
hold
of
one
of
his
?
"
"
Then
Michael
Martin
was
not
dead
?
"
ejaculated
Tomlinson
,
in
a
tone
which
expressed
alike
the
tenderness
of
deep
emotion
and
also
the
bitterness
of
disappointment
;
for
,
perhaps
,
all
circumstances
considered
,
the
ex-banker
would
rather
have
heard
a
confirmation
of
the
death
,
than
an
account
of
the
resuscitation
of
his
late
clerk
.
"
No
—
the
old
man
is
not
dead
.
The
doctor
and
myself
were
in
the
surgery
,
when
we
heard
the
smash
of
the
window
and
the
cry
of
the
Buf
—
of
my
friend
,
I
mean
.
"
"
Of
your
brother
resurrectionist
,
I
suppose
,
"
continued
Tomlinson
,
in
a
tone
of
ineffable
disgust
.
"
Well
,
go
on
.
"
"
We
went
into
the
dissecting-room
with
a
lamp
,
and
there
we
found
the
light
put
out
,
and
my
comrade
insensible
on
the
floor
.
But
what
was
more
extraordinary
still
,
we
saw
the
corpse
gasping
for
breath
.
'
He
is
not
dead
!
'
cried
the
surgeon
;
and
in
a
moment
a
lancet
was
stuck
into
his
arm
.
The
blood
would
not
flow
at
first
,
but
the
surgeon
chafed
his
temples
and
hands
by
turns
;
and
in
a
few
moments
the
blood
trickled
out
pretty
freely
.
Meantime
I
had
recovered
my
companion
,
and
explained
to
him
the
nature
of
the
phenomenon
that
had
taken
place
.
When
he
heard
the
real
truth
,
he
was
no
longer
alarmed
,
because
he
knew
very
well
that
people
are
often
buried
in
a
trance
.
In
fact
,
one
night
,
about
eighteen
months
ago
,
he
and
I
went
to
Old
Saint
Pancras
church-yard
to
get
up
a
stiff
'
un
,
and
when
we
opened
the
coffin
,
we
found
that
the
body
had
turned
completely
round
on
its
face
;
it
was
,
however
,
stone
dead
when
we
got
it
up
—
and
never
shall
I
forget
what
a
countenance
it
had
!
But
of
that
no
matter
.
"
"
Have
the
goodness
to
keep
to
your
present
narrative
,
"
said
Tomlinson
,
scarcely
able
to
conceal
his
disgust
at
the
presence
of
a
resurrectionist
—
an
avowed
body-snatcher
.
"
Well
,
"
continued
the
man
with
the
cadaverous
countenance
,
"
in
a
very
few
minutes
we
completely
recovered
the
old
gentleman
.
I
obeyed
all
the
directions
of
the
surgeon
,
and
ran
backwards
and
forwards
to
the
pharmacy
for
God
only
knows
what
salts
and
what
ammonia
.
At
last
the
subject
gave
a
terrible
groan
,
opened
his
eyes
,
and
exclaimed
,
'
Where
am
I
?
'
The
surgeon
assured
him
that
he
was
in
safety
—
that
he
had
been
very
ill
—
that
he
was
now
much
better
—
and
so
on
.
Meantime
,
by
the
surgeon
's
orders
,
I
had
called
up
his
housekeeper
,
(
for
he
is
a
bachelor
,
)
and
she
had
got
a
bed
prepared
and
warmed
,
and
some
hot
water
ready
,
and
every
thing
comfortable
.
Well
,
we
carried
the
old
gentleman
up
to
bed
;
the
doctor
gave
him
a
little
warm
brandy
and
water
;
and
in
another
half
hour
,
he
was
able
to
speak
a
few
words
in
a
comprehensible
manner
.
But
his
brain
seemed
confused
,
and
all
we
could
learn
was
that
his
name
was
'
Michael
Martin
,
'
and
that
he
raved
after
a
gentleman
,
whom
he
called
'
James
Tomlinson
,
the
banker
.
'
"
"
Ah
!
he
said
that
—
did
he
?
"
cried
Tomlinson
,
rising
,
and
pacing
the
room
with
agitated
steps
.
"
He
did
,
"
was
the
reply
.
"
And
then
we
began
to
think
that
we
had
heard
those
names
before
;
and
,
in
a
few
minutes
,
I
—
who
know
every
thing
,
"
added
the
man
,
fixing
his
serpent-like
eyes
upon
he
stock-broker
with
a
kind
of
fiendish
leer
,
—
"
I
,
"
he
continued
,
"
remembered
that
Michael
Martin
was
the
man
who
had
been
the
cashier
in
the
bank
of
Tomlinson
and
Company
,
Lombard
Street
.
"
"
But
did
he
say
—
did
he
—
"
began
the
stock-broker
,
gasping
for
breath
,
—
"
did
he
—
"
"
He
raved
—
he
grew
delirious
;
and
in
his
wanderings
,
he
said
enough
to
prove
that
he
was
not
guilty
of
the
breach
of
trust
imputed
to
him
.
"
"
O
God
!
thy
vengeance
overtakes
me
,
then
,
at
last
!
"
cried
Tomlinson
,
sinking
,
pale
and
trembling
,
upon
a
chair
.
"
He
said
much
—
very
much
,
"
continued
the
man
whose
revelations
had
thus
produced
so
strange
an
effect
upon
James
Tomlinson
.
"
But
do
not
alarm
yourself
—
I
am
not
one
to
peach
;
and
the
doctor
himself
is
not
likely
to
say
any
thing
that
night
lead
to
an
awkward
inquiry
into
the
circumstances
that
brought
the
old
gentleman
into
his
house
.
Remember
,
the
law
now
punishes
with
transportation
those
who
resurrectionize
,
and
those
who
encourage
resurrectionists
.
"
"
Then
you
will
not
betray
me
?
"
ejaculated
Tomlinson
,
a
ray
of
hope
animating
his
countenance
.
"
Betray
you
!
"
echoed
the
man
,
with
a
contemptuous
curl
of
his
lip
and
a
ferocious
leer
of
his
eyes
,
which
gleamed
from
beneath
their
bushy
brows
like
those
of
a
hyena
from
the
shade
of
an
overhanging
brake
:
"
betray
you
!
What
good
should
I
get
by
that
?
You
know
that
a
reward
of
three
thousand
pounds
was
offered
to
any
one
who
would
deliver
up
this
Michael
Martin
;
and
as
a
man
of
sense
,
you
must
also
understand
that
it
would
not
be
very
convenient
for
me
to
go
forward
and
claim
this
reward
.
At
the
same
time
,
I
might
talk
—
or
my
friend
might
talk
;
no
one
could
prevent
that
;
and
such-like
idle
gossiping
would
lead
to
the
detection
of
the
old
man
.
Now
you
are
the
best
judge
whether
or
not
it
is
worth
while
to
put
a
seal
upon
our
lips
.
We
do
n't
want
to
be
hard
upon
you
;
—
but
,
perhaps
,
"
added
the
man
,
interrupting
himself
,
"
you
had
better
see
the
old
gentleman
first
,
and
then
you
will
know
that
I
am
telling
you
the
truth
.
"
"
When
can
I
see
him
?
where
is
he
?
"
demanded
Tomlinson
,
almost
bewildered
by
the
sudden
revelation
which
had
been
made
to
him
concerning
Michael
Martin
.
