thatyoung
woman
who
had
preserved
her
virtue
from
my
violence
,
—
the
first
who
ever
entered
that
room
and
conquered
me
!
I
suddenly
experienced
an
admiration
for
her
—
such
as
I
had
never
known
till
then
on
behalf
of
any
female
!
I
approached
her
—
in
my
turn
I
became
a
suppliant
;
—
but
it
was
for
pardon
!
I
deplored
the
outrage
I
had
committed
—
I
went
upon
my
knees
to
ask
her
forgiveness
.
—
'
My
child
!
'
she
suddenly
exclaimed
,
as
if
awaking
from
a
profound
reverie
.
—
I
rang
the
bell
,
and
received
her
child
at
the
door
:
in
my
own
arms
I
carried
the
babe
to
her
.
She
covered
it
with
kisses
;
and
my
manner
touched
her
—
for
she
declared
that
she
would
pardon
me
,
if
I
never
molested
her
more
.
I
called
heaven
to
witness
the
sincerity
of
the
oath
that
I
then
pledged
to
observe
this
condition
.
Two
hours
had
thus
elapsed
;
and
when
she
was
composed
,
I
rang
the
bell
and
ordered
a
hackney-coach
to
be
fetched
.
When
the
vehicle
arrived
,
I
escorted
her
to
it
.
But
as
I
handed
her
down
the
steps
of
the
front
door
,
a
gentleman
,
who
was
passing
at
the
moment
,
caught
sight
of
her
countenance
.
—
'
Harriet
!
'
he
exclaimed
,
in
a
voice
of
mingled
astonishment
,
rage
,
and
despair
.
—
'
My
husband
!
'
she
cried
,
with
a
wild
shriek
;
and
she
would
have
fallen
on
the
pavement
,
had
I
not
caught
her
in
my
arms
.
—
'
Sir
,
'
I
said
to
the
stranger
,
'
this
lady
is
innocent
,
although
appearances
may
be
against
her
.
'
—
'
Innocent
!
'
he
repeated
,
in
a
tone
of
bitterness
and
grief
:
'
innocent
when
she
comes
calmly
from
the
house
of
the
Marquis
of
Holmesford
,
and
sinks
into
the
Marquis
of
Holmesford
's
arms
!
No
:
I
am
not
to
be
deceived
!
Harriet
,
vile
woman
,
I
cast
you
off
for
ever
!
'
—
And
,
with
these
words
,
the
stranger
hurried
away
.
"
"
Alas
!
that
was
my
poor
father
!
"
said
Markham
,
the
tears
trickling
down
his
cheeks
.
"
I
had
no
opportunity
to
explain
the
circumstances
that
had
occurred
,
"
continued
the
nobleman
,
after
a
pause
.
"
Your
father
disappeared
with
the
rapidity
of
lightning
;
and
the
moment
he
was
gone
,
Harriet
burst
from
my
arms
,
evidently
in
pursuit
of
him
.
I
was
so
bewildered
with
the
suddenness
of
these
events
,
that
I
remained
transfixed
as
it
were
to
the
spot
.
At
length
I
hurried
down
the
street
after
Harriet
;
—
but
I
could
not
overtake
her
.
Distressed
beyond
measure
,
I
returned
home
,
vented
my
wrath
upon
the
old
woman
,
whom
I
loathed
as
the
authoress
of
this
misfortune
,
and
drove
her
from
my
house
.
The
wretch
wrote
to
me
afterwards
,
and
even
endeavoured
to
obtain
an
interview
with
me
;
but
I
would
never
see
her
more
.
"
"
And
did
your
lordship
lose
sight
of
poor
Harriet
altogether
?
"
asked
Richard
.
"
I
once
received
a
letter
from
her
,
"
was
the
reply
:
"
I
think
it
must
have
been
about
a
year
after
the
occurrences
which
I
have
just
related
.
She
wrote
in
a
mild
and
respectful
tone
—
declaring
that
the
sufferings
of
her
half-famished
child
could
alone
have
induced
her
to
apply
for
assistance
to
me
.
I
enclosed
her
a
hundred
pounds
,
and
desired
her
in
my
letter
of
reply
never
to
hesitate
to
avail
herself
of
my
purse
—
as
I
should
not
attempt
to
take
any
advantage
of
the
assistance
which
I
might
render
her
.
But
to
my
astonishment
she
sent
back
eighty
pounds
—
retaining
only
twenty
,
and
declaring
in
a
brief
note
that
she
felt
ashamed
of
being
even
compelled
to
accept
that
sum
.
I
never
heard
from
her
again
;
but
I
gather
from
your
Highness
's
observations
that
she
is
no
longer
living
!
"
"
She
died
unhappily
,
—
miserably
upwards
of
thirteen
years
ago
,
"
said
Richard
.
"
A
strange
combination
of
circumstances
threw
me
in
the
way
of
her
daughter
,
—
the
orphan
whom
she
left
—
about
fifteen
months
ago
;
and
it
was
only
last
night
that
I
discovered
a
sister
in
her
whom
I
had
known
as
Katherine
Wilmot
.
"
"
Katherine
Wilmot
!
"
exclaimed
the
Marquis
:
"
surely
that
name
is
known
to
me
?
"
"
My
sister
was
accused
of
a
crime
which
the
Rev.
Reginald
Tracy
had
in
reality
perpetrated
;
and
—
—
"
"
I
remember
the
occurrence
full
well
,
"
interrupted
the
Marquis
.
"
When
that
exposure
of
the
rector
of
Saint
David
's
took
place
,
I
was
struck
by
the
name
of
Wilmot
;
but
I
suspected
not
for
a
moment
that
the
Katherine
Wilmot
,
who
was
concerned
in
that
affair
,
and
whose
innocence
transpired
so
clearly
,
was
the
daughter
of
poor
Harriet
.
"
"
Katharine
Markham
—
for
such
is
now
her
name
,
"
said
Richard
,
"
was
for
a
period
the
victim
of
circumstantial
evidence
—
even
as
a
combination
of
unfortunate
circumstances
had
persecuted
her
mother
before
her
.
Yes
—
it
was
evidence
of
that
kind
which
ruined
Harriet
in
the
eyes
of
my
father
!
But
I
shall
intrude
no
longer
upon
your
lordship
—
unless
it
be
to
say
that
your
candid
explanation
this
day
has
gone
far
to
retrieve
the
past
in
my
estimation
.
For
,
oh
!
my
lord
—
you
can
perhaps
understand
how
welcome
to
me
is
the
conviction
that
the
mother
of
my
newly-discovered
sister
was
virtuous
:
—
and
to
her
,
poor
girl
!
the
assurance
of
her
parent
's
innocence
will
be
joyful
indeed
!
