beenperpetrated
,
and
you
must
declare
all
you
know
of
the
matter
before
a
magistrate
.
'
I
of
course
signified
my
willingness
to
do
so
,
because
I
saw
that
the
only
chance
of
obtaining
my
liberty
was
by
gaining
the
good
opinion
of
the
surgeon
;
for
he
had
a
loaded
pistol
in
his
hand
—
I
was
unarmed
—
and
the
police-boat
was
within
hail
.
'
But
,
according
to
the
quarantine
laws
,
'
continued
the
surgeon
,
'
you
cannot
be
permitted
to
leave
the
vessel
for
the
present
;
and
what
guarantee
have
I
for
your
good
behaviour
while
you
are
on
board
?
'
"
"
That
was
a
poser
,
"
observed
the
Buffer
.
"
No
such
thing
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
I
spoke
with
so
much
apparent
sincerity
,
and
with
such
humility
,
that
I
quite
gained
the
surgeon
's
good
opinion
.
I
said
,
'
You
can
lock
me
in
your
cabin
during
the
day
,
sir
;
or
you
can
bind
my
hands
with
cords
;
and
,
at
night
,
I
can
sleep
in
the
hold
from
which
you
released
me
,
with
the
hatches
battened
down
.
'
—
'
I
really
do
believe
you
to
be
an
honest
man
,
'
exclaimed
the
surgeon
;
'
but
I
must
adopt
some
precaution
.
You
shall
be
at
large
during
the
day
;
and
I
think
it
right
to
give
you
due
notice
that
I
carry
loaded
pistols
constantly
with
me
.
At
night
you
shall
sleep
in
the
hold
,
with
the
hatches
battened
down
,
as
you
say
.
'
I
affected
to
thank
him
very
sincerely
for
his
kindness
in
leaving
me
at
liberty
during
the
day
;
and
he
then
repaired
to
the
fore-cabin
to
attend
to
his
patients
.
"
"
Had
n't
he
got
the
plague
himself
?
"
inquired
the
Buffer
.
"
No
:
but
the
fœtid
atmosphere
of
the
fore-cabin
,
to
which
he
was
compelled
so
frequently
to
expose
himself
,
had
made
him
as
emaciated
and
as
pale
as
if
he
had
only
just
recovered
from
the
malady
.
I
got
into
conversation
with
the
boy
,
and
found
that
he
had
contrived
,
shortly
after
you
and
the
others
decamped
,
to
free
his
arms
from
the
cords
with
which
we
had
bound
him
;
and
that
his
first
care
was
to
release
the
surgeon
.
They
neither
of
them
entertained
the
remotest
suspicion
that
any
of
the
pirates
were
left
in
the
ship
,
until
the
boy
discovered
me
in
the
hold
shortly
after
day-break
.
"
"
Well
—
and
how
did
you
escape
after
all
?
"
"
I
remained
three
or
four
days
on
board
,
before
I
put
any
scheme
into
force
,
although
I
planned
a
great
many
.
At
night
I
could
do
nothing
,
because
I
was
a
prisoner
in
the
hold
;
and
during
the
day
the
police-boat
was
constantly
about
,
besides
the
sentinels
on
land
.
The
surgeon
always
made
me
go
down
into
the
hold
while
it
was
still
day-light
;
and
never
let
me
out
again
until
after
sunrise
;
so
that
I
was
always
in
confinement
during
the
very
time
that
I
might
contrive
something
to
effect
my
escape
from
that
infernal
pest-ship
.
But
the
surgeon
seemed
afraid
to
trust
me
when
it
was
dark
.
I
never
passed
such
a
miserable
time
in
my
life
.
The
slight
touch
that
I
had
experienced
of
the
plague
—
for
it
could
have
been
nothing
else
—
kept
me
in
a
constant
fear
lest
it
should
return
with
increased
force
.
How
often
did
I
mutter
the
most
bitter
curses
against
you
and
the
other
pals
for
abandoning
me
;
—
but
now
,
in
consequence
of
what
you
told
me
of
the
plant
that
Markham
had
set
a-going
against
me
,
I
am
not
sorry
to
think
that
I
was
left
behind
in
the
plague-ship
.
One
evening
—
I
think
it
was
the
fifth
after
my
first
entrance
into
the
vessel
—
I
observed
that
it
was
growing
darker
and
darker
;
and
yet
the
surgeon
did
not
appear
on
deck
with
his
loaded
pistol
to
send
me
below
.
The
boy
was
walking
about
eyeing
me
suspiciously
;
and
at
length
he
went
down
into
the
after-cabin
.
It
struck
me
that
the
surgeon
was
probably
indulging
in
a
nap
,
and
that
the
lad
would
awake
him
.
It
was
not
quite
dark
;
but
still
I
fancied
that
it
was
dusk
enough
to
leap
from
the
bow
of
the
ship
,
which
part
of
the
vessel
was
high
and
dry
,
without
alarming
the
sentinels
on
shore
.
At
all
events
the
chance
was
worth
the
trial
.
Seizing
a
handspike
,
I
hurried
forward
,
and
sprang
from
the
ship
.
Then
,
without
losing
a
moment
,
I
ran
along
the
bank
towards
Gravesend
,
as
rapidly
as
I
could
.
In
a
short
time
I
knew
that
I
was
safe
.
I
hurled
the
handspike
into
the
Thames
,
and
walked
on
to
the
Lobster
Tavern
.
There
I
obtained
a
bed
—
for
I
had
plenty
of
ready
money
in
my
pocket
.
My
only
regret
was
that
I
had
not
been
able
to
bring
away
any
of
the
gold-dust
with
me
.
"
"
Why
did
n't
you
knock
the
surgeon
and
the
boy
on
the
head
,
and
help
yourself
?
"
demanded
the
Buffer
.
"
So
I
should
if
I
had
seen
a
chance
,
"
replied
the
Resurrection
Man
;
"
but
I
was
so
weak
and
feeble
all
the
time
I
was
on
board
,
that
I
was
no
match
even
for
the
young
lad
;
and
the
surgeon
always
kept
at
such
a
distance
,
with
a
loaded
pistol
ready
cocked
in
his
hand
,
when
I
was
ordered
into
the
hold
of
an
evening
,
or
called
up
of
a
morning
,
that
there
was
n't
a
shadow
of
a
chance
.
Well
,
I
slept
at
the
Lobster
Tavern
,
and
departed
very
early
in
the
morning
—
long
before
it
was
day-light
.
I
thought
that
London
would
be
too
hot
for
me
,
after
every
thing
that
had
lately
occurred
;
and
I
resolved
to
pay
a
visit
to
Walmer
—
my
own
native
place
.
I
was
still
too
weak
to
walk
many
miles
without
resting
;
and
so
I
took
nearly
four
days
to
reach
Walmer
.
Besides
,
I
kept
to
the
fields
,
and
avoided
the
high
road
as
much
as
possible
.
I
took
up
my
quarters
at
a
small
inn
on
the
top
of
Walmer
hill
,
and
then
made
inquiries
concerning
all
the
people
I
had
once
known
in
or
about
the
village
.
I
have
often
related
the
former
incidents
of
my
life
to
you
;
and
you
will
therefore
recollect
the
baronet
who
was
exchequered
for
smuggling
,
and
was
welcomed
with
open
arms
by
his
friends
,
when
he
paid
the
fine
.
You
also
remember
all
that
occurred
between
him
and
me
.
I
found
that
he
had
married
his
cook-maid
,
who
ruled
him
with
a
rod
of
iron
;
and
that
the
'
very
select
society
'
of
Walmer
and
Deal
had
all
cut
him
on
account
of
that
connexion
,
which
was
much
worse
in
their
eyes
than
all
the
smuggling
in
which
he
had
been
engaged
.
In
fact
,
he
was
a
hero
when
prosecuted
for
smuggling
;
but
now
no
decent
persons
could
associate
with
him
,
since
he
had
married
his
scullion
.
In
a
word
,
I
learnt
that
he
was
as
miserable
as
I
could
have
wished
him
to
be
.