"
You
had
better
put
off
your
visit
till
dusk
,
"
was
the
reply
;
"
because
I
should
like
to
go
with
you
,
and
the
surgeon
would
not
be
very
well
pleased
if
I
called
upon
him
in
the
day-time
.
"
"
Let
it
be
at
dusk
,
then
,
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
Name
your
hour
.
"
"
I
have
an
engagement
between
nine
and
ten
o'clock
to-night
,
"
returned
the
stock-broker
.
"
And
so
have
I
,
"
said
the
visitor
.
"
What
should
you
say
to
seven
o'clock
?
It
is
as
dark
then
as
it
is
at
ten
or
eleven
.
"
"
Seven
will
suit
me
well
,
"
answered
Tomlinson
.
"
Where
shall
I
meet
you
?
"
"
At
Bethnal
Green
New
Church
—
the
church
that
stands
in
the
Cambridge
Road
,
and
faces
the
Bethnal
Green
Road
,
"
explained
the
body-snatcher
.
"
You
can
be
walking
up
and
down
there
a
few
minutes
before
seven
—
I
shall
not
keep
you
waiting
.
"
"
I
will
be
punctual
,
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
But
—
once
more
—
you
will
not
betray
me
?
"
"
Ridiculous
!
"
was
the
contemptuous
reply
.
"
And
this
surgeon
—
will
he
not
be
tempted
by
the
reward
to
—
"
"
Do
you
think
he
would
walk
straight
into
Newgate
and
say
,
'
I
am
come
to
be
transported
for
encouraging
and
employing
resurrection
men
?
'
You
need
not
alarm
yourself
.
Me
and
my
comrade
will
settle
the
matter
amicably
with
you
.
"
The
body-snatcher
then
took
his
departure
.
Tomlinson
threw
himself
back
in
his
chair
,
pressed
both
his
hands
against
his
heated
forehead
,
and
exclaimed
in
a
tone
of
despair
,
"
I
have
fervently
prayed
that
I
might
meet
my
poor
old
clerk
again
;
and
heaven
has
granted
my
request
—
but
merely
to
punish
me
for
my
crimes
!
"
CHAPTER
CX
.
THE
EFFECTS
Of
A
TRANCE
.
IT
was
half-past
eight
o'clock
in
the
evening
.
By
the
side
of
a
bed
in
a
comfortable
chamber
at
the
surgeon
's
house
in
the
Cambridge
Road
,
near
Bethnal
Green
New
Church
,
sate
James
Tomlinson
.
The
light
of
the
candles
that
burnt
upon
the
table
,
fell
on
the
pale
and
ghastly
countenance
of
old
Michael
Martin
,
who
lay
in
that
bed
,
his
head
propped
up
with
pillows
.
There
was
no
one
else
in
the
room
at
the
time
,
save
these
two
persons
.
"
And
thus
was
it
,
my
good
and
faithful
friend
,
"
said
Tomlinson
,
breaking
the
long
silence
which
had
ensued
after
mutual
explanations
,
—
"
thus
was
it
that
you
so
nobly
sacrificed
yourself
for
me
!
Oh
!
believe
me
that
I
have
never
ceased
to
think
of
your
generous
—
your
unparalleled
behaviour
in
that
sad
business
!
"
"
I
know
it
—
I
know
it
,
"
returned
the
old
man
in
a
weak
and
hollow
voice
.
"
If
you
had
not
been
a
kind
master
to
me
,
I
should
never
have
done
all
that
for
you
.
But
,
tell
me
,
—
and
tell
me
truly
,
"
added
Michael
,
fixing
his
glassy
eyes
upon
the
stock-broker
,
"
do
you
think
that
these
persons
—
the
surgeon
,
and
that
hideous
man
who
—
"
Martin
ceased
—
and
his
entire
frame
was
convulsed
with
horror
as
he
remembered
the
appalling
circumstances
under
which
he
had
been
recovered
from
his
late
death-like
trance
and
restored
to
life
.
"
Compose
yourself
,
my
excellent
friend
,
"
said
Tomlinson
,
who
fully
comprehended
what
was
passing
in
his
mind
;
"
fear
alone
will
seal
these
people
's
lips
—
even
if
no
other
motive
were
powerful
enough
to
ensure
their
silence
.
The
surgeon
seems
an
honest
kind
of
man
,
and
may
be
relied
upon
:
besides
,
he
would
seriously
compromise
himself
were
he
to
breathe
a
word
of
this
strange
occurrence
.
As
for
the
other
person
—
he
who
came
to
tell
me
what
had
taken
place
,
and
brought
me
hither
this
evening
—
I
have
agreed
to
purchase
his
silence
and
that
of
a
comrade
,
who
,
it
appears
,
was
engaged
with
him
in
the
business
.
"
"
I
know
you
cannot
afford
to
do
any
such
thing
,
"
said
old
Michael
,
speaking
with
somewhat
of
that
bluntness
,
or
even
gruffness
of
manner
,
which
had
characterised
him
in
past
times
;
"
and
I
wo
n't
have
you
get
yourself
into
difficulties
on
my
account
.
"
"
Believe
me
,
I
can
afford
it
,
"
returned
Tomlinson
.
"
You
ca
n't
.
You
told
me
just
now
that
you
were
struggling
against
many
difficulties
.
How
much
are
you
going
to
give
these
scoundrels
?
"
"
A
mere
trifle
—
nothing
beyond
my
means
—
"
"
How
much
?
"
demanded
old
Michael
,
imperatively
.
"
Two
hundred
pounds
.
"
"
Two
hundred
pounds
!
It
ca
n't
—
and
it
sha
n't
be
done
,
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
You
have
not
got
two
hundred
pounds
:
I
know
you
have
not
.
"
"
I
am
to
receive
five
hundred
this
evening
for
certain
professional
services
to
be
rendered
,
"
said
Tomlinson
;
"
and
I
can
readily
spare
a
portion
to
ensure
a
silence
which
is
necessary
not
only
to
your
safety
but
to
mine
.
"
"
True
—
your
safety
,
"
muttered
old
Michael
,
whose
thoughts
seemed
ever
fixed
upon
the
welfare
of
his
late
employer
.
"
Well
—
well
,
I
suppose
it
must
be
done
.
Do
it
,
then
.
"
Another
long
pause
ensued
.
Suddenly
Martin
turned
towards
Tomlinson
,
and
said
,
in
a
sharp
querulous
tone
,
"
You
told
me
that
you
were
going
to
receive
five
hundred
pounds
this
evening
?
"
"
Such
is
my
hope
,
"
answered
the
stock-broker
,
averting
his
glances
from
the
old
man
.
"
Ah
!
you
ca
n't
look
me
in
the
face
,
"
exclaimed
Michael
,
almost
savagely
.
"
Where
are
you
going
to
get
that
money
from
?
"
"
From
a
client
—
for
whom
I
am
to
do
business
—
of
a
certain
nature
,
"
faltered
Tomlinson
.
"
Certain
nature
,
indeed
!
What
is
it
?
"
"
Merely
professional
.
Michael
,
"
was
the
answer
.
"
Professional
business
in
one
evening
,
that
will
produce
five
hundred
pounds
,
"
said
the
old
man
,
dwelling
emphatically
upon
every
word
:
then
,
after
a
pause
,
he
added
abruptly
,
"
I
do
n't
believe
it
.
"
"
I
declare
most
solemnly
that
I
am
telling
you
the
truth
,
"
cried
Tomlinson
,
somewhat
hurt
by
Michael
's
manner
and
observations
.
"
So
much
the
worse
for
you
,
then
,
"
rejoined
the
old
man
,
laconically
.