Every
thing
is
now
cleared
up
—
and
the
narrative
of
Katherine
's
parentage
is
complete
.
Its
truth
is
proved
by
the
fact
that
certain
letters
now
in
my
possession
are
in
the
handwriting
of
my
father
;
and
some
which
Harriet
also
wrote
,
correspond
with
a
fragment
of
a
note
that
the
poor
creature
commenced
on
her
death-bed
,
and
which
has
remained
in
her
daughter
's
possession
.
One
link
was
alone
wanting
to
make
the
history
perfect
—
the
occurrence
of
that
night
which
was
so
fatal
to
my
step-mother
's
happiness
.
That
link
your
lordship
has
supplied
;
—
and
I
thank
you
.
"
The
Prince
then
took
his
leave
of
the
Marquis
.
Scarcely
had
Richard
left
the
room
,
when
Greenwood
re-entered
it
from
the
back
apartment
.
His
countenance
was
pale
—
his
manner
was
agitated
.
"
What
is
the
matter
with
you
?
"
demanded
the
Marquis
,
astonished
at
his
friend
's
altered
mien
.
"
Your
lordship
cannot
divine
how
nearly
all
that
I
have
overheard
concerns
me
,
"
was
the
answer
.
And
Greenwood
left
the
house
abruptly
.
We
must
leave
the
reader
to
imagine
the
joy
that
prevailed
at
Markham
Place
,
when
the
Prince
returned
thither
,
the
bearer
of
those
happy
tidings
which
proved
the
legitimacy
of
Katherine
and
the
innocence
of
her
departed
but
not
unlamented
mother
.
CHAPTER
CCXXVII
.
COLDBATH
FIELD
'S
PRISON
.
Return
we
now
to
the
Resurrection
Man
,
—
that
incarnate
fiend
whose
crimes
were
so
numerous
,
and
all
of
so
black
a
dye
.
Firmly
bound
,
and
guarded
by
three
officers
,
who
kept
their
bludgeons
in
their
hands
,
the
miscreant
saw
that
all
resistance
was
vain
:
he
accordingly
threw
himself
back
in
the
cab
that
was
bearing
him
to
prison
,
and
gave
way
to
his
saturnine
reflections
.
"
If
I
had
only
thought
that
Richard
Markham
would
have
accompanied
that
young
girl
Katharine
,
"
—
it
was
thus
he
mused
,
—
"
a
very
different
song
would
have
been
sung
.
But
I
knew
that
he
was
married
only
a
week
ago
,
and
never
dreamt
that
he
would
leave
his
pretty
wife
to
poke
his
nose
into
Banks
's
crib
.
What
an
infernal
oversight
on
my
part
!
And
now
—
here
I
am
,
regularly
lumbered
;
and
all
the
swag
arising
from
Kate
Wilmot
's
business
is
in
the
hands
of
that
canting
sneak
Banks
!
Damnation
to
Richard
Markham
!
I
shall
swing
for
this
if
I
do
n't
take
precious
good
care
.
He
'll
swear
to
two
different
attempts
on
his
life
—
one
at
the
old
house
near
Bird-cage
Walk
,
and
t'other
at
Twig
Folly
.
What
a
cursed
—
ten
times
cursed
fool
I
was
to
let
myself
tumble
into
a
snare
in
this
way
!
Some
one
else
will
find
the
gold
that
I
have
saved
up
;
and
when
I
shall
be
cold
and
stiff
under
the
pavement
of
Newgate
,
others
will
riot
on
my
treasure
!
But
,
no
—
it
ca
n't
happen
in
that
way
:
it
's
impossible
that
my
time
is
come
yet
—
impossible
!
I
shall
escape
somehow
or
another
;
—
I
must
escape
—
I
will
escape
!
But
how
?
That
question
is
the
devil
of
the
difficulty
.
Never
mind
—
escape
I
will
;
—
so
I
must
n't
be
down-hearted
!
"
These
and
numberless
other
reflections
,
in
which
despondency
and
hope
alternately
asserted
a
predominant
influence
,
occupied
the
mind
of
Anthony
Tidkins
as
the
cab
proceeded
rapidly
through
Bethnal-Green
and
Shoreditch
,
—
then
along
Old
Street
—
up
the
Goswell
Road
—
through
Northampton
Square
—
and
lastly
along
Exmouth
Street
,
in
its
way
to
Coldbath
Fields
'
Prison
.
At
length
the
cab
turned
into
the
short
road
which
forms
the
approach
,
within
the
wooden
railings
in
front
of
the
governor
's
dwelling
,
to
the
great
gates
of
the
gaol
,
—
those
gates
over
which
may
be
read
in
large
letters
,
"
Middlesex
House
of
Correction
.
"
A
shudder
crept
over
even
the
iron
frame
of
Anthony
Tidkins
,
as
those
huge
portals
,
towering
high
above
the
cab
which
now
drew
up
close
to
them
,
seemed
to
frown
upon
him
like
a
colossal
genius
of
evil
amidst
the
obscurity
of
night
.
Benstead
leapt
from
the
cab
,
and
knocked
loudly
at
the
gate
.
The
iron
din
was
responded
to
by
gloomy
echoes
from
the
courts
inside
.
In
a
few
minutes
heavy
chains
fell
,
and
the
wicket
was
opened
by
a
man
bearing
a
lantern
.
Benstead
whispered
to
him
for
a
few
moments
;
and
Tidkins
was
conducted
into
a
little
lobby
on
the
left
hand
.
The
turnkey
,
who
had
opened
the
gate
,
then
proceeded
to
the
governor
's
house
,
which
was
close
by
within
the
walls
;
and
,
after
an
absence
of
ten
minutes
,
he
returned
with
an
affirmative
answer
to
Benstead
's
request
that
the
prisoner
might
be
retained
in
custody
in
that
gaol
until
a
magistrate
should
otherwise
dispose
of
him
.
The
turnkey
accordingly
led
the
way
through
the
wicket
of
a
strong
iron
grating
,
across
a
yard
where
a
watchman
armed
with
a
loaded
blunderbuss
was
stationed
,
and
thence
into
a
building
,
up
the
narrow
stone
staircase
of
which
the
party
proceeded
,
until
they
reached
a
cell
,
where
the
Resurrection
Man
,
who
was
now
released
from
his
bonds
,
was
left
.
Tidkins
threw
himself
upon
the
bed
and
soon
fell
asleep
.
He
was
not
an
individual
to
whom
danger
or
even
the
prospect
of
death
could
bring
remorse
:
darkness
and
solitude
had
no
alarms
for
him
;
—
and
,
thus
,
in
spite
of
the
profound
vexation
he
experienced
at
his
present
predicament
,
he
yielded
to
the
influence
of
fatigue
and
slept
soundly
.