"
"
And
did
n't
you
inquire
after
your
friend
the
parson
?
"
demanded
the
Buffer
.
"
You
may
be
sure
I
did
,
"
returned
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
He
had
made
himself
very
conspicuous
for
refusing
the
sacrament
to
a
young
woman
who
was
seduced
by
her
lover
,
and
had
an
illegitimate
child
;
and
the
'
select
society
'
of
Walmer
greatly
applauded
him
for
his
conduct
.
At
length
,
about
a
year
ago
,
it
appears
,
this
most
particular
of
all
clergymen
was
discovered
by
a
neighbouring
farmer
in
too
close
a
conversation
with
the
said
farmer
's
wife
;
and
his
reverence
was
compelled
to
decamp
,
no
one
knows
where
.
He
,
however
,
left
his
wife
and
children
to
the
public
charity
.
That
charity
was
so
great
,
that
the
poor
woman
and
family
are
now
inmates
of
the
very
workhouse
where
his
reverence
's
slightest
wish
was
once
a
law
.
I
stayed
at
Walmer
for
nearly
a
week
;
and
then
departed
suddenly
for
Ramsgate
,
with
the
contents
of
the
landlord
's
till
in
my
pocket
.
At
Ramsgate
I
put
up
at
a
small
public-house
where
I
was
taken
dreadfully
ill.
For
four
months
I
was
confined
to
my
bed
;
and
both
landlord
and
landlady
were
very
kind
to
me
.
At
length
I
slowly
began
to
recover
;
and
,
when
I
was
well
enough
to
walk
abroad
,
I
used
to
go
upon
the
beach
to
inhale
the
sea-air
.
It
was
then
summertime
;
and
bathing
was
all
the
rage
.
I
never
was
more
amused
in
my
life
than
to
see
the
ladies
,
old
as
well
as
young
,
sitting
on
the
beach
,
to
all
appearance
deeply
buried
in
the
novels
which
they
held
in
their
hands
,
but
in
reality
watching
,
with
greedy
eyes
,
the
men
bathing
scarcely
fifty
yards
off
.
"
"
You
do
n't
mean
to
say
that
?
"
cried
the
Buffer
.
"
I
do
indeed
,
though
,
"
returned
Tidkins
.
"
It
was
the
commonest
thing
in
the
world
for
elderly
dames
and
young
misses
to
go
out
walking
along
the
beach
,
or
to
sit
down
on
it
,
close
by
the
very
spot
where
the
men
bathed
,
although
there
were
plenty
of
other
places
to
choose
either
for
rambling
or
reading
.
Well
,
I
stayed
two
more
months
at
Ramsgate
;
and
as
the
landlord
and
landlady
of
the
public-house
had
behaved
so
kind
to
me
,
I
took
nothing
from
them
when
I
went
away
.
I
merely
left
my
little
account
unsettled
.
I
walked
over
to
Margate
,
with
the
intention
of
taking
the
steamer
to
London
Bridge
;
but
just
as
I
was
stepping
on
the
jetty
,
some
one
tapped
me
on
the
shoulder
,
and
,
turning
round
,
I
beheld
my
landlord
of
the
little
inn
on
the
top
of
Walmer
hill
.
All
my
excuses
,
promises
,
and
entreaties
were
of
no
avail
:
the
man
collared
me
—
a
crowd
collected
—
a
constable
was
sent
for
,
and
I
was
taken
before
a
magistrate
.
Of
course
I
was
committed
for
trial
,
and
sent
across
in
a
cart
to
Canterbury
gaol
.
There
I
lay
till
the
day
before
yesterday
,
when
the
sessions
came
on
.
By
some
extraordinary
circumstance
or
another
,
no
prosecutor
appeared
before
the
Grand
Jury
;
and
I
was
discharged
.
I
resolved
to
come
back
to
London
;
—
for
,
after
all
,
London
is
the
place
for
business
in
our
way
.
With
all
its
police
,
it
's
the
best
scene
for
our
labours
.
So
here
I
am
;
and
the
moment
I
set
foot
in
this
ken
,
I
find
employment
waiting
for
me
.
"
"
Well
,
I
'm
sorry
to
hear
you
've
been
lumbered
,
old
feller
,
"
cried
the
respectable
Mr.
John
Wicks
;
"
but
it
's
a
blessin
'
the
prosecutor
never
come
for'ard
.
Let
's
,
however
,
think
of
the
present
;
and
botheration
to
the
past
.
I
'm
heartily
glad
you
've
turned
up
again
.
I
was
precious
nigh
going
into
mourning
for
you
,
Tony
.
Joking
apart
,
though
—
this
business
of
the
Frenchman
's
looks
well
;
and
we
must
be
about
early
to
look
after
the
Lully
Prig
and
Long
Bob
.
I
know
their
haunts
down
by
Execution
Dock
,
just
opposite
to
Mossop
's
.
"
"
Where
are
you
hanging
out
now
,
Jack
?
"
inquired
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
Me
and
Moll
has
got
a
room
in
Greenhill
's
Rents
—
at
the
bottom
of
Saint
John
's
Street
,
you
know
,
"
was
the
answer
.
"
Well
,
I
shall
sleep
here
to-night
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
;
"
and
by
six
o'clock
to-morrow
morning
I
shall
expect
you
.
"
CHAPTER
CLXXXII
.
MR.
GREENWOOD
'S
JOURNEY
.
It
was
six
o'clock
on
the
evening
following
the
incidents
related
in
the
two
preceding
chapters
.
Mr.
Greenwood
had
just
concluded
an
early
dinner
(
early
for
him
)
after
having
devoted
the
greater
part
of
the
day
to
business
in
the
City
,
and
a
small
portion
of
it
to
his
fair
Georgian
,
for
whom
he
had
taken
elegantly
furnished
apartments
in
Suffolk
Street
,
Pall
Mall
.
Having
disposed
of
his
last
glass
of
champagne
,
the
honourable
member
for
Rottenborough
rang
the
bell
.
Lafleur
made
his
appearance
.
"
Is
the
chaise
ordered
for
seven
precisely
?
"
inquired
Mr.
Greenwood
.
"
Yes
,
sir
—
seven
precisely
,
sir
,
"
answered
the
valet
.
"
Did
you
write
to
my
agent
at
Rottenborough
to
tell
him
that
I
should
pass
through
that
town
at
half-past
eight
,
and
that
although
I
wished
to
preserve
a
strict
incognito
,
yet
I
should
not
mind
being
recognised
while
the
horses
are
changing
at
the
inn
?
"
"
I
mentioned
all
that
,
sir
,
"
replied
Lafleur
;
"
and
I
suggested
that
he
had
better
get
together
a
hundred
or
so
of
persons
in
the
tap-room
,
to
be
ready
to
rush
out
and
cheer
you
.
"
"
That
was
well
thought
of
,
Lafleur
.
I
have
already
sent
a
paragraph
to
the
morning
newspaper
in
which
I
am
a
shareholder
,
stating
that
I
was
enthusiastically
cheered
as
I
passed
through
Rottenborough
.
It
will
appear
to-morrow
morning
.
Have
you
renewed
my
positive
orders
to
the
policeman
on
this
beat
to
take
all
beggars
into
custody
who
are
found
loitering
near
my
door
?
"
"
I
have
,
sir
.
One
woman
,
with
three
whimpering
children
,
was
dragged
off
to
the
station-house
half
an
hour
ago
,
for
looking
too
earnestly
down
the
area
windows
,
"
said
Lafleur
.
"
Her
husband
has
just
been
to
beg
you
to
intercede
with
the
Inspector
for
her
release
.
He
said
he
was
a
hard-working
man
,
and
that
it
must
be
a
mistake
,
as
his
wife
was
no
beggar
.
"
"
And
what
did
you
say
,
Lafleur
?
"
demanded
Mr.
Greenwood
,
sternly
.
"
I
said
nothing
,
sir
:
I
merely
banged
the
door
in
his
face
.
"
"
That
was
right
and
proper
.