"
The
business
you
are
to
perform
for
that
sum
is
not
honest
.
"
Tomlinson
was
about
to
make
some
excuse
to
put
an
end
to
the
topic
by
an
evasive
reply
,
when
Michael
Martin
raised
himself
to
a
sitting
posture
in
the
bed
,
and
,
fixing
his
eyes
upon
his
late
master
,
exclaimed
,
with
strange
emphasis
of
manner
,
"
Have
you
not
seen
enough
—
experienced
enough
—
and
suffered
enough
,
to
render
you
timorous
in
re-embarking
upon
the
great
ocean
of
chicanery
,
duplicity
,
and
crime
?
Be
you
well
assured
that
though
the
currents
of
that
ocean
may
float
you
prosperously
along
for
a
season
,
they
will
sooner
or
later
dash
you
against
a
sunken
rock
,
and
shipwreck
you
beyond
redemption
.
Oh
!
"
he
continued
,
his
ghastly
countenance
becoming
animated
with
the
ruddy
tinge
of
excitement
,
and
fire
once
more
sparkling
from
his
glassy
eyes
,
—
"
Oh
!
if
you
had
only
passed
through
all
that
I
have
within
these
last
few
days
,
you
would
not
neglect
so
terrible
a
warning
!
Do
you
know
,
"
—
and
his
utterance
became
rapid
and
eloquent
,
—
"
do
you
know
that
I
have
passed
the
limits
of
the
tomb
,
and
have
wandered
in
the
worlds
beyond
?
Do
you
know
that
I
have
learnt
the
grand
—
the
sublime
—
the
supernal
secret
of
eternity
?
Yes
—
when
the
breath
left
this
mortal
clay
,
my
soul
winged
its
flight
into
the
regions
of
infinite
space
!
With
the
rapidity
of
a
whirlwind
I
was
hurried
away
from
the
earth
;
and
,
although
I
was
nothing
but
a
spirit
,
and
could
not
touch
myself
,
yet
had
I
ears
to
hear
,
and
eyes
to
see
,
and
organs
to
receive
sensations
.
I
was
permitted
to
wander
amidst
the
regions
of
eternal
bliss
,
and
to
penetrate
into
the
mysteries
of
hell
.
O
God
!
I
tasted
of
the
joys
of
the
former
,
and
was
equally
compelled
to
submit
to
the
torments
of
the
latter
—
each
for
a
little
space
!
Ah
!
sir
,
can
you
not
divine
wherefore
the
Almighty
from
time
to
time
plunges
mortals
into
a
trance
—
submits
them
to
the
dominion
of
death
for
a
season
?
It
is
that
he
may
snatch
away
their
souls
,
to
lead
them
into
the
celestial
mansions
,
and
precipitate
them
into
the
depths
of
Satan
's
kingdom
,
—
so
that
,
when
restored
to
their
mortal
clay
,
they
may
teach
their
fellow-creatures
the
grand
truths
of
eternity
—
they
may
announce
to
them
that
there
is
a
heaven
to
reward
,
and
a
hell
to
punish
!
And
the
Almighty
made
choice
of
me
,
—
of
me
,
a
grovelling
worm
,
one
of
the
most
obscure
and
humble
of
his
creatures
,
—
He
made
choice
of
me
,
I
say
,
to
become
the
means
through
which
His
warning
voice
might
speak
to
you
and
others
!
What
the
pleasures
of
heaven
are
,
or
of
what
the
torments
of
hell
consist
,
I
dare
not
say
:
suffice
it
for
you
to
know
that
there
is
a
heaven
,
and
there
is
a
hell
—
and
the
former
exceeds
all
idea
which
man
can
conceive
of
bliss
,
while
the
latter
surpasses
every
thing
which
he
can
imagine
of
horror
!
Be
warned
,
then
,
by
me
,
James
Tomlinson
—
be
warned
by
one
who
for
four
days
was
snatched
away
from
earth
,
and
,
during
that
period
was
initiated
in
the
mighty
secrets
of
Eternity
!
"
The
old
man
fell
back
in
the
bed
,
exhausted
.
Tomlinson
had
at
first
listened
to
him
with
sorrow
and
alarm
:
he
trembled
lest
the
delirium
of
a
fever
had
suddenly
overtaken
him
—
lest
his
brain
was
wandering
.
But
as
he
proceeded
—
in
a
style
of
galvanic
force
and
eloquence
of
which
the
listener
,
who
had
known
him
for
so
many
years
,
deemed
him
incapable
,
—
in
a
manner
so
inconsistent
with
all
his
former
habits
,
so
strangely
at
variance
with
his
nature
,
his
character
,
and
his
disposition
,
—
the
stock-broker
became
afraid
,
for
it
seemed
to
him
as
if
those
burning
,
searching
,
searing
,
scorching
words
were
indeed
an
emanation
from
a
source
belonging
to
the
mysteries
of
other
worlds
.
An
awful
pause
ensued
when
Michael
Martin
ceased
to
speak
.
For
some
moments
Tomlinson
sate
riveted
in
speechless
terror
to
his
chair
—
stunned
,
bewildered
,
astounded
,
appalled
by
all
he
had
just
heard
.
That
dread
silence
was
at
length
interrupted
by
the
entrance
of
the
surgeon
.
"
How
gets
on
my
patient
now
?
"
he
said
,
approaching
the
couch
.
"
I
fear
—
I
am
afraid
—
that
is
,
I
think
—
his
head
,
wanders
,
"
faltered
the
stock-broker
,
scarcely
knowing
what
he
said
.
"
We
must
expect
that
such
will
be
the
case
—
for
some
days
to
come
,
"
returned
the
surgeon
,
with
the
coolness
of
a
professional
man
who
saw
nothing
extraordinary
in
such
results
following
so
strange
a
resuscitation
from
a
death-like
trance
.
"
You
think
,
then
,
"
asked
Tomlinson
,
"
that
it
is
possible
for
this
poor
old
man
to
rave
—
about
things
of
—
a
very
extraordinary
nature
?
"
"
People
,
when
delirious
,
burst
forth
into
the
most
wild
and
fanciful
ravings
,
"
answered
the
surgeon
,
as
he
felt
Michael
's
pulse
.
"
And
he
might
,
then
,
rave
of
heaven
—
and
hell
—
and
things
relating
to
—
"
"
He
may
rave
of
any
nonsense
,
"
said
the
surgeon
,
abruptly
;
"
but
that
is
no
reason
why
we
should
allow
ourselves
to
be
affected
by
it
—
as
I
see
that
you
are
.
"
"
It
was
,
indeed
,
very
foolish
on
my
part
,
"
observed
Tomlinson
,
now
acquiring
confidence
,
and
endeavouring
to
divest
himself
of
the
strange
sensations
of
horror
and
dread
which
the
eloquence
of
the
old
man
had
excited
within
him
.
"
You
had
better
retire
for
the
present
,
"
said
the
surgeon
.
"
He
is
in
a
high
fever
—
produced
,
perhaps
,
by
this
interview
with
you
,
under
such
circumstances
.
Do
not
think
of
seeing
him
again
this
evening
:
to-morrow
evening
he
will
be
better
and
more
composed
.
"
"
And
you
will
take
every
possible
care
of
him
,
"
exclaimed
the
stock-broker
.
"
Remember
that
no
expense
most
be
spared
to
make
him
comfortable
—
to
ensure
his
recovery
.
I
will
remunerate
you
handsomely
,
sir
.