On
the
following
morning
a
bowl
of
gruel
and
a
piece
of
bread
were
supplied
for
his
breakfast
;
and
he
washed
at
the
common
sink
belonging
to
that
department
of
the
gaol
.
At
ten
o'clock
Benstead
and
two
other
officers
arrived
,
placed
manacles
upon
him
,
and
conveyed
him
to
a
cab
,
in
which
they
seated
themselves
with
him
.
In
about
half
an
hour
the
Resurrection
Man
was
placed
in
the
dock
at
the
Lambeth
Street
Police
Office
.
The
Prince
of
Montoni
,
attended
by
his
solicitor
,
Mr.
Dyson
,
had
entered
the
court
a
few
moments
before
;
and
the
magistrate
,
upon
being
made
acquainted
with
his
name
and
rank
,
immediately
threw
down
the
newspaper
,
saying
,
"
It
is
by
no
means
necessary
that
your
Highness
should
enter
the
witness-box
:
your
Highness
will
do
me
the
honour
to
accept
a
seat
on
the
bench
;
and
the
clerk
will
take
down
your
Highness
's
evidence
at
your
Highness
's
leisure
.
Make
room
there
,
for
his
Highness
:
usher
,
clear
the
way
for
his
Highness
.
"
Scarcely
able
to
conceal
his
disgust
at
this
fulsome
behaviour
of
the
magistrate
,
the
Prince
coldly
said
,
"
I
thank
you
,
sir
,
for
your
politeness
:
but
I
cannot
consent
to
receive
a
favour
which
would
not
be
shown
to
a
poor
and
obscure
individual
.
"
The
magistrate
turned
very
red
,
and
bowed
meekly
,
but
without
repeating
his
offer
.
The
case
was
then
entered
upon
.
The
Prince
detailed
the
particulars
of
that
adventure
at
the
Resurrection
Man
's
house
in
the
neighbourhood
of
the
Bird-cage
Walk
,
with
which
the
reader
is
already
acquainted
:
and
he
also
related
the
subsequent
circumstances
connected
with
the
blowing
up
of
the
den
—
a
deed
which
had
cost
several
persons
their
lives
,
and
which
(
added
Markham
)
was
no
doubt
perpetrated
by
Tidkins
himself
.
When
these
depositions
were
taken
down
,
the
Prince
was
about
to
enter
upon
his
second
charge
—
namely
,
the
attack
made
upon
him
at
Twig
Folly
:
but
the
magistrate
thought
the
first
case
had
better
be
previously
completed
,
and
resolved
upon
remanding
the
prisoner
for
three
days
,
in
order
to
allow
time
to
procure
the
evidence
of
those
surviving
policemen
who
had
witnessed
the
fate
of
their
brother-officers
on
the
occasion
of
the
blowing
up
of
the
house
.
Tidkins
was
accordingly
remanded
to
Coldbath
Fields
'
Prison
;
and
the
Prince
of
Montoni
immediately
repaired
in
his
carriage
to
Holmesford
House
—
the
particulars
of
which
visit
have
been
detailed
in
the
preceding
chapter
.
On
his
return
to
the
gaol
,
Tidkins
was
allowed
to
walk
for
an
hour
in
the
tread-wheel
yard
nearest
to
the
entrance
of
the
prison
.
There
are
several
tread-mill
yards
in
Coldbath
Fields
'
gaol
,
alike
for
males
and
females
;
but
we
specify
the
particular
yard
in
which
the
Resurrection
Man
was
permitted
to
take
exercise
,
because
it
has
relation
to
a
certain
event
which
is
to
follow
.
It
is
also
of
the
wheel
in
this
yard
that
the
fan
,
or
balance
,
is
seen
above
the
wall
near
the
south-western
angle
of
the
prison
,
by
persons
passing
through
Coldbath
Square
.
The
tread-wheel
is
an
enormous
drum
,
or
cylinder
,
with
ranges
of
steps
all
round
it
,
at
a
distance
of
about
a
foot
and
a
half
from
each
other
.
Between
forty
and
fifty
persons
can
work
on
the
wheel
at
one
time
.
It
moves
slowly
round
towards
the
prisoners
placed
upon
it
;
and
thus
the
step
on
which
the
foot
stands
descends
,
while
the
next
step
presents
itself
.
A
platform
is
built
to
half
the
height
of
the
wheel
;
and
from
this
platform
the
prisoners
step
upon
the
wheel
itself
.
They
support
themselves
by
a
railing
,
and
their
weight
keeps
the
wheel
in
motion
.
Thus
they
must
sink
with
all
their
weight
,
as
they
work
on
that
rotatory
engine
of
diabolical
torture
.
The
action
is
that
of
going
up
stairs
,
without
,
however
,
actually
rising
higher
;
for
every
step
so
reached
sinks
beneath
the
feet
,
and
the
prisoner
is
compelled
to
get
upon
the
next
one
in
its
descent
.
Those
prisoners
who
wait
their
turns
to
go
on
,
sit
upon
the
platform
;
and
the
task-master
in
the
yard
directs
the
intervals
of
labour
and
those
of
rest
.
And
upon
this
engine
of
torture
,
as
we
ere
now
denominated
the
tread-mill
,
not
only
boys
of
twelve
years
of
age
are
placed
,
but
even
women
!
Yes
:
—
in
this
civilised
country
,
—
in
this
land
where
novelists
and
poets
celebrate
the
chivalrous
devotion
which
should
be
paid
to
the
softer
sex
,
—
in
this
great
city
,
where
the
pseudo-saints
blurt
forth
their
nauseating
hypocrisy
at
Exeter
Hall
,
and
swindle
the
charitable
of
alms
for
the
purpose
of
improving
the
condition
of
savages
thousands
of
miles
off
,
while
there
is
such
an
awful
want
of
instruction
and
moralising
elements
at
home
,
—
in
the
very
centre
of
the
English
capital
are
women
subjected
to
the
ferocious
torture
of
the
tread-mill
!
The
food
is
scanty
;
—
and
yet
the
labour
thus
forced
upon
the
poor
sickly
,
half-starved
wretches
,
is
horribly
severe
.
Three-quarters
of
the
crimes
which
send
prisoners
to
Coldbath
Fields
,
are
larcenies
and
robberies
caused
by
dire
penury
and
pinching
want
:
the
miserable
beings
are
half-famished
already
when
they
enter
that
gaol
;
but
they
are
nevertheless
retained
in
something
closely
bordering
on
that
state
of
constant
hunger
,
while
the
hardest
possible
labour
is
required
from
them
!
Remember
,
reader
,
that
we
do
not
wish
idleness
to
prevail
in
a
prison
.
It
is
just
the
place
where
habits
of
industry
should
be
inculcated
.