I
am
determined
to
put
down
vagrancy
.
Nothing
is
more
offensive
to
the
eye
than
those
crawling
wretches
who
are
perpetually
dinning
in
one
's
ears
a
long
tale
about
their
being
half-starved
.
"
"
Yes
,
sir
—
it
is
very
disagreeable
,
sir
,
"
observed
Lafleur
.
"
The
free
and
independent
electors
of
Rottenborough
have
not
sent
me
to
Parliament
for
nothing
,
I
can
assure
you
,
"
continued
Mr.
Greenwood
.
"
No
,
sir
,
"
responded
Lafleur
.
"
And
I
,
from
my
place
in
the
House
,
will
denounce
this
odious
system
of
mendicancy
,
"
added
Mr.
Greenwood
.
"
Yes
,
sir
,
"
observed
Lafleur
.
"
By-the-by
,
did
you
send
the
letter
I
gave
you
just
now
to
the
post
?
"
The
valet
answered
in
the
affirmative
.
"
I
am
glad
of
that
.
It
was
to
the
Reverend
Dr.
Beganuph
—
the
rector
of
some
place
in
some
county
—
I
am
sure
I
forget
where
.
However
—
the
reverend
gentleman
is
having
the
parish
church
enlarged
—
or
made
smaller
—
I
really
forget
which
,
—
but
I
know
it
's
something
of
the
kind
;
—
and
as
he
has
sent
a
circular
to
all
persons
whose
names
are
in
the
Court
Guide
,
soliciting
subscriptions
,
I
cannot
,
of
course
,
refuse
to
contribute
my
mite
of
five
pounds
to
the
pious
work
—
especially
as
the
list
of
subscribers
is
to
be
advertised
in
the
principal
London
and
provincial
papers
.
We
must
support
the
Church
,
Lafleur
.
"
"
Yes
,
sir
—
decidedly
,
sir
,
"
observed
the
valet
.
"
What
would
become
of
us
without
the
Church
?
"
continued
Mr.
Greenwood
.
"
It
is
the
source
from
which
flow
all
the
blessings
of
Christian
love
,
hope
,
benevolence
,
and
charity
.
Hark
!
Lafleur
,
I
do
really
believe
there
is
a
woman
singing
a
ballad
in
the
street
!
Run
out
and
give
her
into
custody
this
minute
.
"
"
Beg
your
pardon
,
sir
,
"
said
the
valet
:
"
it
's
only
the
muffin-boy
.
"
"
Oh
!
that
's
different
,
"
observed
Mr.
Greenwood
,
rising
from
his
seat
.
"
The
chaise
will
be
here
at
seven
,
you
say
?
"
"
Yes
,
sir
.
"
"
You
and
Filippo
will
accompany
me
.
Tell
Filippo
to
see
that
his
fire-arms
are
in
good
order
;
and
do
you
attend
to
mine
as
well
as
your
own
.
Not
that
I
apprehend
any
danger
on
such
a
road
as
that
on
which
we
are
about
to
travel
;
still
it
is
better
to
be
prepared
.
"
"
Decidedly
,
sir
,
"
answered
Lafleur
,
not
a
muscle
of
his
countenance
betraying
any
extraordinary
emotion
.
"
Take
a
lamp
to
my
study
,
"
said
Greenwood
;
"
and
then
go
and
see
about
the
fire-arms
.
Let
my
case
of
pistols
be
put
inside
the
chaise
.
"
"
Yes
,
sir
;
"
—
and
Lafleur
was
about
to
leave
the
room
,
when
he
suddenly
recollected
himself
,
and
said
,
"
If
you
please
,
sir
,
your
boot-maker
sent
your
new
slippers
this
morning
,
wrapped
up
in
a
piece
of
the
Weekly
Dispatch
.
I
thought
I
had
better
mention
it
,
sir
.
"
"
By
God
,
you
have
done
well
to
acquaint
me
with
this
infamy
,
Lafleur
!
"
cried
Mr.
Greenwood
,
desperately
excited
.
"
The
scoundrel
!
he
reads
the
Dispatch
,
does
he
?
—
the
journal
that
possesses
more
influence
over
the
masses
than
even
pulpits
,
governments
,
sovereigns
,
or
religious
tracts
!
The
villain
!
I
always
thought
that
man
was
a
democrat
at
heart
;
because
one
day
when
I
told
him
if
he
did
n't
vote
for
the
Tory
Churchwarden
he
would
lose
my
custom
,
he
smiled
—
yes
,
smiled
!
And
so
he
reads
the
Dispatch
—
the
people
's
journal
—
the
vehicle
of
all
argument
against
our
blessed
constitution
—
the
champion
to
which
all
who
fancy
themselves
oppressed
,
fly
as
naturally
as
bees
to
flowers
!
Lafleur
,
"
added
Mr.
Greenwood
,
solemnly
,
"
you
will
send
to
that
boot-maker
,
and
tell
him
to
show
his
face
no
more
at
the
house
of
the
Member
for
Rottenborough
.
"
"
Yes
,
sir
.
"
And
Lafleur
left
the
room
.
A
few
minutes
afterwards
Mr.
Greenwood
repaired
to
his
study
,
where
the
lamp
had
already
been
placed
upon
the
table
.
He
then
opened
his
iron
safe
,
and
drew
forth
a
large
canvass
bag
full
of
sovereigns
.
This
he
consigned
to
a
tin
box
,
resembling
those
in
which
lawyers
keep
their
clients
'
papers
.
Three
more
bags
,
of
the
same
size
as
the
first
,
were
taken
from
the
safe
and
stowed
away
in
this
japanned
case
.
"
Four
thousand
pounds
!
"
murmured
Greenwood
to
himself
.
"
How
many
a
family
would
be
made
happy
with
only
the
hundredth
part
of
that
sum
!
But
those
who
want
the
glittering
metal
should
toil
for
it
as
I
have
done
.
"
Mr.
Greenwood
,
having
thus
complimented
himself
upon
those
"
toils
"
whereby
he
had
gained
his
wealth
,
proceeded
to
take
a
large
portfolio
from
the
iron
safe
.
Partially
opening
its
various
compartments
,
so
as
to
obtain
a
glance
at
the
contents
,
he
smiled
still
more
complacently
than
when
his
eyes
lingered
on
the
canvass
bags
.
"
Sixteen
thousand
pounds
in
Bank
of
England
notes
,
"
he
exclaimed
aloud
,
as
he
consigned
the
portfolio
to
the
tin
case
.
"
And
these
twenty
thousand
pounds
,
judiciously
applied
in
Paris
,
will
produce
me
twenty-five
thousand
clear
gain
—
twenty-five
thousand
at
the
least
!
"
His
really
handsome
countenance
wore
an
expression
of
triumph
,
as
he
carefully
locked
the
tin
case
,
and
placed
the
key
in
his
pocket
.
"
My
combinations
are
admirable
!
Thirty
thousand
pounds
,
already
embarked
in
these
Parisian
speculations
,
have
prepared
the
way
for
enormous
gains
:
and
now
,
"
continued
Greenwood
,
—
"
now
this
sum
,
"
—
and
he
glanced
towards
the
tin
box
—
"
will
strike
the
decisive
blow
!
It
is
a
glorious
science
—
that
of
the
financier
!
And
who
is
more
subtle
than
I
?
True
—
I
have
experienced
some
losses
during
the
past
week
—
a
few
thousands
:
but
they
are
nothing
!
I
was
wrong
to
job
as
I
did
in
the
English
funds
.
The
fluctuations
in
the
French
securities
are
the
means
by
which
brilliant
fortunes
can
be
made
!
The
timid
talk
of
the
great
risks
—
Pshaw
!
Let
them
combine
their
projects
as
I
have
done
!
"
He
ceased
,
and
surveyed
himself
complacently
in
the
mirror
above
the
mantel
.
He
then
rang
the
bell
.