"
"
Well
,
well
,
"
said
the
surgeon
,
impatiently
.
"
We
will
talk
about
that
another
time
.
Good
evening
—
you
may
return
to-morrow
at
the
same
hour
.
"
"
Good
evening
,
"
answered
Tomlinson
;
and
he
slowly
took
his
departure
.
CHAPTER
CXI
.
A
SCENE
AT
MR.
CHICHESTER
'S
HOUSE
.
IT
was
about
half-past
nine
on
the
same
evening
that
the
above
incidents
occurred
,
when
a
double-knock
at
the
front
door
echoed
through
Mr.
Chichester
's
dwelling
,
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
Cambridge
Heath
Gate
.
Mr.
Chichester
himself
was
seated
in
an
elegantly-furnished
parlour
,
sipping
a
glass
of
excellent
Madeira
,
and
pondering
upon
the
best
means
of
enjoying
himself
when
he
should
have
fingered
the
cash
to
obtain
which
he
had
perpetrated
so
diabolical
an
outrage
against
the
confiding
woman
who
had
bestowed
upon
him
her
hand
,
and
made
him
a
partner
in
the
enjoyment
,
if
not
in
the
actual
possession
,
of
her
fortune
.
The
room
was
not
large
,
but
very
comfortable
;
and
at
one
end
a
pair
of
ample
folding
doors
,
now
closed
,
afforded
admission
into
a
back
parlour
.
A
few
moments
after
the
echo
of
the
double-knock
above
mentioned
,
through
the
house
,
a
female
servant
entered
and
announced
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
Having
requested
the
stock-broker
to
be
seated
,
Mr.
Chichester
followed
the
servant
into
the
hall
,
and
said
to
her
in
a
low
whisper
,
"
When
the
other
person
comes
,
show
him
into
the
back
parlour
,
as
I
may
require
to
have
some
conversation
with
this
gentleman
before
I
introduce
them
to
each
other
.
"
This
command
being
given
,
Mr.
Chichester
returned
to
the
room
where
he
had
left
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
"
You
are
before
your
time
,
"
said
Chichester
,
pushing
the
decanter
and
a
glass
towards
the
stock-broker
:
"
that
looks
like
business
.
"
"
I
accidentally
had
an
appointment
upon
some
business
in
this
neighbourhood
,
"
was
the
reply
;
"
and
when
that
matter
was
disposed
of
,
I
came
straight
hither
.
"
"
We
cannot
repair
to
the
lunatic
asylum
until
ten
or
half-past
,
"
said
Chichester
,
"
because
,
as
a
precaution
,
the
keeper
has
promised
to
call
upon
me
presently
,
and
report
whether
my
wife
continues
in
the
same
docile
mood
as
when
he
wrote
to
me
yesterday
afternoon
.
"
"
I
should
be
delighted
to
hear
that
you
could
settle
this
unpleasant
—
very
unpleasant
affair
in
some
amicable
way
,
"
returned
Tomlinson
,
whose
mind
was
still
painfully
excited
by
the
interview
which
had
taken
place
between
him
and
his
late
cashier
.
"
Impossible
,
my
dear
sir
!
"
ejaculated
Chichester
.
"
There
is
no
way
save
the
one
chalked
out
.
I
hope
that
you
do
not
hesitate
to
fulfil
the
agreement
into
which
you
entered
with
me
.
"
"
The
truth
is
,
Mr.
Chichester
,
"
said
Tomlinson
,
"
there
is
no
man
in
London
to
whom
a
few
hundreds
of
pounds
would
prove
so
welcome
as
to
me
—
especially
as
to-morrow
I
have
to
pay
two
hundred
to
men
who
will
not
be
very
well
pleased
to
experience
a
disappointment
.
It
is
true
that
I
possess
such
a
sum
at
my
bankers
'
;
but
I
dare
not
draw
out
every
shilling
—
my
credit
would
be
ruined
.
"
"
So
much
the
better
reason
for
doing
as
I
require
of
you
,
"
said
Chichester
,
filling
the
glasses
with
Madeira
.
"
True
,
"
observed
Tomlinson
.
"
But
,
on
the
other
hand
,
I
tremble
to
take
a
false
step
—
I
fear
to
jeopardize
myself
by
connivance
at
a
direct
conspiracy
—
"
"
Pshaw
!
"
cried
Chichester
.
"
What
is
the
use
of
compunction
on
the
part
of
a
man
who
stands
in
so
much
need
of
money
as
yourself
?
"
Tomlinson
was
about
to
reply
,
when
a
low
knock
at
the
front
door
fell
upon
his
ears
.
"
It
is
no
one
—
of
any
consequence
,
"
said
Chichester
;
then
,
as
he
re-filled
the
glasses
,
he
muttered
to
himself
,
"
There
is
no
use
in
introducing
these
men
to
each
other
,
unless
this
milk-and-water
fool
is
quite
agreeable
to
act
.
"
"
Did
you
make
an
observation
?
"
inquired
the
stock-broker
.
"
I
was
observing
that
it
was
no
one
of
any
consequence
;
—
only
some
person
for
the
servants
,
most
probably
.
But
let
me
now
ask
you
seriously
,
Mr.
Tomlinson
,
whether
you
feel
disposed
to
proceed
further
in
this
matter
or
not
?
"
"
Candidly
speaking
,
I
would
rather
not
,
"
was
the
reply
.
"
Then
you
were
wrong
to
give
me
a
false
hope
of
your
aid
,
and
allow
so
much
valuable
time
to
elapse
,
during
which
I
might
have
found
a
broker
less
punctilious
than
you
.
"
"
I
regret
that
I
should
have
caused
this
inconvenience
,
"
answered
Tomlinson
;
"
but
I
had
resolved
to
perform
my
promise
until
about
an
hour
ago
,
and
I
have
even
brought
the
necessary
documents
for
the
purpose
.
"
"
Something
very
remarkable
must
have
intervened
to
change
your
resolutions
,
"
said
Chichester
,
contemptuously
.
"
I
am
not
superstitions
,
"
observed
Tomlinson
;
"
but
I
believe
that
a
providential
warning
was
conveyed
to
me
—
"
"
A
providential
fiddle-stick
!
Remember
,
Mr.
Tomlinson
,
that
by
your
unpardonable
vacillation
in
this
matter
you
will
only
prolong
the
incarceration
of
my
wife
.
"
"
And
,
pray
,
who
is
responsible
for
that
deed
?
"
"
We
will
not
discuss
this
point
,
"
returned
Chichester
.
"
I
did
not
ask
you
to
become
my
Mentor
.
At
the
same
time
,
"
he
added
,
sinking
his
voice
,
"
every
moment
is
important
—
for
my
wife
is
going
mad
in
reality
!
"
"
Then
,
in
the
name
of
God
,
release
her
at
once
!
"
ejaculated
Tomlinson
.
"
Never
—
until
she
signs
the
deed
.
"
"
Release
her
,
"
continued
Tomlinson
;
"
and
then
bring
her
with
you
to
my
office
,
where
she
can
make
the
transfer
.
"
"
Are
you
mad
yourself
?
Do
you
suppose
she
would
ever
put
pen
to
paper
if
she
were
once
liberated
in
that
manner
?
I
am
surprised
at
your
ignorance
—
vexed
at
your
cowardice
.
You
have
not
acted
like
a
man
of
business
,
nor
as
a
man
of
the
world
.