We
therefore
approve
of
the
system
of
workshops
established
in
Coldbath
Fields
:
we
admire
the
oakum-room
—
the
room
,
too
,
where
shoe-making
is
taught
—
and
that
department
of
the
prison
in
which
rugs
are
manufactured
for
a
wholesale
warehouse
that
contracts
for
the
purchase
of
the
same
.
But
we
abhor
torture
—
we
detest
cruelty
;
and
the
tread-wheel
is
alike
a
torture
and
a
cruelty
!
It
makes
the
heart
bleed
in
the
breast
of
the
visitor
to
the
female-division
of
Coldbath
Fields
,
to
behold
women
nursing
their
babes
at
one
moment
,
and
then
compelled
to
deliver
their
sucklings
to
the
care
of
their
fellow-prisoners
,
while
they
themselves
repair
to
take
their
turn
upon
the
tread-mill
!
Talk
of
the
despotism
of
Turkey
,
Russia
,
Austria
,
or
Prussia
,
—
talk
of
the
tyranny
of
those
countries
where
the
will
of
one
man
is
a
law
,
be
it
for
good
or
evil
,
—
we
solemnly
and
emphatically
cry
,
"
Look
at
home
!
"
Flogging
in
the
Army
and
Navy
,
private
whipping
in
prisons
,
semi-starvation
in
workhouses
and
gaols
,
and
the
tread-wheel
,
—
these
are
the
tortures
which
exist
in
this
land
of
boasted
civilisation
—
these
are
the
instances
in
which
our
rulers
seek
to
emulate
the
barbarism
of
past
ages
and
the
wanton
inhumanity
of
foreign
autocrats
!
We
must
in
justice
observe
that
Coldbath
Fields
'
Prison
is
kept
in
a
most
cleanly
state
.
Perhaps
the
ventilation
is
not
as
perfect
as
it
might
be
;
and
certainly
the
stone
cells
must
be
awfully
cold
in
winter
,
for
there
are
no
means
of
imparting
to
them
any
artificial
warmth
.
But
as
far
as
wholesome
cleanliness
is
concerned
,
there
is
not
the
slightest
ground
whereon
to
raise
a
cavil
against
the
establishment
.
The
discipline
maintained
in
that
gaol
is
on
the
Silent
System
.
There
it
no
separation
—
no
classification
—
during
the
day
;
but
the
plan
of
silence
prevents
the
corruption
of
the
only
moderately
bad
by
the
inveterately
wicked
.
At
night
each
individual
sleeps
apart
in
a
cell
.
Anthony
Tidkins
walked
about
the
yard
,
affecting
a
moody
and
sullen
air
of
indifference
,
but
in
reality
catching
with
rapid
glance
every
point
of
the
buildings
around
him
—
every
object
within
the
range
of
his
vision
;
so
that
he
committed
to
memory
a
complete
map
of
that
division
of
the
prison
where
he
was
now
taking
exercise
.
Having
walked
an
hour
,
he
was
re-conducted
to
his
room
where
a
bowl
of
pease-soup
with
a
slice
of
bread
was
given
to
him
for
his
dinner
.
In
the
evening
he
was
supplied
with
a
basin
of
gruel
and
another
piece
of
bread
,
and
was
then
locked
in
for
the
night
.
CHAPTER
CCXXVIII
.
A
DESPERATE
ACHIEVEMENT
.
It
was
,
as
the
readers
must
remember
,
in
the
middle
of
the
month
of
March
when
these
events
occurred
.
At
that
season
of
the
year
the
sun
sets
at
about
six
o'clock
;
and
it
is
consequently
dark
at
seven
.
The
Resurrection
Man
was
no
sooner
left
undisturbed
for
the
night
,
when
he
commenced
the
arduous
and
almost
desperate
attempt
of
an
escape
from
the
prison
.
Taking
off
his
coat
,
he
tore
open
the
lining
of
the
collar
,
and
drew
forth
two
files
scarcely
larger
than
watch-springs
,
and
made
of
steel
of
an
equally
fine
temper
.
"
Thanks
to
my
precaution
in
never
moving
away
from
home
without
such
tools
as
these
about
me
!
"
he
exclaimed
,
as
he
bent
the
files
almost
double
to
try
their
elasticity
,
and
then
drew
them
over
one
of
his
nails
to
test
the
keenness
of
their
teeth
.
It
is
not
an
uncommon
circumstance
for
the
police-magistrates
at
the
offices
not
within
the
City
of
London
to
remand
prisoners
accused
of
heinous
crimes
to
Coldbath
Fields
'
gaol
;
and
as
such
persons
cannot
,
according
to
the
law
,
be
deemed
guilty
until
they
be
declared
so
by
a
jury
,
they
are
not
lodged
in
the
common
dark
cells
allotted
to
misdemeanants
or
criminals
sentenced
to
imprisonment
within
those
walls
.
There
is
a
room
specially
appropriated
to
the
use
of
untried
individuals
who
are
sent
to
Coldbath
Fields
.
That
chamber
is
capable
of
holding
four
or
five
beds
,
and
has
two
windows
looking
upon
the
prison-grounds
.
Those
windows
are
,
however
,
secured
by
strong
iron
bars
outside
the
casements
,
which
are
made
to
open
for
the
purpose
of
airing
the
room
in
the
day-time
.
Tidkins
had
already
carefully
examined
these
bars
,
and
had
calculated
to
a
nicety
the
exact
time
which
it
would
occupy
him
to
remove
two
of
them
by
means
of
his
files
.
It
was
seven
o'clock
when
he
commenced
his
labour
;
and
as
the
clock
of
the
church
on
Clerkenwell
Green
struck
eleven
,
that
portion
of
his
task
was
accomplished
.
"
True
to
a
minute
!
"
muttered
the
Resurrection
Man
to
himself
,
with
a
low
chuckle
of
triumph
:
"
I
reckoned
on
four
hours
to
do
it
in
!
"
But
his
fingers
were
cut
and
lacerated
with
the
process
:
he
,
however
,
assuaged
the
pain
by
greasing
the
flesh
with
the
remainder
of
the
gruel
left
in
his
bowl
.
The
next
proceeding
was
to
tear
his
bedding
into
slips
,
wherewith
to
form
a
rope
;
and
this
was
accomplished
in
about
half
an
hour
.
The
window
was
not
very
high
from
the
ground
;
and
he
did
not
dread
the
descent
:
—
but
the
moon
was
shining
brightly
—
and
he
knew
that
watchmen
,
carrying
fire-arms
,
kept
guard
in
the
prison-grounds
.
He
looked
up
at
the
lovely
planet
of
the
night
,
whose
chaste
splendour
was
at
that
moment
blessed
by
so
many
travellers
alike
upon
the
land
and
on
the
ocean
;
and
he
uttered
a
fearful
imprecation
against
its
pure
silvery
lustre
.