Lafleur
appeared
in
about
a
minute
;
but
so
calm
,
composed
,
and
unruffled
was
his
countenance
,
that
no
living
soul
would
have
suspected
that
he
had
been
attentively
listening
at
the
door
of
the
study
all
the
while
his
master
was
transferring
the
treasure
from
the
iron
safe
to
the
tin
box
.
"
Bring
me
my
upper
coat
and
travelling
cap
,
Lafleur
,
"
said
Mr.
Greenwood
,
not
choosing
to
lose
sight
of
his
tin
box
.
Lafleur
once
more
disappeared
,
and
speedily
returned
with
his
master
's
travelling
attire
.
He
announced
at
the
same
time
that
the
chaise
was
at
the
door
.
In
a
few
minutes
,
Mr.
Greenwood
was
ensconced
in
the
vehicle
.
The
tin
box
was
stowed
away
under
the
seat
:
and
his
case
of
pistols
lay
by
his
side
,
within
convenient
reach
.
Filippo
and
Lafleur
mounted
the
dickey
:
the
postillions
cracked
their
whips
;
and
the
equipage
rolled
rapidly
away
from
Spring
Gardens
.
At
half-past
eight
o'clock
precisely
the
vehicle
drove
up
to
the
door
of
the
principal
inn
of
which
the
town
of
Rottenborough
could
boast
.
The
ostlers
seemed
to
bungle
in
a
very
unusual
manner
,
as
they
changed
the
horses
;
and
full
five
minutes
elapsed
ere
they
could
loosen
the
traces
.
In
a
word
,
they
punctually
obeyed
the
directions
of
Mr.
Greenwood
's
agent
in
that
famous
town
.
Suddenly
the
door
of
the
tap-room
burst
open
and
vomited
forth
about
eighty
of
such
queer
and
suspicious-looking
fellows
,
that
no
prudent
man
would
have
walked
down
a
dark
lane
where
he
knew
any
one
of
them
to
be
lurking
.
Out
they
came
—
in
most
admirable
disorder
—
pell-mell
—
jostling
,
hustling
,
pushing
,
larking
with
each
other
.
"
Hooray
,
Greenwood
!
brayvo
,
Greenwood
!
"
they
shouted
,
at
the
tops
of
voices
somewhat
disguised
in
liquor
.
"
Greenwood
for
ever
!
Down
with
the
Tories
!
"
"
No
—
no
!
"
shouted
a
little
man
,
dressed
in
deep
black
,
and
who
suddenly
appeared
at
the
head
of
the
mob
:
"
down
with
the
Liberals
,
you
mean
!
"
"
Oh
—
ah
!
so
it
is
!
"
cried
the
mob
;
and
then
they
shouted
louder
than
ever
,
"
Hooray
for
Greenwood
!
Down
with
the
Liberals
!
The
Tories
for
ever
!
"
Then
the
little
man
in
black
,
who
was
none
other
than
the
honourable
member
's
agent
,
rushed
up
to
the
carriage
window
,
exclaiming
,
"
Ah
!
Mr.
Greenwood
!
—
you
are
discovered
,
you
see
!
Very
pretty
,
indeed
,
to
think
of
passing
through
Rottenborough
incog
.
,
—
you
who
are
the
hope
and
the
glory
of
the
town
!
Luckily
a
party
of
gentlemen
—
all
independent
electors
,
"
added
the
lawyer
,
glancing
round
at
the
ragged
and
half-drunken
mob
,
"
were
partaking
of
some
little
wholesome
refreshment
together
—
quite
accidentally
—
in
the
tavern
;
and
thus
they
are
blessed
with
an
opportunity
of
paying
their
respects
to
their
representative
in
our
glorious
Parliament
!
"
"
Brayvo
,
Greenwood
!
"
ejaculated
the
crowd
of
"
gentlemen
,
"
when
the
little
lawyer
had
concluded
his
speech
.
"
Gentlemen
,
"
said
Mr.
Greenwood
,
thrusting
his
head
out
of
the
chaise-window
,
"
you
cannot
conceive
the
delight
which
I
experience
at
this
most
unexpected
—
most
unlooked-for
,
and
entirely
spontaneous
expression
of
your
good
feeling
towards
me
.
Gentlemen
,
when
I
behold
an
enlightened
—
an
independent
—
a
respectable
—
and
an
intelligent
assembly
thus
coming
forward
to
signify
an
approval
of
my
parliamentary
career
,
I
meet
with
an
ample
recompense
for
all
my
exertions
and
toils
to
maintain
the
interests
of
the
great
constituency
of
Rottenborough
.
Gentlemen
,
the
eyes
of
the
world
are
upon
you
at
this
moment
—
—
"
"
Then
the
world
can
see
in
the
dark
without
spectacles
,
"
cried
one
of
the
free
and
independent
inhabitants
of
Rottenborough
.
"
Yes
,
gentlemen
,
"
continued
Greenwood
,
unabashed
by
this
interruption
,
which
raised
a
general
titter
;
"
the
eyes
of
the
world
are
upon
you
;
for
when
Rottenborough
thus
emphatically
expresses
itself
in
favour
of
its
member
,
it
is
avowing
its
stanch
adherence
to
the
true
principles
of
Conservatism
.
This
is
a
great
fact
,
gentlemen
;
and
so
long
as
Rottenborough
remains
faithful
to
those
principles
,
the
democratic
disturbers
of
the
public
peace
must
look
on
and
tremble
!
"
With
this
splendid
finale
,
Mr.
Greenwood
sank
back
in
the
chaise
,
which
immediately
drove
rapidly
away
,
amidst
the
uproarious
shouts
of
the
ragamuffins
and
tatterdemalions
whom
the
lawyer
had
convoked
,
according
to
Lafleur
's
written
instructions
,
for
the
occasion
.
The
ragamuffins
and
tatterdemalions
were
,
however
,
well
recompensed
for
their
trouble
;
for
they
were
copiously
regaled
with
beer
and
tobacco
before
the
arrival
of
the
honourable
member
;
and
as
soon
as
the
member
had
departed
,
a
supper
of
boiled
tripe
and
onion-sauce
was
served
up
to
them
.
The
entertainment
concluded
with
a
quarrel
and
battle
amongst
the
convivialists
,
several
of
whom
took
home
with
them
broken
heads
and
black
eyes
as
trophies
of
their
prowess
.
Meantime
the
travelling-chaise
rolled
along
the
road
.
The
night
was
beautiful
,
clear
,
and
frosty
;
and
the
moon
rode
high
in
the
heavens
.
Newington
was
passed
;
and
Mr.
Greenwood
was
just
falling
into
a
delicious
sleep
,
when
four
men
,
wearing
masks
,
and
enveloped
in
thick
pilot-coats
,
rushed
from
a
hedge
.
The
horses
were
stopped
suddenly
;
and
two
of
the
ruffians
presented
pistols
at
the
heads
of
the
postillions
,
menacing
them
with
instant
death
if
they
offered
any
resistance
.
Greenwood
lowered
the
windows
of
the
chaise
,
and
holding
a
pistol
in
each
hand
,
exclaimed
,
"
I
'll
shoot
the
first
who
dares
approach
me
!
"
Filippo
leapt
to
the
ground
on
one
side
,
and
Lafleur
followed
him
so
closely
,
that
he
fell
over
the
Italian
,
one
of
whose
pistols
went
off
by
the
shock
,
but
without
doing
any
mischief
.
Before
he
could
make
an
effort
to
rise
,
Lafleur
struck
him
on
the
head
with
the
butt-end
of
one
of
his
weapons
,
and
laid
him
senseless
on
his
back
.
Meantime
,
while
the
Lully
Prig
and
Long
Bob
took
charge
of
the
postillions
,
as
above
stated
,
the
Resurrection
Man
and
the
Buffer
rushed
up
to
the
door
of
the
chaise
.
Greenwood
fired
point-blank
at
Tidkins
's
head
but
without
the
slightest
effect
.
The
door
was
opened
;
and
the
Resurrection
Man
sprang
into
the
vehicle
.
Greenwood
fired
his
second
pistol
;
but
it
merely
singed
his
assailant
's
hair
.