It
was
for
you
to
accept
or
decline
my
proposal
—
not
to
deceive
me
by
these
changes
and
shiftings
of
inclination
.
Come
,
sir
—
once
for
all
—
pluck
up
your
courage
:
remember
the
two
hundred
pounds
which
you
say
must
be
paid
to-morrow
to
two
men
who
will
not
be
put
off
,
and
the
settlement
of
which
debt
will
so
materially
embarrass
your
finances
.
"
"
My
mind
is
made
up
,
Mr.
Chichester
,
"
answered
Tomlinson
firmly
.
"
And
what
is
your
decision
?
"
"
I
shall
beg
to
withdraw
from
the
transaction
.
"
And
Tomlinson
rose
to
depart
.
But
at
the
same
moment
the
folding-doors
,
communicating
with
the
inner
room
,
were
thrown
open
,
and
a
man
with
a
cadaverous
countenance
stood
forward
.
"
You
shall
not
forfeit
your
word
in
this
respect
,
"
exclaimed
the
individual
,
whom
Tomlinson
immediately
recognised
to
be
the
body-snatcher
engaged
in
the
affair
of
Michael
Martin
.
"
What
does
this
man
do
here
?
"
asked
Tomlinson
,
in
a
faint
voice
,
of
Chichester
.
"
What
do
I
do
here
?
what
do
I
do
every
where
?
"
cried
the
man
,
with
a
diabolical
laugh
.
"
Tell
me
the
secret
plot
—
the
cunning
intrigue
—
-
the
scheme
of
villany
to
which
Anthony
Tidkins
,
surnamed
the
Resurrection
Man
,
is
a
stranger
!
But
little
did
I
think
when
I
called
upon
you
this
morning
,
—
little
did
I
imagine
when
I
met
you
again
this
evening
,
that
you
were
the
person
enlisted
by
Mr.
Chichester
in
the
affair
which
we
have
now
in
hand
.
"
"
It
would
appear
,
then
,
that
you
are
acquainted
with
each
other
,
"
said
Chichester
,
laughing
heartily
at
the
confusion
manifested
by
the
stock-broker
in
the
presence
of
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
Why
,
what
devilry
was
it
that
brought
you
two
together
?
"
"
Whether
I
keep
Mr.
Tomlinson
's
secret
,
or
whether
I
proclaim
it
to
you
and
every
one
else
whom
I
know
,
until
the
whole
town
rings
with
the
circumstance
,
is
a
matter
for
him
to
decide
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
;
—
and
,
with
admirable
coolness
,
he
helped
himself
to
a
bumper
of
Madeira
.
"
If
I
pay
you
two
hundred
pounds
,
as
agreed
upon
,
"
exclaimed
Tomlinson
,
"
what
more
would
you
require
of
me
?
"
"
I
require
that
you
remain
faithful
to
your
promise
to
Mr.
Chichester
;
—
I
require
that
you
fulfil
the
service
which
you
have
undertaken
to
perform
in
his
behalf
,
"
was
the
resolute
reply
.
"
And
in
what
way
does
the
business
regard
you
—
you
,
who
acknowledge
yourself
to
be
—
"
"
A
resurrectionist
!
Certainly
I
am
—
and
the
most
skilful
in
London
,
no
other
excepted
,
"
exclaimed
Tidkins
,
with
a
satanic
chuckle
.
"
But
that
does
not
prevent
me
from
turning
mad-house
keeper
—
or
any
thing
else
—
when
opportunity
offers
.
"
"
What
!
you
are
the
keeper
of
the
asylum
in
which
this
gentleman
's
wife
is
imprisoned
!
"
exclaimed
the
stock-broker
,
in
a
tone
of
the
most
profound
astonishment
.
"
Yes
,
he
is
indeed
,
"
said
Chichester
;
"
and
a
better
keeper
could
not
have
been
found
.
So
now
you
know
all
about
that
point
.
"
"
And
Mr.
Tomlinson
will
be
good
enough
to
accompany
me
to
my
house
,
"
observed
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
You
,
Mr.
Chichester
,
can
follow
us
at
a
little
distance
.
It
looks
suspicious
for
three
people
to
walk
together
.
"
"
I
really
must
decline
—
"
began
Tomlinson
,
trembling
from
head
to
foot
,
as
the
warning
voice
of
Michael
Martin
seemed
to
ring
in
his
ears
.
"
One
word
more
,
Mr.
Tomlinson
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
I
am
a
person
of
determined
spirit
and
resolution
.
I
never
stick
at
trifles
myself
;
and
I
do
n't
choose
others
,
with
whom
I
am
connected
,
to
balk
me
in
my
designs
,
when
I
can
prevent
them
.
Now
,
either
come
with
me
,
and
do
what
is
required
of
you
;
or
,
as
sure
as
there
is
breath
in
your
body
,
I
will
deliver
up
a
certain
person
to
the
police
,
and
stand
the
consequences
myself
.
"
"
I
beg
of
you
—
I
implore
you
—
"
"
Pshaw
!
"
cried
Chichester
:
"
this
is
child
's
play
!
"
"
Child
's
play
,
indeed
!
"
thundered
the
Resurrection
Man
in
a
terrible
voice
.
"
But
I
will
put
an
end
to
it
.
Come
,
sir
—
hesitate
another
minute
,
and
that
old
man
is
lost
!
"
"
I
will
accompany
you
,
"
answered
the
stock-broker
;
—
then
,
in
an
under
tone
,
he
added
,
"
But
God
knows
how
unwillingly
!
"
The
Resurrection
Man
seized
him
by
the
arm
,
and
conducted
him
out
of
the
house
.
Five
minutes
afterwards
,
Chichester
followed
in
the
same
direction
.
CHAPTER
CXII
.
VIOLA
.
THE
Resurrection
Man
and
the
stock-broker
pursued
their
way
in
silence
to
the
very
entrance
of
the
alley
leading
to
the
side
door
of
the
dwelling
of
the
former
.
There
they
halted
,
the
Resurrection
Man
observing
that
they
must
wait
for
Mr.
Chichester
.
Tomlinson
took
advantage
of
the
interval
to
implore
the
Resurrection
Man
not
to
communicate
to
Chichester
the
secret
relating
to
Michael
Martin
.
"
Do
not
be
afraid
,
"
was
the
answer
:
"
I
am
as
close
as
Newgate-door
when
people
conduct
themselves
as
they
ought
to
do
.
One
individual
for
whom
I
do
business
never
knows
what
I
am
engaged
in
for
another
—
unless
his
own
bad
behaviour
forces
me
to
blab
.
So
make
yourself
quite
easy
upon
that
score
.
"
Chichester
now
made
his
appearance
;
and
the
Resurrection
Man
led
the
way
up
the
alley
.
Having
opened
the
door
of
the
house
,
he
admitted
his
two
companions
into
the
back-room
on
the
ground-floor
,
and
then
struck
a
light
.
The
appearance
of
the
place
was
precisely
the
same
as
when
we
described
it
on
the
first
occasion
of
the
Rattlesnake
's
visit
to
that
department
of
the
building
.
Tomlinson
shuddered
as
he
cast
his
eyes
around
the
naked
and
gloomy
walls
.
"
Holloa
!
"
ejaculated
Chichester
,
taking
up
the
mask
,
which
lay
on
the
table
,
in
his
hands
:
"
I
suppose
that
this
—
"
"
Hush
!