But
he
did
not
hesitate
many
minutes
:
his
case
was
desperate
—
so
was
his
character
.
"
Better
receive
an
ounce
of
lead
in
the
heart
than
dance
on
nothing
in
six
weeks
or
so
,
"
he
said
to
himself
,
as
he
fastened
the
rope
to
the
bar
which
stood
next
to
the
place
of
the
two
that
he
had
removed
.
Then
he
passed
his
legs
through
the
window
;
and
clinging
by
his
hands
and
feet
,
slid
slowly
and
safely
down
the
rope
.
He
was
now
in
the
grounds
belonging
to
the
prison
;
but
the
high
wall
,
that
bounded
the
enclosure
,
separated
him
from
the
street
.
Cautiously
and
noiselessly
did
he
creep
along
,
beneath
the
shade
of
the
building
—
directing
his
steps
towards
the
tread-wheel
yard
in
which
he
had
been
permitted
to
take
exercise
,
as
above
stated
.
Suddenly
the
noise
of
footsteps
and
of
voices
fell
upon
his
ears
;
and
those
ominous
sounds
were
approaching
.
"
Perdition
!
"
thought
the
Resurrection
Man
,
as
he
crouched
up
close
beneath
the
building
:
"
I
could
have
managed
one
—
I
could
have
sprung
upon
him
—
strangled
him
in
a
moment
.
But
two
—
two
—
—
"
And
he
ground
his
teeth
with
rage
.
"
And
so
you
was
at
the
Old
Bailey
to-day
?
"
said
one
of
the
watchmen
to
his
companion
,
as
they
advanced
round
that
part
of
the
prison
.
"
Yes
:
it
was
my
half-holiday
,
"
was
the
reply
;
"
and
so
I
thought
I
might
as
well
go
and
hear
the
trial
of
that
young
Holford
,
you
know
,
who
shot
at
the
Queen
.
The
jury
had
a
good
deal
of
trouble
at
coming
to
a
verdict
;
but
at
last
they
acquitted
him
on
the
ground
of
insanity
.
"
"
Ah
!
"
said
the
first
speaker
:
"
then
he
's
let
out
again
?
"
"
Deuce
a
bit
of
that
!
"
exclaimed
his
companion
.
"
The
judge
ordered
him
to
be
detained
till
the
royal
pleasure
should
be
known
;
and
so
he
'll
get
sent
to
Bedlam
for
the
rest
of
his
life
.
"
"
And
d'ye
think
he
's
mad
?
did
he
look
mad
?
"
"
Not
he
!
He
's
no
more
mad
than
me
.
He
seemed
a
little
gloomy
and
sulky
—
but
not
mad
.
The
only
time
he
showed
any
interest
in
the
proceedings
,
was
when
a
witness
called
Jem
Cuffin
was
examined
;
and
this
chap
said
all
he
could
in
favour
of
the
youngster
,
although
he
was
n't
able
to
deny
that
he
saw
him
fire
at
the
Queen
and
Prince
Albert
.
But
the
best
of
it
was
,
this
Jem
Cuffin
proved
that
the
pistols
was
n't
loaded
at
all
.
Holford
did
not
,
however
,
know
that
when
he
fired
them
.
So
the
young
feller
has
managed
to
get
board
and
lodging
for
life
;
and
Jem
Cuffin
,
who
is
a
returned
transport
,
it
seems
,
and
had
been
in
custody
for
some
time
,
was
discharged
on
a
full
pardon
granted
by
the
Home
Secretary
.
"
"
It
must
have
been
an
interesting
trial
,
"
observed
the
first
speaker
.
"
Yes
,
"
said
his
companion
;
"
but
I
'll
tell
you
what
will
be
more
interesting
still
—
and
that
is
the
trial
of
Tony
Tidkins
,
whenever
it
comes
on
.
Lord
!
what
things
that
feller
has
done
in
his
time
!
Talk
of
Jack
Sheppard
,
or
Dick
Turpin
,
or
any
of
the
old
criminals
—
why
,
they
're
nothing
at
all
compared
with
this
Tidkins
.
Ah
!
some
rum
things
will
come
out
when
he
goes
up
afore
the
nobs
at
the
Old
Bailey
!
"
The
two
men
had
stopped
within
half
a
dozen
yards
of
the
place
where
the
Resurrection
Man
was
crouched
up
in
the
deep
shade
of
the
building
;
and
every
word
of
the
above
conversation
met
his
ears
.
In
spite
of
the
peril
of
discovery
which
now
seemed
inevitable
,
the
miscreant
experienced
a
momentary
feeling
of
pride
and
triumph
as
he
listened
to
the
observations
which
were
made
concerning
himself
.
"
Well
,
I
must
go
round
t'other
way
,
"
said
one
of
the
watchmen
,
after
a
short
pause
:
"
we
should
get
blowed
up
if
we
was
found
together
—
'
specially
talking
in
a
prison
on
the
silent
system
.
"
This
was
meant
as
a
joke
;
and
so
the
two
men
chuckled
at
it
.
Tidkins
also
chuckled
within
himself
;
because
he
had
just
learnt
that
the
watchmen
intended
to
separate
,
and
that
consequently
only
one
would
pass
him
.
He
was
still
menaced
with
a
fearful
peril
;
but
he
considered
it
to
be
only
one
half
so
great
as
it
had
seemed
a
few
moments
previously
.
Midnight
was
now
proclaimed
by
the
iron
tongue
of
Clerkenwell
Church
;
and
the
two
watchmen
parted
—
one
retracing
his
steps
round
the
building
;
and
the
other
slowly
advancing
towards
Tidkins
.
"
I
must
spring
upon
him
and
throttle
him
in
a
moment
,
"
thought
the
Resurrection
Man
,
clenching
his
fingers
as
if
they
already
held
the
intended
victim
's
neck
in
their
iron
grasp
.
But
Providence
saved
the
miscreant
from
that
additional
crime
:
—
the
watchman
struck
abruptly
away
from
the
neighbourhood
of
the
building
,
and
walked
towards
the
boundary
wall
.
His
back
was
now
turned
upon
Tidkins
,
who
lost
no
time
in
availing
himself
of
this
unexpected
relief
from
the
danger
which
had
threatened
him
.
In
fact
,
the
very
circumstance
of
the
two
watchmen
having
advanced
so
close
to
him
in
each
other
's
company
,
—
which
circumstance
had
menaced
him
with
a
detection
that
seemed
unavoidable
,
—
now
proved
most
advantageous
to
his
scheme
;
for
as
he
hurried
rapidly
on
towards
the
first
tread-wheel
yard
,
he
passed
between
the
two
watchmen
,
each
of
whom
was
retreating
farther
from
him
,
the
one
by
retracing
his
steps
round
the
building
,
and
the
other
by
lounging
towards
the
wall
.