Then
the
Member
of
Parliament
was
dragged
into
the
road
,
and
bound
hand
and
foot
almost
in
the
twinkling
of
an
eye
.
This
being
done
,
the
Resurrection
Man
hastened
to
search
the
chaise
,
and
speedily
secured
the
tin
box
.
He
gave
a
long
shrill
whistle
:
this
was
a
signal
to
announce
his
success
;
for
it
had
been
previously
agreed
amongst
the
ruffians
that
they
should
not
utter
a
word
more
than
might
be
absolutely
necessary
,
so
that
their
voices
might
not
be
afterwards
recognised
,
in
case
suspicion
fell
upon
them
.
Moreover
,
the
Resurrection
Man
's
voice
was
well
known
to
Greenwood
;
and
thus
this
precaution
was
not
an
useless
one
.
The
four
robbers
and
Lafleur
now
beat
a
rapid
retreat
towards
an
adjacent
chalk-pit
,
the
Buffer
leading
the
way
,
and
the
Resurrection
Man
carrying
the
box
.
CHAPTER
CLXXXIII
.
KIND
FRIENDS
.
We
left
Richard
Markham
at
the
moment
when
,
awaking
in
a
strange
bed
,
he
perceived
that
Thomas
Armstrong
's
letter
was
gone
!
It
would
be
impossible
to
describe
his
grief
at
this
discovery
.
The
mysterious
document
,
which
he
had
treasured
with
so
much
care
,
and
concerning
which
such
particular
instructions
had
been
left
by
his
departed
friend
,
—
a
document
which
seemed
so
intimately
to
regard
his
future
welfare
,
—
had
been
wrested
from
him
!
For
a
few
moments
he
remained
a
prey
to
the
deepest
dejection
;
and
tears
stole
into
his
eyes
.
But
he
was
not
allowed
to
remain
long
in
that
unpleasant
reverie
.
The
door
opened
slowly
;
and
a
light
step
approached
his
couch
.
He
drew
aside
the
curtain
,
and
beheld
a
middle-aged
lady
,
elegantly
dressed
,
and
with
a
countenance
on
which
the
Almighty
had
written
the
word
"
Benevolence
"
in
characters
so
legible
,
that
a
savage
might
have
read
and
learnt
to
revere
them
.
Advancing
close
up
to
the
bed
,
the
lady
said
,
in
a
soft
tone
,
and
in
the
Italian
language
:
—
"
Be
not
alarmed
,
Signor
Markham
;
you
are
with
those
who
will
treat
you
as
your
dauntless
valour
and
noble
mind
deserve
.
"
"
Where
am
I
,
madam
?
"
asked
our
hero
,
reassured
by
the
lady
's
words
and
manner
.
"
In
the
house
of
my
brother
,
Signor
Viviani
,
the
most
eminent
banker
in
Pinalla
,
"
answered
the
lady
.
"
And
how
did
you
discover
my
name
,
Signora
?
"
inquired
Richard
.
"
By
means
of
a
letter
which
was
secured
in
a
morocco-case
about
your
person
,
and
is
now
safe
in
my
brother
's
possession
,
"
returned
Signora
Viviani
.
"
A
thousand
thanks
,
lady
,
for
that
assurance
—
a
thousand
sincere
and
grateful
thanks
!
"
exclaimed
Markham
,
new
life
as
it
were
animating
his
soul
.
"
Hush
!
"
cried
the
banker
's
sister
,
placing
her
finger
upon
her
lip
:
"
you
must
not
give
way
to
excitement
of
feelings
.
You
have
been
ill
—
very
ill.
"
"
How
long
,
Signora
,
has
this
illness
lasted
?
"
"
Ten
days
,
"
was
the
reply
.
"
You
have
been
delirious
.
"
"
Ten
days
!
"
ejaculated
Richard
.
"
Alas
!
poor
Morcar
—
what
will
he
think
?
where
can
he
be
?
"
"
Morcar
is
safe
and
knows
that
you
are
here
,
Signor
,
"
said
the
lady
.
"
But
do
not
excite
yourself
.
Providence
has
allowed
you
to
suffer
,
for
its
own
wise
and
inscrutable
purposes
;
but
it
never
deserts
the
good
and
great
.
"
"
Ah
!
lady
,
how
can
I
ever
thank
you
sufficiently
for
the
goodness
of
yourself
and
your
brother
towards
one
who
is
a
perfect
stranger
to
you
?
"
said
Markham
,
pressing
the
lady
's
hand
respectfully
to
his
lips
.
"
You
are
not
altogether
so
much
a
stranger
to
us
as
you
imagine
,
"
observed
the
banker
's
sister
,
with
a
mysterious
but
good-natured
smile
.
"
But
I
will
not
tantalize
,
nor
excite
you
by
keeping
you
in
suspense
.
Your
deceased
countryman
Thomas
Armstrong
was
my
brother
's
intimate
friend
.
"
"
Is
this
possible
?
"
cried
Markham
,
overjoyed
at
such
welcome
intelligence
.
"
Then
Providence
has
not
indeed
deserted
me
!
"
"
I
will
now
hasten
and
fetch
my
brother
to
see
you
,
"
said
the
lady
.
"
He
is
burning
with
impatience
for
the
moment
when
he
can
converse
with
you
.
"
Signora
Viviani
left
the
room
,
and
shortly
returned
,
accompanied
by
a
gentleman
of
about
sixty
,
and
whose
countenance
was
as
expressive
of
excellent
qualities
as
her
own
.
"
Here
is
our
patient
,
brother
,
"
said
the
lady
,
with
a
smile
:
"
a
patient
,
however
,
only
in
one
sense
,
for
he
has
been
very
impatient
in
his
queries
;
and
now
you
must
satisfy
his
curiosity
in
all
respects
.
"
"
I
am
delighted
to
find
that
you
are
able
to
devote
a
thought
to
such
matters
,
my
dear
young
friend
,
"
exclaimed
the
banker
,
pressing
both
Markham
's
hands
cordially
in
his
own
;
"
for
as
a
friend
do
I
indeed
regard
you
,
"
added
the
excellent
man
.
"
How
can
I
possibly
have
deserved
such
kind
sympathy
at
your
hands
?
"
asked
Richard
,
overpowered
by
so
much
goodness
.
"
Your
deceased
and
much
lamented
friend
Thomas
Armstrong
was
as
a
brother
to
me
,
during
his
residence
at
different
times
in
Castelcicala
,
"
answered
the
banker
;
"
and
he
constantly
corresponded
with
me
when
he
was
in
his
native
country
.
In
the
letters
which
he
wrote
during
the
last
two
years
of
his
life
,
he
mentioned
you
in
terms
which
,
did
I
know
nothing
else
meritorious
on
your
part
,
would
have
induced
me
to
welcome
you
as
a
friend
—
as
a
son
.
But
your
noble
conduct
in
the
late
attempt
to
release
Castelcicala
from
the
sway
of
a
tyrant
,
and
place
that
excellent
Prince
Alberto
on
the
ducal
throne
,
has
confirmed
my
good
opinion
of
you
—
if
any
such
confirmation
were
necessary
.
I
learnt
from
Armstrong
that
you
were
generous
,
intelligent
,
and
virtuous
:
recent
events
have
shown
that
you
are
brave
and
liberal-minded
.
"
"
How
rejoiced
I
am
that
my
conduct
in
that
unhappy
affair
merits
your
approval
,
"
said
Richard
.
"
I
have
often
trembled
,
since
the
fatal
day
when
so
many
brave
spirits
came
to
these
coasts
to
meet
death
or
imprisonment
,
lest
the
more
sensible
portion
of
the
Castelcicalan
community
should
look
upon
the
expedition
as
one
concocted
only
by
selfish
or
insane
adventurers
.
"
"
Selfish
or
insane
!
"
ejaculated
Viviani
.
"
Was
Grachia
selfish
or
insane
?
was
Morosino
a
mere
adventurer
?