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
,
glancing
towards
Tomlinson
,
as
much
as
to
desire
Chichester
not
to
allow
the
stock-broker
to
know
more
of
the
secrets
connected
with
the
treatment
of
the
prisoner
,
than
was
possible
;
for
Tidkins
,
who
possessed
a
profound
knowledge
of
human
nature
,
was
well
aware
that
certain
compunctious
feelings
still
floated
in
the
mind
of
Tomlinson
,
and
that
he
was
,
after
all
,
but
a
very
coward
in
the
ways
of
crime
.
Chichester
covered
the
mask
with
the
cloak
,
while
the
stock-broker
was
engaged
in
scanning
the
appearance
of
the
chamber
.
When
Tomlinson
had
completed
his
survey
,
and
while
he
was
still
wondering
where
the
means
of
communication
with
the
apartment
of
the
alleged
lunatic
could
be
,
he
happened
to
turn
in
the
direction
of
the
chimney-piece
,
when
to
his
surprise
he
perceived
the
hearth-stone
raised
,
and
the
Resurrection
Man
half
down
the
subterranean
staircase
which
that
strangely
contrived
trap-door
had
disclosed
to
view
.
Tomlinson
shuddered
—
and
hesitated
whether
he
should
proceed
further
in
the
matter
;
but
his
scruples
vanished
when
he
heard
the
voice
of
the
Resurrection
Man
desiring
—
or
rather
commanding
him
—
to
follow
him
down
that
flight
of
stone
steps
.
Guided
by
Tidkins
,
who
carried
the
candle
,
which
was
fixed
in
one
of
the
large
tin
shades
before
described
,
Tomlinson
descended
the
stairs
,
and
found
himself
in
a
vaulted
passage
,
about
twenty
feet
long
,
and
four
broad
.
There
were
four
strong
doors
,
studded
with
thick
iron
nails
,
on
each
side
.
"
You
see
,
this
house
was
built
for
a
lunatic
asylum
many
—
many
years
ago
,
when
treatment
was
n't
quite
so
humane
as
it
is
now
,
"
whispered
the
Resurrection
Man
to
Tomlinson
;
"
but
it
had
n't
been
used
as
such
for
the
last
thirty
years
till
the
other
day
.
"
"
And
did
you
hire
the
establishment
for
the
purpose
of
restoring
it
to
its
original
uses
?
"
demanded
Tomlinson
,
shuddering
,
as
he
glanced
around
on
the
damp
walls
on
which
the
strong
light
of
the
candle
fell
.
"
Not
I
,
indeed
,
"
answered
Tidkins
,
abruptly
.
Chichester
had
now
descended
into
the
subterranean
passage
.
"
This
is
the
cell
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
;
and
,
approaching
one
of
the
doors
,
he
placed
a
key
in
the
lock
.
During
the
few
seconds
that
intervened
until
the
door
was
thrown
open
,
Tomlinson
experienced
a
perfect
age
of
mental
agony
.
He
felt
as
if
he
were
about
to
perpetrate
some
hideous
crime
—
a
murder
of
the
blackest
dye
.
The
perspiration
poured
off
his
forehead
:
he
trembled
from
head
to
foot
;
his
brain
felt
oppressed
;
there
was
a
weight
upon
the
pit
of
his
stomach
;
his
eye-balls
throbbed
.
Yes
—
he
was
a
very
coward
in
guilt
!
The
door
flew
open
.
The
Resurrection
Man
entered
first
,
and
advanced
into
the
middle
of
a
small
arched
cell
—
a
stone
tomb
,
built
to
immure
the
living
!
A
decent
bed
,
a
table
,
a
chair
,
a
wash-hand-stand
,
and
a
lamp
,
which
was
lighted
,
together
with
a
few
other
necessaries
,
composed
the
furniture
of
that
dungeon
.
And
stretched
upon
the
bed
,
with
her
clothes
on
,
lay
the
victim
of
this
cruel
persecution
.
The
glare
of
the
Resurrection
Man
's
candle
fell
upon
a
pale
,
but
not
unpleasing
countenance
:
the
long
chesnut
hair
spread
,
dishevelled
,
over
the
arm
that
supported
the
head
.
The
sleep
of
that
lady
was
deep
but
uneasy
—
such
a
slumber
as
might
be
supposed
to
fall
upon
the
eyes
of
the
criminal
the
night
before
his
execution
.
Her
bosom
heaved
convulsively
;
and
from
her
lips
escaped
a
stifled
sob
as
the
three
men
entered
the
cell
.
Chichester
was
about
to
place
his
hand
upon
her
shoulder
in
order
to
arouse
her
,
when
she
opened
her
eyes
,
and
started
up
to
a
sitting
posture
on
the
bed
.
"
Villains
!
"
she
exclaimed
:
"
would
you
murder
me
?
"
"
No
such
thing
,
my
dear
,
"
said
Chichester
.
"
We
have
merely
come
to
terminate
this
unpleasant
business
in
the
way
proposed
by
Mr.
Tidkins
.
"
"
The
wretch
!
"
cried
Viola
,
casting
a
glance
of
doubt
and
uncertainty
at
both
Tomlinson
and
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
Ah
!
I
dare
say
I
am
,
ma'am
,
in
your
estimation
,
"
said
Tidkins
,
coolly
.
"
Oh
!
you
need
n't
look
at
me
in
that
way
,
ma'am
.
I
will
acknowledge
that
I
am
your
keeper
in
this
establishment
;
and
that
it
's
me
who
has
been
good
enough
to
bring
you
food
every
night
.
"
"
The
wretch
!
"
again
cried
the
unhappy
lady
,
while
a
profound
shudder
seemed
to
convulse
her
whole
frame
as
she
surveyed
the
Resurrection
Man
from
head
to
foot
.
"
It
is
you
,
then
,
"
she
continued
,
leaping
from
the
bed
,
and
confronting
the
miscreant
,
"
it
is
you
who
have
dared
to
practise
upon
my
fears
in
a
manner
the
most
diabolical
—
the
most
cowardly
;
—
you
who
have
chosen
the
solemn
hour
of
midnight
for
your
visits
,
and
who
have
come
in
a
guise
calculated
to
fill
my
mind
with
the
most
horrible
imaginings
!
"
"
Remember
our
agreement
,
ma'am
,
"
said
Tidkins
,
sternly
.
"
You
pledged
yourself
to
forget
the
past
upon
certain
conditions
:
we
are
here
to
fulfil
those
conditions
.
Do
you
mean
to
keep
your
word
?
or
must
we
leave
you
to
your
solitude
?
"
"
Who
is
this
gentleman
?
"
demanded
Viola
,
casting
a
penetrating
glance
upon
Tomlinson
.
"
The
stock-broker
,
my
dear
,
"
answered
Chichester
:
"
the
person
who
will
receive
your
signature
to
a
certain
little
paper
—
"
"
Then
,
sir
,
"
interrupted
the
lady
,
addressing
herself
to
James
Tomlinson
,
"
as
you
exercise
an
honourable
profession
,
prove
yourself
an
honourable
man
in
this
respect
.
You
see
before
you
a
powerless
female
,
who
was
weak
enough
to
bestow
her
hand
upon
a
villain
—
a
villain
that
has
immured
her
,
by
the
aid
of
another
villain
of
even
a
deeper
dye
than
himself
,
in
this
horrible
vault
!
Perhaps
they
have
told
you
that
I
am
mad
,
sir
;
but
do
I
speak
like
one
whose
reason
has
abandoned
her
?
or
would
you
receive
the
signature
of
a
person
who
knew
not
what
she
signed
?