Thus
,
while
their
backs
were
turned
upon
him
,
he
gained
in
safety
the
tread-wheel
yard
where
he
had
taken
exercise
,
and
every
point
of
which
he
had
accurately
committed
to
memory
.
His
movements
were
now
executed
with
the
rapidity
of
one
who
had
well
weighed
and
pre-considered
them
.
Taking
from
a
corner
a
gardener
's
basket
,
which
he
had
previously
noticed
there
,
and
which
was
used
to
convey
the
potatoes
that
were
dug
up
in
the
prison-grounds
,
he
turned
it
bottom
upwards
against
a
low
building
,
or
out-house
,
which
abutted
with
a
shelving
slate
roof
against
the
high
wall
.
By
means
of
the
basket
,
he
raised
himself
upon
this
roof
—
crept
up
on
it
—
and
with
one
nimble
spring
upwards
was
enabled
to
catch
at
the
chevaux-de-frise
,
or
revolving
iron
spikes
,
which
were
fixed
near
the
top
of
the
wall
,
and
which
thus
hung
over
the
out-house
.
Careless
of
the
wounds
which
he
received
from
the
chevaux-de-frise
,
he
scrambled
over
them
,
and
gained
the
top
of
the
wall
.
The
wall
was
much
too
high
to
permit
him
to
drop
into
the
street
with
any
chance
of
escaping
a
broken
limb
.
This
he
had
previously
reflected
upon
;
and
he
now
commenced
the
desperate
feat
of
walking
along
the
summit
of
that
lofty
wall
—
with
a
bright
moon
shining
above
,
and
the
almost
positive
certainty
of
being
observed
by
the
watchmen
inside
the
prison
.
To
increase
the
personal
danger
incurred
by
this
extraordinary
undertaking
,
the
wall
is
irregular
on
the
top
,
breaking
into
sudden
and
abrupt
falls
towards
the
south-western
angle
,
and
then
rising
with
elevations
equally
abrupt
from
that
point
to
the
north-western
angle
.
This
peculiarity
of
structure
is
caused
by
the
unevenness
of
the
ground
on
which
the
entire
establishment
with
all
its
enclosures
stands
.
The
journey
along
the
top
of
the
walls
was
not
even
a
short
one
.
The
object
of
the
Resurrection
Man
was
to
reach
the
houses
in
Guildford
Place
,
which
join
the
prison-wall
on
the
eastern
side
.
The
point
where
he
ascended
was
nearly
at
the
middle
of
the
southern
wall
;
but
between
him
and
the
south-eastern
angle
stood
the
gates
and
the
governor
's
house
,
which
he
could
not
pass
.
He
therefore
had
to
make
a
circuit
comprising
nearly
half
the
southern
wall
—
all
the
western
wall
—
all
the
northern
wall
—
and
then
a
part
of
the
eastern
wall
;
—
and
this
in
the
largest
prison
in
England
!
It
was
a
desperate
venture
:
but
—
as
we
have
before
said
—
Tidkins
was
a
desperate
man
—
and
his
case
was
also
desperate
!
Fortune
often
aids
the
unworthy
;
and
she
did
so
upon
this
occasion
.
Scarcely
had
the
Resurrection
Man
proceeded
twenty
yards
along
the
wall
,
when
the
moon
—
hitherto
so
lovely
—
became
suddenly
obscured
;
and
a
huge
black
cloud
swept
over
its
face
.
Tidkins
cast
one
rapid
glance
upwards
;
and
his
heart
leapt
within
him
,
as
he
said
to
himself
,
"
It
will
be
dark
like
this
long
enough
for
my
purpose
.
"
On
he
went
—
walking
upright
,
and
rapidly
—
with
scarcely
an
unusual
effort
to
balance
himself
upon
that
giddy
height
,
—
and
stooping
only
when
he
reached
any
of
those
abrupt
descents
or
ascents
in
the
structure
of
the
wall
which
we
have
ere
now
noticed
.
And
now
he
has
gained
—
safely
gained
—
the
north-western
angle
:
he
is
pursuing
his
way
along
the
wall
which
looks
upon
Calthorpe
Street
.
At
the
slightest
signal
of
alarm
he
is
prepared
to
risk
his
life
by
leaping
from
the
wall
.
But
no
one
observes
him
:
it
is
now
quite
dark
;
—
he
is
far
away
from
that
part
of
the
prison
where
the
watchmen
walk
;
—
and
the
street
beneath
is
empty
.
Here
and
there
are
lights
in
the
upper
windows
of
the
adjacent
houses
:
he
can
almost
see
into
those
rooms
,
above
the
level
of
which
he
is
placed
.
Looking
to
his
right
,
he
perceives
the
dark
outlines
of
the
prison-buildings
,
between
which
and
the
northern
wall
,
whereon
he
is
now
walking
,
there
is
a
considerable
interval
,
the
intermediate
space
being
occupied
by
the
gaol-gardens
.
His
heart
beats
joyfully
—
triumphantly
:
he
has
gained
the
north-eastern
angle
!
A
glance
to
the
left
shows
him
the
lights
of
Bagnigge
Wells
:
before
him
are
those
of
Wilmington
Square
;
and
to
his
right
is
Guildford
Place
.
He
felt
that
he
was
beyond
the
reach
of
danger
;
and
so
exhilarating
was
his
joy
,
that
a
momentary
dizziness
seized
upon
him
—
and
he
nearly
fell
over
within
the
precincts
of
the
gaol
.
But
recovering
his
balance
by
an
extraordinary
exertion
,
he
planted
his
feet
more
firmly
than
ever
on
the
wall
,
and
continued
his
walk
along
the
dizzy
height
.
He
was
now
again
in
danger
of
discovery
;
for
he
had
reached
that
part
of
the
eastern
wall
against
which
the
buildings
and
tread-wheel
yards
of
the
females
'
department
stood
,
and
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
which
a
watchman
was
stationed
.
Nevertheless
,
the
houses
in
Guildford
Place
were
near
;
and
their
back
premises
abutted
against
the
outer
side
of
the
wall
along
which
he
was
now
proceeding
.
"
One
minute
more
of
that
dark
cloud
upon
the
moon
—
and
I
am
safe
!
"
he
said
to
himself
,
as
he
cast
a
rapid
glance
upwards
.
But
,
no
—
the
cloud
passes
!
It
has
passed
;
—
and
the
bright
moon
suddenly
bursts
forth
with
a
flood
of
silver
light
.