Oh
!
no
—
Castelcicala
weeps
over
the
bloody
graves
of
her
patriots
;
and
thousands
of
tongues
are
familiar
with
the
name
of
Richard
Markham
.
"
The
countenance
of
our
hero
became
animated
with
a
glow
of
generous
enthusiasm
as
these
words
met
his
ears
.
"
How
handsome
he
is
!
"
exclaimed
the
banker
's
sister
.
"
An
old
woman
like
me
may
say
so
without
impropriety
,
"
she
added
smiling
;
"
and
even
the
Princess
Isabella
would
not
be
offended
,
did
she
overhear
me
.
"
"
The
Princess
!
"
ejaculated
Richard
,
surprised
at
this
allusion
to
that
beautiful
lady
.
"
You
must
not
be
angry
with
your
faithful
Morcar
,
"
said
the
banker
's
sister
,
smiling
,
"
if
he
betrayed
your
secret
.
But
it
was
with
a
good
motive
.
When
he
found
that
you
were
with
those
who
were
anxious
to
be
considered
in
the
light
of
your
friends
,
he
communicated
to
us
your
secret
respecting
the
Princess
,
in
order
that
we
might
write
to
her
and
relieve
her
mind
of
all
anxiety
by
assuring
her
that
you
were
safe
and
well
.
So
I
took
upon
myself
the
duty
of
addressing
a
letter
to
her
Highness
the
Princess
Isabella
,
and
I
thought
that
a
little
falsehood
relative
to
your
real
condition
would
be
pardonable
.
I
assured
her
that
you
were
in
security
and
in
good
health
,
save
a
sprain
of
the
right
hand
which
had
compelled
you
to
employ
a
secretary
;
and
in
order
that
the
letter
might
be
sure
to
reach
her
,
my
brother
enclosed
it
in
one
to
his
agent
in
London
,
with
special
directions
that
it
might
be
delivered
as
speedily
as
possible
.
Morcar
also
wrote
a
note
to
his
father
and
his
wife
,
and
addressed
it
to
the
care
of
some
person
in
a
part
of
the
English
capital
called
Saint
Giles
's
.
In
a
word
,
you
need
be
under
no
anxiety
relative
to
your
friends
in
England
.
"
"
Excellent
lady
!
"
cried
Markham
;
"
you
accumulate
kindnesses
so
rapidly
upon
me
,
that
I
know
not
how
to
testify
my
gratitude
.
And
,
Morcar
,
too
—
how
thoughtful
of
him
!
Oh
!
I
have
indeed
found
good
friends
.
"
"
You
are
doubtless
anxious
to
learn
how
you
came
into
this
house
,
"
said
the
banker
.
"
I
will
tell
you
—
for
you
will
not
allow
your
mind
to
compose
itself
until
you
know
every
thing
.
I
had
been
to
pass
the
day
with
a
friend
whose
country
seat
is
at
a
few
miles
'
distance
from
Pinalla
;
and
I
was
returning
home
in
an
open
chaise
,
attended
by
my
groom
,
when
,
in
the
middle
of
a
lane
which
I
had
taken
as
a
short
cut
,
I
was
accosted
by
a
man
who
seemed
frantic
with
grief
,
and
implored
me
to
render
assistance
to
his
master
.
He
spoke
in
English
;
and
fortunately
I
understand
that
language
tolerably
well
.
In
a
word
,
the
person
who
accosted
me
,
was
your
dependant
Morcar
.
He
has
since
explained
to
me
how
you
had
separated
at
Friuli
,
in
order
to
gain
the
Neapolitan
frontier
by
different
routes
;
and
it
seems
that
he
was
journeying
along
that
lane
,
when
he
stumbled
over
a
body
in
the
path
.
The
light
of
the
moon
speedily
enabled
him
to
recognise
his
master
.
At
that
moment
my
chaise
fortunately
came
up
to
the
spot
.
Not
knowing
who
you
were
,
but
actuated
by
that
feeling
which
would
prompt
me
to
assist
any
human
being
under
such
circumstances
,
I
immediately
proposed
to
convey
you
to
my
own
house
.
Your
dependant
was
overjoyed
at
the
offer
;
and
I
desired
him
to
accompany
you
.
He
would
not
tell
me
your
real
name
,
but
when
I
questioned
him
on
that
point
,
gave
a
fictitious
one
.
The
poor
fellow
did
not
then
know
how
I
might
be
disposed
towards
the
Constitutionalists
who
had
survived
the
slaughter
near
Ossore
.
You
may
therefore
conceive
my
astonishment
when
on
my
arrival
at
my
house
,
I
discovered
a
letter
in
a
case
fastened
to
a
riband
beneath
your
garments
,
as
I
helped
to
undress
you
.
These
words
,
'
To
my
dear
friend
,
Richard
Markham
,
'
in
a
handwriting
well
known
to
me
,
immediately
excited
a
suspicion
in
my
mind
;
and
when
I
had
procured
the
attendance
of
my
physician
and
ascertained
that
there
was
a
hope
of
your
eventual
recovery
—
although
your
wound
was
a
serious
one
—
I
questioned
Morcar
more
closely
than
before
.
But
he
would
not
confess
that
you
were
Richard
Markham
.
I
then
showed
him
the
letter
which
I
had
found
about
your
person
.
Still
he
obstinately
denied
the
fact
.
At
length
,
in
order
to
convince
him
that
I
was
really
sincere
in
my
good
feeling
towards
you
,
I
showed
him
several
letters
from
the
deceased
Mr.
Armstrong
to
me
,
and
in
which
you
were
favourably
mentioned
.
Then
he
became
all
confidence
;
and
I
can
assure
you
that
he
is
a
most
faithful
and
devoted
creature
towards
you
.
"
While
the
banker
was
yet
speaking
,
he
drew
from
his
pocket
the
morocco
case
containing
Armstrong
's
letter
,
and
laid
it
upon
the
bed
.
Richard
warmly
pressed
his
hand
with
grateful
fervour
.
He
then
in
a
few
words
narrated
the
particulars
of
the
attack
made
upon
him
by
the
banditti
in
the
narrow
lane
,
and
concluded
by
saying
,
"
I
consider
the
fact
of
the
ruffians
overlooking
that
document
when
they
rifled
me
,
as
another
proof
of
heaven
's
especial
goodness
towards
me
;
for
I
value
this
relic
of
my
departed
friend
as
dearly
as
my
life
.
"
"
And
you
are
still
ignorant
of
its
contents
?
"
said
the
banker
,
with
a
smile
.
Richard
was
about
to
explain
the
nature
of
the
mysterious
instructions
which
Armstrong
had
written
on
the
envelope
,
when
Viviani
stopped
him
,
saying
,
"
I
know
all
.
Some
months
before
his
death
Armstrong
wrote
to
me
his
intentions
concerning
you
;
and
therefore
,
I
presume
that
'
when
you
are
destitute
of
all
resources
—
when
adversity
or
a
too
generous
heart
shall
have
deprived
you
of
all
means
of
subsistence
—
and
when
your
own
exertions
fail
to
supply
your
wants
,
you
will
open
the
enclosed
letter
.
But
should
no
circumstances
of
any
kind
deprive
you
of
the
little
property
which
you
now
possess
—
and
should
you
not
be
plunged
into
a
state
of
need
from
which
your
own
talents
and
exertions
cannot
relieve
you
,
—
then
will
you
open
that
letter
on
the
morning
of
the
10th
of
July
,
1843
,
on
which
day
you
are
to
meet
your
brother
.
'
"
So
astonished
was
Markham
,
while
the
banker
recapitulated
the
very
words
of
Armstrong
's
mysterious
instructions
,
that
he
could
not
utter
a
syllable
until
the
excellent
man
had
finished
speaking
;
and
then
he
cried
,
in
a
tone
of
the
most
unfeigned
surprise
,
"
My
dear
sir
,
you
know
all
,
then
?
"
Signora
Viviani
laughed
so
heartily
at
Markham
's
astonishment
,
that
her
good-natured
countenance
became
quite
purple
.