Oh
!
no
,
sir
—
you
cannot
believe
that
I
am
in
mental
darkness
!
you
must
perceive
the
full
extent
of
the
villany
that
has
been
practised
against
me
,
for
the
purpose
of
plundering
me
of
that
property
which
I
received
from
my
former
husband
!
Oh
!
if
you
be
a
man
possessing
one
spark
of
honour
—
as
I
must
suppose
that
you
are
—
"
"
Come
—
a
truce
to
all
this
,
"
said
Mr.
Chichester
.
"
The
gentleman
to
whom
you
are
addressing
yourself
knows
the
whole
affair
,
and
will
act
with
and
for
me
.
"
"
Is
this
true
,
sir
?
"
asked
the
unhappy
lady
,
casting
a
glance
of
mingled
terror
and
supplication
upon
the
stock-broker
,
and
clasping
her
hands
together
:
"
can
this
be
true
?
Is
it
possible
that
a
person
exercising
an
honourable
profession
can
league
with
wretches
of
their
stamp
?
"
—
and
she
pointed
disdainfully
towards
the
Resurrection
Man
and
Chichester
.
"
Oh
!
no
,
it
cannot
be
!
At
least
,
hear
me
!
I
married
that
man
—
"
"
Do
n't
I
tell
you
that
Mr.
Tomlinson
knows
all
,
"
cried
Chichester
,
impatiently
.
"
We
did
not
come
to
debate
upon
the
past
,
but
to
settle
for
the
future
.
"
"
You
have
come
,
then
,
to
plunder
a
weak
,
helpless
,
persecuted
female
,
"
continued
Viola
.
"
But
do
you
know
,
sir
,
the
terrible
means
that
have
been
adopted
to
wring
from
me
a
consent
to
part
with
half
the
property
which
was
bequeathed
to
me
by
a
man
that
loved
me
—
a
man
who
toiled
for
years
and
years
to
amass
the
fortune
that
must
now
be
devoted
to
the
extravagances
of
a
spendthrift
?
Would
you
believe
to
what
an
extent
the
cruelty
,
the
cowardice
of
that
man
,
"
—
and
she
pointed
to
Tidkins
,
—
"
has
been
carried
to
terrify
me
into
compliance
with
the
demands
of
his
employer
?
Sir
,
for
three
weeks
and
three
days
have
I
been
a
prisoner
in
this
dungeon
;
and
every
night
—
without
fail
—
has
that
miscreant
visited
me
in
a
disguise
which
,
in
such
a
place
,
and
at
such
an
hour
,
would
make
the
stoutest
heart
palpitate
with
horror
,
—
a
disguise
of
such
a
nature
that
this
is
the
first
time
that
I
have
seen
his
face
;
for
on
the
fatal
evening
when
I
was
seized
and
brought
to
this
dungeon
,
every
thing
was
involved
in
utter
obscurity
;
—
and
then
,
when
the
door
opened
again
,
and
a
light
gleamed
in
upon
me
,
—
O
God
!
it
was
carried
by
a
person
dressed
in
a
dark
cloak
and
a
white
mask
—
like
a
being
of
another
world
!
"
"
Surely
you
did
not
go
to
such
extremes
as
this
?
"
exclaimed
Tomlinson
,
turning
sharply
round
upon
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
Whatever
I
did
,
or
did
not
,
is
nothing
to
the
present
business
,
"
replied
Tidkins
,
brutally
.
"
If
any
thing
is
going
to
be
done
,
let
it
be
done
at
once
;
if
not
,
the
lady
will
remain
here
till
she
chooses
to
consent
to
the
terms
proposed
to
her
.
"
Tomlinson
glanced
,
with
a
look
of
deep
sympathy
,
towards
the
lady
,
who
stood
in
an
attitude
of
supplication
and
despair
before
him
.
Her
dishevelled
hair
hung
loosely
over
her
shoulders
:
her
countenance
,
though
not
beautiful
,
was
naturally
interesting
,
and
was
now
rendered
more
so
by
its
extreme
pallor
and
by
the
expression
of
profound
melancholy
which
it
wore
;
and
her
mild
blue
eyes
were
raised
towards
him
as
if
to
implore
his
aid
—
his
compassion
.
"
Now
,
what
is
to
be
done
?
"
demanded
Chichester
.
"
It
is
for
this
gentleman
to
decide
,
"
said
the
lady
,
still
gazing
upon
Tomlinson
's
countenance
.
"
You
may
well
suppose
that
I
am
desirous
to
recover
the
liberty
which
has
thus
been
infamously
violated
;
—
but
if
you
,
sir
,
possess
one
germ
of
generous
feeling
—
one
spark
of
honour
—
one
gleam
of
humanity
in
your
soul
,
do
not
—
do
not
lend
yourself
to
this
infamy
!
Command
these
men
to
restore
me
to
freedom
—
they
cannot
refuse
to
obey
you
!
Oh
!
sir
—
hear
me
—
do
not
avert
your
head
:
hear
me
—
hear
me
,
I
implore
you
!
"
"
This
is
quite
enough
of
folly
for
one
time
,
"
ejaculated
the
Resurrection
Man
:
"
I
have
been
an
idiot
myself
to
listen
to
it
so
long
.
Mr.
Tomlinson
,
are
you
prepared
to
receive
the
signature
of
this
lady
to
the
deed
that
will
transfer
to
her
husband
a
certain
portion
of
her
property
?
"
—
then
,
approaching
his
lips
to
the
stock-broker
's
ear
,
he
murmured
in
a
low
whisper
,
"
Hesitate
—
and
I
denounce
your
late
clerk
within
an
hour
!
"
These
words
operated
like
magic
upon
the
weak-minded
and
timid
James
Tomlinson
.
He
no
longer
beheld
the
supplicating
woman
before
him
:
he
only
saw
his
own
danger
.
Accordingly
,
he
advanced
towards
the
table
,
drew
forth
a
document
from
his
pocket
,
and
said
,
in
a
cold
tone
,
"
I
am
ready
to
receive
that
lady
's
signature
.
"
The
Resurrection
Man
produced
an
ink-bottle
and
pens
(
with
which
he
had
purposely
provided
himself
beforehand
)
from
his
pocket
;
and
placed
them
upon
the
table
.
Tomlinson
seated
himself
in
the
chair
,
and
proceeded
to
fill
up
the
paper
.
"
In
whose
favour
is
the
transfer
to
be
made
?
"
he
demanded
.
"
Then
,
sir
,
you
are
determined
to
league
with
my
oppressors
?
"
said
Viola
,
in
a
tone
expressive
of
concentrated
feelings
of
indignation
and
despair
.
"
Madam
,
I
am
unfortunately
compelled
—
"
"
Say
no
more
,
sir
,
"
interrupted
the
lady
,
with
a
contemptuous
curl
of
the
lip
.
"
If
you
came
hither
a
villain
,
I
must
be
mad
indeed
to
hope
to
make
you
an
honest
man
by
any
reasoning
of
mine
.
"
"
Madam
,
you
wrong
me
,
by
heavens
!
"
ejaculated
Tomlinson
,
throwing
down
the
pen
.
But
at
the
same
moment
his
wrist
was
seized
with
a
grasp
of
iron
,
and
a
well-known
voice
whispered
in
his
ear
,
"
Hesitate
another
moment
,
and
I
denounce
you
and
your
cashier
together
!
"
Tomlinson
became
docile
as
a
child
,
resumed
the
pen
,
and
said
,
"
In
whose
favour
is
this
transfer
to
be
made
?