Almost
at
the
same
instant
,
a
loud
voice
raises
an
alarm
within
the
precincts
of
the
gaol
:
the
sharp
crack
of
a
blunderbuss
is
heard
—
and
a
bullet
whistles
past
the
Resurrection
Man
,
whose
dark
form
,
as
seen
by
the
watchman
near
the
females
'
department
,
stands
out
in
strong
relief
against
the
moon-lit
sky
.
The
cry
of
the
watchman
is
echoed
by
other
voices
on
the
prison
side
of
the
wall
;
and
Tidkins
mutters
a
terrible
curse
as
he
hurries
forward
.
But
his
courage
does
not
fail
him
:
—
no
—
he
is
determined
to
sell
his
life
as
dearly
as
possible
!
In
less
than
a
minute
after
the
watchman
within
the
enclosure
had
raised
the
alarm
,
the
Resurrection
Man
reached
the
backs
of
the
houses
in
Guildford
Place
;
—
and
now
the
clear
moonlight
was
of
the
utmost
service
to
him
,
in
enabling
him
to
execute
his
movements
with
security
and
caution
.
He
lowered
himself
from
the
prison-wall
to
the
roof
of
an
out-house
,
and
thence
alighted
in
a
yard
attached
to
a
dwelling
.
The
back-door
of
the
house
was
locked
and
bolted
inside
:
but
this
was
a
small
obstacle
in
the
way
of
one
who
had
just
escaped
from
the
Middlesex
House
of
Correction
.
Unable
to
waste
time
by
proceeding
with
caution
,
and
compelled
to
risk
the
chance
of
alarming
the
inhabitants
of
the
dwelling
,
the
desperate
man
threw
himself
with
all
his
strength
against
the
door
,
which
broke
inwards
with
a
loud
crash
.
The
noise
was
followed
by
ejaculations
of
alarm
in
the
house
;
footsteps
were
heard
overhead
;
windows
were
thrown
open
—
and
the
cry
of
"
Thieves
!
"
echoed
along
the
street
.
Tidkins
paused
not
to
reflect
:
—
he
dashed
through
the
house
—
along
the
passage
to
the
front
door
,
the
bolts
of
which
he
drew
back
in
a
moment
.
The
key
was
in
the
lock
:
—
every
thing
now
appeared
to
favour
the
escape
of
the
Resurrection
Man
!
The
front-door
was
opened
in
a
few
moments
,
just
as
the
inmates
of
the
dwelling
were
rushing
down
the
stairs
.
But
when
they
reached
the
passage
,
the
door
closed
violently
behind
the
intruder
who
had
caused
their
alarm
.
The
Resurrection
Man
was
safe
in
the
open
street
;
and
he
knew
that
he
had
a
good
start
of
the
prison
watchmen
,
who
would
have
to
make
a
considerable
circuit
from
the
vicinity
of
the
females
'
department
to
the
gates
,
and
from
the
gates
round
the
south-eastern
angle
,
ere
they
could
reach
the
point
from
which
he
was
now
departing
.
Swift
as
an
arrow
he
scud
up
Guildford
Place
—
turned
to
the
right
—
and
slackened
his
pace
only
when
he
had
passed
through
Wilmington
Square
.
He
gained
the
City
Road
,
along
which
he
walked
somewhat
leisurely
towards
Finsbury
—
well
aware
that
his
pursuers
would
not
think
of
looking
for
him
in
a
wide
and
open
thoroughfare
,
but
would
rather
prosecute
their
searches
in
the
narrow
lanes
and
low
districts
in
the
immediate
neighbourhood
of
the
gaol
.
His
object
was
to
gain
his
den
in
Globe
Town
;
for
not
a
word
had
transpired
during
his
examination
before
the
magistrate
at
Lambeth
Street
,
to
show
that
the
police
had
any
clue
to
his
place
of
abode
;
and
he
felt
certain
that
Banks
would
not
have
betrayed
him
.
The
undertaker
,
he
knew
,
was
too
deeply
concerned
in
many
of
his
plots
and
schemes
to
risk
a
general
smash
of
the
whole
gang
,
by
making
any
unpleasant
revelations
.
The
Resurrection
Man
struck
from
the
City
Road
into
Old
Street
,
and
speedily
reached
Shoreditch
.
As
he
passed
down
one
of
the
horrible
lanes
which
lie
behind
Shoreditch
Church
,
he
observed
the
door
of
a
public-house
to
be
open
.
He
was
well
aware
of
the
flash
character
of
the
place
,
but
did
not
happen
to
be
known
by
the
people
who
kept
it
.
He
entered
this
low
boozing-ken
,
ordered
a
glass
of
something
at
the
bar
,
and
inquired
for
the
evening
paper
.
It
was
immediately
handed
to
him
;
for
all
flash
houses
of
that
description
take
an
evening
as
well
as
a
morning
journal
,
that
their
customers
may
receive
the
earliest
intelligence
of
each
day
's
Police
or
Old
Bailey
proceedings
—
matters
in
which
the
generality
of
them
are
very
frequently
interested
.
Tidkins
turned
to
the
most
recent
Police
Intelligence
,
and
found
his
own
case
duly
reported
.
Nothing
,
however
,
was
said
in
that
or
any
other
department
of
the
paper
,
which
tended
to
excite
an
alarm
lest
his
house
in
Globe
Town
had
been
discovered
or
any
of
his
accomplices
in
his
various
crimes
had
been
traced
.
Thus
reassured
,
he
drank
off
the
contents
of
his
glass
,
and
then
recollected
that
he
had
no
money
in
his
pocket
to
pay
for
it
.
All
he
had
about
him
when
he
was
arrested
,
had
been
taken
from
him
,
according
to
custom
,
on
his
removal
to
Coldbath
Fields
.
Scarcely
had
this
new
embarrassment
presented
itself
to
his
mind
,
when
the
door
of
the
tap-room
opened
,
and
a
man
came
forth
.
To
Tidkins
's
infinite
relief
it
proved
to
be
the
Buffer
,
who
started
when
he
saw
his
old
friend
at
liberty
.
The
Resurrection
Man
placed
his
finger
upon
his
lip
;
and
the
Buffer
instantly
checked
the
ejaculation
of
astonishment
which
had
risen
to
his
tongue
.
The
trifling
debt
incurred
for
the
liquor
was
immediately
settled
by
the
Resurrection
Man
's
friend
;
and
the
precious
pair
left
the
boozing-ken
together
.
As
they
walked
along
towards
Globe
Town
,
Anthony
Tidkins
related
the
particulars
of
his
escape
,
at
which
the
Buffer
was
monstrously
delighted
.
Then
,
in
reply
to
the
Resurrection
Man
's
questions
,
the
other
stated
that
he
had
seen
Banks
on
the
previous
afternoon
,
and
that
no
inquiries
of
a
suspicious
nature
had
been
made
at
that
individual
's
abode
.