"
Indeed
,
I
do
know
all
,
"
exclaimed
the
banker
,
laughing
also
;
"
and
that
is
not
surprising
,
either
,
seeing
that
every
farthing
Armstrong
has
left
you
is
in
my
hands
.
But
I
must
not
say
any
more
on
that
head
:
indeed
,
I
am
afraid
I
have
violated
my
departed
friend
's
instructions
to
me
by
saying
so
much
already
.
However
,
my
dear
Richard
—
for
so
you
must
allow
me
to
call
you
,
as
I
am
a
sort
of
guardian
or
trustee
towards
you
—
you
will
not
want
to
open
that
letter
until
the
10th
of
July
,
1843
;
for
if
you
require
money
,
you
have
only
to
draw
a
cheque
upon
me
,
and
I
will
honour
it
—
aye
,
even
for
ten
or
fifteen
thousand
pounds
.
"
"
Is
it
possible
that
I
am
awake
?
am
I
not
dreaming
?
is
this
fairy-land
,
or
Castelcicala
?
"
said
Richard
.
"
I
am
overwhelmed
with
happy
tidings
and
kindnesses
.
"
Again
did
the
good
banker
and
his
merry
sister
—
who
,
though
bachelor
and
spinster
,
possessed
hearts
overflowing
with
the
milk
of
human
kindness
,
and
who
felt
towards
Richard
almost
as
a
father
and
mother
would
feel
towards
their
own
child
,
—
again
did
they
laugh
heartily
;
until
the
lady
remembered
that
their
patient
might
be
too
much
excited
.
"
And
now
I
dare
say
you
are
anxious
about
your
faithful
Morcar
,
"
said
the
banker
.
"
In
truth
,
he
is
a
mystery
whom
I
cannot
fathom
.
All
I
know
of
him
is
that
he
is
most
devotedly
attached
to
you
.
He
comes
to
the
house
every
evening
,
and
sits
by
your
bed-side
a
couple
of
hours
,
or
perhaps
more
;
and
then
he
takes
his
departure
again
.
In
vain
have
I
pressed
him
to
remain
here
—
to
live
here
so
long
as
you
are
my
guest
:
no
—
he
declares
that
he
has
business
on
his
hands
;
and
he
keeps
that
business
a
profound
secret
.
He
is
always
absent
save
during
those
two
or
three
hours
which
he
spends
near
you
.
"
"
And
when
he
is
here
,
"
added
the
banker
's
sister
,
laughing
,
"
he
will
not
allow
a
soul
save
himself
to
do
any
thing
for
you
.
No
—
he
must
smooth
your
pillow
—
he
must
raise
your
head
,
and
give
you
your
cooling
drink
—
he
must
hold
your
hands
when
the
delirium
is
on
you
(
but
,
thank
heaven
!
that
has
passed
now
)
;
—
in
a
word
,
no
one
is
permitted
to
be
your
nurse
save
himself
.
"
"
The
good
,
faithful
creature
!
"
cried
Markham
,
tears
standing
on
his
long
,
dark
,
and
slightly
curled
lashes
.
"
Heaven
grant
that
he
be
not
involving
himself
in
any
difficulty
.
"
"
He
seems
prudent
and
steady
,
"
said
the
banker
;
"
and
those
are
grand
qualities
.
Moreover
,
these
men
of
Egyptian
origin
have
strange
fancies
and
whims
.
In
any
case
,
he
will
be
more
communicative
to
you
than
he
is
to
us
.
"
"
You
have
now
gratified
my
curiosity
in
many
—
many
ways
,
"
said
Richard
;
"
but
there
is
one
more
point
—
—
"
"
You
are
interminable
with
your
questions
,
"
exclaimed
Signora
Viviani
,
laughing
.
"
Now
,
remember
—
this
is
the
last
we
will
answer
on
the
present
occasion
,
or
we
shall
really
fatigue
you
.
"
"
Oh
!
no
,
"
returned
our
hero
.
"
When
the
mind
labours
under
no
suspense
,
how
soon
the
physical
energies
revive
.
"
"
Speak
,
then
,
"
said
the
banker
.
"
What
is
the
present
condition
of
Castelcicala
?
has
it
been
ameliorated
,
or
rendered
more
deplorable
?
"
The
banker
's
countenance
fell
.
"
My
dear
Richard
,
"
he
replied
,
"
strange
and
striking
events
have
occurred
during
the
last
few
days
,
—
events
which
it
pains
me
to
recount
,
as
it
will
grieve
you
to
hear
them
.
The
Grand
Duchess
fled
from
the
capital
—
no
one
knows
wherefore
.
It
is
certain
that
she
reached
Montecuculi
in
safety
;
and
her
farther
progress
is
a
complete
mystery
.
All
traces
of
her
cease
there
.
But
that
is
not
all
.
An
army
of
thirty
thousand
Austrians
,
Richard
,
—
an
army
of
foreigners
has
been
called
into
the
State
by
Angelo
III
.
Ten
days
ago
it
crossed
the
Roman
frontiers
,
and
encamped
beneath
the
walls
of
Montoni
.
"
"
Merciful
heaven
!
"
ejaculated
Richard
:
"
an
army
of
occupation
in
the
country
!
"
"
Alas
!
that
I
should
tell
the
truth
when
I
say
so
,
"
continued
the
banker
,
in
a
melancholy
tone
.
"
The
Grand
Duke
intends
to
enforce
his
despotism
by
means
of
foreign
bayonets
.
Four
thousand
Austrians
moved
on
as
far
as
Abrantani
,
where
they
are
placed
under
the
command
of
Captain-General
Santa
Croce
,
that
province
being
considered
the
most
unsettled
,
and
the
one
exhibiting
the
greatest
inclination
to
raise
the
standard
of
liberty
.
But
Montoni
,
Richard
,
—
Montoni
,
our
capital
,
has
set
a
glorious
example
.
The
same
day
that
the
Austrians
appeared
beneath
its
walls
,
its
inhabitants
rose
against
the
Grand
Duke
and
his
infamous
Ministers
.
The
Municipal
Council
,
with
the
Mayor
at
its
head
,
declared
its
sittings
permanent
,
and
proclaimed
itself
a
Committee
of
Government
.
The
garrison
,
consisting
of
ten
thousand
brave
men
,
pronounced
in
favour
of
the
Committee
.
The
Grand
Duke
and
his
Ministers
fled
to
the
Austrian
camp
,
and
took
refuge
with
Marshal
Herbertstein
,
the
generalissimo
of
the
foreign
army
of
occupation
.
And
now
,
Richard
—
now
the
Grand
Duke
and
his
Austrian
allies
are
besieging
the
capital
of
Castelcicala
!
"
"
Alas
!
these
are
terrible
tidings
,
"
said
Richard
,
astounded
at
all
he
had
just
heard
,
and
at
the
rapidity
with
which
so
many
important
events
had
occurred
.
"
Terrible
tidings
they
must
be
to
one
who
,
like
you
,
has
fought
for
Castelcicalan
liberty
,
"
continued
the
banker
.
"
Oh
!
that
I
should
have
lived
to
see
my
country
thus
oppressed
—
thus
subject
to
a
foreign
yoke
!
But
I
have
not
yet
told
you
all
.
The
Lord
High
Admiral
of
Castelcicala
has
declared
in
favour
of
the
Grand
Duke
,
and
has
instituted
a
blockade
,
with
all
his
fleet
,
at
the
mouth
of
the
Ferretti
,
so
that
no
provisions
may
be
conveyed
into
the
besieged
capital
.
The
garrison
of
Montoni
is
,
however
,
behaving
nobly
;
and
as
yet
the
Austrians
have
made
no
impression
upon
the
city
.
But
a
famine
must
ensue
in
Montoni
;
—
and
then
,
all
hope
will
be
lost
!
"
"
And
the
other
great
cities
of
Castelcicala
?
"
asked
Richard
:
"
do
they
make
no
demonstration
in
this
terrible
crisis
?
"
"
Alas
—
no
!