"
"
In
that
of
Mr.
Arthur
Chichester
,
"
answered
Viola
,
firmly
.
"
What
is
the
amount
to
be
so
transferred
?
"
"
Eight
thousand
pounds
,
being
part
of
a
sum
now
standing
in
my
name
in
the
Three-and-a-Half
per
cents
.
,
"
replied
the
injured
woman
,
still
with
an
outward
composure
,
which
was
not
,
however
,
the
reflection
of
her
inward
feelings
.
Tomlinson
filled
up
the
paper
according
to
the
instructions
which
he
received
.
Then
,
addressing
himself
to
Viola
,
but
without
turning
his
eyes
towards
her
,
he
said
,
"
You
are
aware
,
madam
,
that
this
document
is
ante-dated
by
two
months
?
"
"
I
am
,
sir
.
"
"
Nothing
now
remains
,
then
,
madam
,
save
for
you
to
sign
it
.
"
Viola
advanced
slowly
towards
the
table
,
took
up
the
pen
,
and
seemed
to
be
about
to
affix
her
signature
to
the
deed
,
when
—
as
if
suddenly
recollecting
herself
—
she
turned
towards
the
stock-broker
,
and
exclaimed
,
"
What
guarantee
have
I
that
my
freedom
is
to
follow
this
concession
on
my
part
?
"
"
To-morrow
evening
,
at
dusk
,
you
shall
be
conveyed
home
,
"
exclaimed
Chichester
,
seeing
that
Tomlinson
gave
no
answer
.
"
And
why
not
this
evening
—
now
—
the
moment
that
document
is
signed
?
"
"
Because
I
should
prefer
laying
my
hand
on
the
money
first
,
"
was
the
reply
.
"
Mr.
Tomlinson
,
"
cried
the
lady
,
"
I
have
more
confidence
in
you
than
in
either
of
these
men
:
I
am
willing
even
to
believe
that
some
circumstance
,
unknown
to
me
,
compels
you
unwillingly
to
become
their
instrument
on
this
occasion
.
"
"
By
heavens
,
you
speak
the
truth
,
madam
!
"
ejaculated
Tomlinson
,
warmly
.
"
I
believe
you
.
Now
,
sir
,
promise
me
on
your
most
solemn
word
of
honour
—
by
every
thing
you
consider
sacred
—
-
that
to-morrow
evening
at
nine
o'clock
I
shall
be
released
from
this
dungeon
.
"
"
I
promise
—
I
swear
that
you
shall
be
conveyed
home
to-morrow
evening
at
nine
o'clock
,
"
answered
Tomlinson
.
"
But
,
in
return
,
madam
,
will
you
pledge
yourself
as
solemnly
that
your
lips
shall
ever
remain
closed
with
regard
to
this
proceeding
?
"
"
Oh
!
yes
—
I
do
—
I
do
,
"
answered
the
poor
creature
,
clasping
her
hands
together
—
for
she
could
even
feel
grateful
to
the
man
who
,
while
leagued
with
others
against
her
,
yet
pledged
himself
to
her
release
from
that
horrible
cell
.
"
Secresy
on
all
sides
is
one
of
the
conditions
of
the
present
arrangement
,
"
said
Chichester
.
"
And
if
the
lady
breaks
that
condition
,
"
added
the
Resurrection
Man
,
"
she
would
repent
it
;
for
let
her
be
surrounded
by
friends
—
let
her
be
protected
by
a
regiment
of
soldiers
—
let
her
take
refuge
in
the
Queen
's
palace
,
I
would
still
find
means
to
tear
her
away
,
and
bring
her
back
to
this
dungeon
.
"
Tomlinson
and
the
lady
both
cast
a
glance
of
mingled
horror
and
surprise
at
the
formidable
individual
who
thus
spoke
so
confidently
of
his
power
and
resolution
.
There
was
a
moment
's
pause
.
Viola
then
took
up
the
pen
,
and
,
with
a
firm
hand
,
affixed
her
signature
to
the
document
.
"
I
am
now
at
your
mercy
,
"
she
said
,
in
a
tone
rather
of
supplication
than
of
menace
or
mistrust
.
"
You
need
not
be
afraid
that
we
shall
deceive
you
,
my
dear
,
"
observed
Chichester
,
with
a
smile
.
A
reply
rose
to
the
lips
of
his
injured
wife
;
but
she
suppressed
it
—
though
with
difficulty
.
She
was
no
doubt
afraid
to
irritate
the
man
in
whose
power
she
still
found
herself
,
by
giving
utterance
to
her
thoughts
.
"
No
—
there
's
nothing
to
be
afraid
of
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
The
lady
has
fulfilled
her
part
of
the
bargain
,
and
we
will
perform
ours
.
As
for
her
keeping
this
little
business
dark
,
I
feel
confident
about
that
:
she
would
not
like
to
stand
the
chance
of
coming
here
again
;
and
,
as
for
making
a
disturbance
merely
to
get
back
the
money
,
that
would
be
useless
,
when
once
it
had
found
its
way
into
the
pockets
of
her
husband
.
"
Having
concluded
this
brutal
speech
,
the
Resurrection
Man
desired
his
companions
to
await
his
return
for
a
moment
,
while
he
proceeded
to
fetch
the
lady
her
provisions
for
the
next
four-and-twenty
hours
.
He
accordingly
hastened
up
the
steps
to
the
little
back
room
,
whence
he
speedily
returned
with
his
basket
in
his
hand
.
"
You
see
that
I
expected
how
all
this
would
end
,
"
he
observed
,
with
a
hideous
smile
;
"
and
so
I
prepared
a
little
treat
for
the
lady
.
Here
's
a
prime
fowl
;
that
brown
paper
contains
ham
;
here
's
a
new
loaf
;
and
this
is
a
bottle
of
as
excellent
sherry
as
one
need
drink
.
"
The
Resurrection
Man
placed
the
articles
,
as
he
enumerated
them
,
upon
the
table
;
and
Viola
was
pleased
as
she
contemplated
them
—
because
she
perceived
in
this
indulgence
an
earnest
that
the
promise
of
her
persecutors
would
be
fulfilled
with
respect
to
her
restoration
to
liberty
.
"
We
must
now
take
leave
of
Mrs.
Chichester
,
"
said
Tidkins
.
"
To-morrow
evening
,
ma'am
,
at
nine
precisely
,
you
shall
be
free
.
"
The
three
men
then
left
the
dungeon
.
But
ere
the
door
closed
upon
the
inmate
once
more
,
she
moved
forward
,
caught
Tomlinson
by
the
hand
,
and
said
in
an
emphatic
tone
,
"
Remember
your
solemn
promise
!
"
"
Do
not
be
alarmed
,
madam
.
There
can
be
no
interest
to
detain
you
here
beyond
to-morrow
.
"
Viola
retreated
into
the
dungeon
;
and
the
door
was
shut
.
She
heard
the
three
persons
who
had
just
left
her
retire
from
the
subterranean
prison
:
the
closing
of
the
trap-door
also
fell
upon
her
ears
.
Clasping
her
hands
together
,
she
exclaimed
,
"
God
grant
that
they
may
not
deceive
me
!
"
And
then
a
vague
terror
stole
upon
her
,
—
a
horrible
,
an
absorbing
dread
lest
those
men
intended
to
immure
her
for
life
in
that
solitary
cell
,
or
else
restore
her
to
liberty
only
when
they
should
have
extorted
from
her
the
remainder