Martial
law
everywhere
prevails
;
and
had
we
not
a
humane
and
merciful
Captain-General
at
the
head
of
the
province
of
Pinalla
,
our
condition
here
would
be
desperate
indeed
.
You
are
doubtless
aware
that
all
the
Constitutionalists
who
were
taken
prisoners
at
the
battle
of
Ossore
,
are
now
prisoners
in
Estella
—
—
"
Signor
Viviani
was
interrupted
by
the
entrance
of
a
servant
,
who
came
to
announce
that
Morcar
requested
admittance
to
the
sick-room
.
The
kind-hearted
banker
and
his
no
less
excellent
sister
withdrew
,
in
order
to
allow
the
gipsy
an
opportunity
of
free
and
unrestrained
intercourse
with
his
master
.
CHAPTER
CLXXXIV
.
ESTELLA
.
Nothing
could
exceed
the
joy
which
the
faithful
Morcar
experienced
on
finding
his
master
restored
to
consciousness
,
and
evidently
in
a
fair
way
towards
convalescence
.
The
reader
may
imagine
with
what
enthusiasm
the
gipsy
dwelt
upon
the
kindness
of
Signor
Viviani
and
his
sister
;
and
when
the
grateful
fellow
had
exhausted
all
his
powers
of
speech
in
depicting
the
excellent
qualities
of
these
good
people
,
he
begged
Markham
to
acquaint
him
with
his
adventures
since
they
separated
at
Friuli
.
Richard
related
those
particulars
which
are
already
known
to
the
reader
;
and
he
did
not
forget
to
reproach
Morcar
for
having
refused
to
accept
his
share
of
the
purse
at
the
tavern
in
the
suburbs
of
the
above-mentioned
town
.
"
I
knew
that
I
should
not
require
the
gold
,
sir
,
"
answered
Morcar
;
"
for
an
individual
of
my
race
finds
friends
and
brethren
all
over
the
world
.
Nor
was
I
an
exception
to
that
rule
.
At
a
short
distance
from
Friuli
I
fell
in
with
an
encampment
of
Cingani
—
for
so
the
gipsies
are
called
in
Italy
;
and
I
was
immediately
welcomed
in
a
way
becoming
my
position
as
the
heir
to
the
sovereign
of
the
Zingarees
of
Great
Britain
.
"
"
But
how
did
you
render
yourself
intelligible
to
your
Italian
brethren
?
"
asked
Richard
,
with
a
good-natured
smile
at
the
solemn
manner
in
which
his
follower
had
uttered
the
concluding
portion
of
his
observations
.
"
We
have
a
language
peculiar
to
ourselves
,
sir
,
"
replied
Morcar
;
"
and
although
it
is
not
very
rich
in
words
,
it
nevertheless
contains
sufficient
to
enable
us
to
converse
freely
with
each
other
.
I
travelled
with
the
Cingani
belonging
to
the
encampment
;
and
when
we
arrived
in
the
neighbourhood
of
Pinalla
,
I
took
leave
of
them
with
the
intention
of
hastening
over
the
frontier
to
Naples
.
God
ordained
that
I
should
strike
into
the
same
path
which
you
were
pursuing
;
and
I
could
not
have
been
many
yards
behind
you
,
when
you
were
attacked
by
the
banditti
in
the
manner
you
have
just
explained
to
me
.
You
may
conceive
my
grief
when
I
found
you
lying
senseless
in
that
gloomy
lane
,
and
when
the
moonlight
,
falling
on
your
countenance
,
showed
me
who
you
were
.
Had
it
not
been
for
the
accidental
arrival
of
Signor
Viviani
on
the
spot
,
and
at
that
particular
moment
,
I
cannot
say
what
would
have
become
of
us
.
You
know
the
rest
.
"
"
Not
entirely
,
my
dear
Morcar
,
"
said
Richard
.
"
I
do
not
wish
to
penetrate
into
your
secrets
;
but
I
am
anxious
to
learn
wherefore
you
refused
the
hospitality
of
Signor
Viviani
's
mansion
?
"
"
When
I
found
that
you
were
amongst
friends
,
sir
,
"
answered
Morcar
,
"
and
that
there
was
no
longer
any
necessity
for
me
to
proceed
to
Naples
,
I
returned
to
my
brethren
,
the
Cingani
.
I
have
dwelt
with
them
ever
since
;
but
have
occasionally
called
to
inquire
after
you
.
"
"
Nay
,
my
faithful
friend
,
"
exclaimed
Richard
,
taking
the
gipsy
's
hand
,
"
do
not
depreciate
your
own
goodness
of
heart
.
I
have
learnt
how
regularly
you
came
to
pass
the
evening
by
my
side
,
and
how
kindly
you
ministered
to
me
.
Heaven
grant
that
the
day
may
arrive
when
I
shall
be
enabled
to
reward
you
adequately
.
"
"
You
must
not
talk
any
more
at
present
,
sir
,
"
said
the
gipsy
.
"
If
you
will
only
remain
quiet
for
a
few
days
,
you
will
be
quite
well
;
and
then
—
"
"
And
then
,
what
?
"
asked
Richard
,
seeing
that
the
gipsy
checked
himself
.
"
And
then
we
can
deliberate
on
the
best
course
to
adopt
,
"
replied
Morcar
.
Our
hero
saw
that
his
dependant
had
some
plan
in
his
head
;
but
he
did
not
choose
to
press
him
on
the
subject
.
A
fortnight
had
elapsed
since
Richard
Markham
awoke
to
consciousness
in
the
house
of
the
generous
Castelcicalan
banker
.
This
interval
had
produced
a
marvellous
change
in
his
physical
condition
.
A
powerful
constitution
,
aided
by
excellent
medical
advice
,
and
the
unremitting
attention
of
his
kind
friends
,
enabled
him
to
triumph
over
the
severity
of
the
treatment
which
he
had
experienced
at
the
hands
of
the
banditti
.
He
was
now
completely
restored
to
health
—
with
the
exception
of
a
partial
weakness
and
pallor
which
naturally
followed
a
long
confinement
to
his
couch
.
But
by
means
of
gentle
exercise
in
the
garden
belonging
to
the
banker
's
house
,
he
was
rapidly
recovering
his
strength
,
and
the
hues
of
youth
again
began
to
bloom
upon
his
cheeks
.
It
was
on
the
26th
of
December
,
1840
,
that
he
had
a
long
conversation
with
the
banker
and
Morcar
.
A
certain
project
was
the
topic
of
this
debate
,
—
a
project
for
which
Morcar
had
arranged
all
the
preliminaries
during
Richard
's
illness
,
and
which
our
hero
now
burned
to
carry
into
execution
.
Signor
Viviani
raised
but
one
objection
;
and
that
was
only
for
the
purpose
of
delaying
,
not
renouncing
,
the
scheme
in
view
.
He
feared
lest
Markham
's
health
might
not
be
sufficiently
restored
to
enable
him
to
embark
so
soon
in
the
enterprise
.
But
this
doubt
was
completely
over-ruled
by
his
young
friend
,
whose
enthusiastic
soul
could
not
brook
delay
in
a
matter
that
was
so
near
and
dear
to
his
heart
.
The
deliberations
of
the
three
individuals
who
formed
this
solemn
council
lasted
for
four
hours
,
and
concluded
at
sunset
.
Richard
then
wrote
several
letters
,
which
he
sealed
and
placed
in
the
hands
of
Signor
Viviani
,
saying
,
"
You
will
forward
these
only
in
case
of
my
death
.
"
The
banker
wrung
our
hero
's
hand
cordially
,
exclaiming
,
"
No
,
my
generous
—
my
gallant-hearted
young
friend
;
something
within
me
seems
to
say
that
there
will
be
no
need
to
dispatch
those
letters
to
your
friends
in
England
;
for
proud
success
shall
be
yours
!
"
Signora
Viviani
entered
the
room
at
this
moment
,
and
in
a
tone
of
deep
anxiety
,
inquired
the
result
of
the
deliberation
.
"
The
expedition
is