When
they
reached
the
door
of
the
Resurrection
Man
's
house
in
Globe
Town
,
the
Buffer
took
leave
of
his
friend
,
with
a
promise
to
call
in
the
course
of
the
day
and
bring
the
morning
's
newspapers
.
Tidkins
was
overjoyed
when
he
again
set
foot
in
his
back
room
on
the
first
floor
:
and
finding
some
gin
in
the
cupboard
,
he
celebrated
his
escape
and
return
with
a
copious
dram
.
He
did
not
immediately
retire
to
bed
,
although
he
was
sadly
fatigued
and
bruised
by
the
achievements
of
the
night
;
but
,
taking
down
a
bundle
of
keys
from
a
shelf
,
he
paid
a
visit
to
the
subterranean
department
of
his
establishment
.
The
moment
he
placed
the
key
in
the
lock
of
the
private
door
up
the
narrow
alley
,
he
uttered
a
curse
,
adding
,
"
This
lock
has
been
tried
—
tampered
with
!
I
know
it
—
I
could
swear
to
it
:
I
can
tell
by
the
way
that
the
key
turns
!
"
And
the
perspiration
ran
down
his
countenance
:
—
for
he
trembled
for
the
safety
of
his
treasure
!
With
feverish
impatience
he
opened
the
door
,
and
entered
that
part
of
his
strangely-built
house
.
Having
obtained
a
light
,
a
new
circumstance
of
alarm
struck
him
:
the
door
of
the
back
room
was
standing
wide
open
!
"
And
I
can
swear
that
I
closed
it
the
last
time
I
ever
came
here
!
"
he
cried
aloud
.
"
Some
one
has
been
to
this
place
;
—
and
that
some
one
must
be
Banks
!
The
sneaking
scoundrel
!
But
he
shall
suffer
for
it
.
"
With
a
perception
as
keen
as
that
of
the
North
American
Indian
following
the
trail
of
a
fugitive
foe
,
did
the
Resurrection
Man
examine
the
floor
of
the
room
;
and
his
suspicions
that
some
one
had
been
thither
were
confirmed
by
the
appearance
of
several
particles
of
damp
dirt
,
which
had
evidently
been
left
by
the
feet
of
an
intruder
within
the
last
few
hours
.
"
Worse
and
worse
!
"
thought
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
And
,
by
Satan
!
the
trap
has
been
raised
!
"
This
was
evident
;
for
the
brick
which
covered
the
iron
ring
in
the
masonry
of
the
chimney
,
had
not
been
restored
to
its
place
.
"
I
could
not
have
left
it
so
!
"
cried
Tidkins
,
aloud
:
"
no
—
it
is
impossible
!
Some
one
has
been
here
!
"
With
almost
frantic
impatience
he
raised
the
trap
,
and
descended
into
the
subterranean
.
Entering
one
of
the
cells
,
—
not
the
same
whence
the
Rattlesnake
had
stolen
his
treasure
,
—
he
raised
a
stone
,
and
then
almost
shrank
from
glancing
into
the
hollow
thus
laid
open
.
But
mastering
his
fears
,
—
those
fears
which
owned
the
influence
of
avarice
far
more
than
that
of
danger
or
of
crime
,
—
he
held
the
lantern
over
the
hole
,
and
plunged
his
eyes
into
its
depth
.
"
Safe
!
—
all
safe
—
by
God
!
"
he
exclaimed
,
as
four
or
five
canvass
bags
met
his
view
.
Then
,
in
order
to
convince
himself
of
the
reality
of
the
presence
of
his
treasure
,
he
opened
the
bags
one
after
the
other
,
and
feasted
his
sight
upon
their
glittering
contents
.
"
It
can
hardly
be
Banks
who
has
been
here
,
"
he
mused
to
himself
,
as
he
restored
the
bags
to
their
place
of
concealment
,
and
then
rolled
the
stone
back
into
its
setting
:
"
nothing
could
escape
the
keenness
of
his
scent
!
He
would
have
pulled
up
all
the
pavement
sooner
than
have
missed
what
he
came
to
look
for
.
And
then
,
too
,
he
is
not
the
man
to
leave
the
brick
out
of
its
place
,
so
as
to
show
the
secret
of
the
stone-trap
to
any
other
curious
intruder
that
might
find
his
way
here
.
No
—
no
:
Master
Banks
would
pay
a
second
and
a
third
visit
to
this
place
,
if
he
felt
sure
of
finding
any
thing
concealed
here
;
and
he
would
leave
every
thing
close
and
snug
after
each
search
.
But
some
one
has
been
here
!
Unless
—
and
I
might
have
done
such
a
thing
as
to
forget
to
replace
the
brick
,
—
I
might
have
done
so
;
—
and
yet
it
is
barely
possible
!
"
continued
Tidkins
,
in
deep
perplexity
,
and
almost
as
much
alarmed
as
Robinson
Crusoe
was
upon
discovering
the
print
of
the
human
foot
upon
the
sand
of
his
island
.
"
Then
there
is
that
damp
mud
,
too
—
and
the
door
that
was
open
—
and
the
lock
that
has
been
tampered
with
!
But
suppose
the
mud
came
from
my
own
shoes
the
last
time
I
was
here
?
the
place
is
very
damp
—
and
it
may
n't
have
got
dry
.
It
might
also
have
been
myself
that
left
the
door
open
;
—
and
as
for
the
lock
—
it
is
an
old
one
,
and
may
begin
to
work
badly
.
Besides
—
I
remember
—
the
last
time
I
was
here
,
I
was
in
a
deuce
of
a
hurry
:
it
was
just
before
I
went
down
to
Banks
's
to
see
him
settle
that
job
with
Kate
Wilmot
.
So
,
after
all
—
my
fears
may
be
all
idle
and
vain
!
However
,
I
shall
send
for
Banks
presently
,
when
the
Buffer
comes
again
;
and
I
'll
precious
soon
tell
by
his
sneaking
old
face
whether
he
has
been
here
,
or
not
,
during
my
absence
!
"
Thus
reasoning
against
the
feasibility
of
his
fears
,
—
as
men
often
do
in
cases
of
doubt
and
uncertainty
,
and
when
they
are
anxious
to
persuade
themselves
of
the
groundlessness
of
their
alarms
,
—
Tidkins
left
the
subterranean
,
and
returned
to
his
chamber
,
where
he
immediately
went
to
bed
.
But
his
fears
were
well
founded
:
some
one
had
visited
the
subterranean
during
the
hours
while
he
himself
was
occupied
in
escaping
from
Coldbath
Fields
'
Prison
.
That
intruder
was
not
,
however
,
Banks
—
nor
any
one
of
the
Resurrection
Man
's
accomplices
in
crime
.
CHAPTER
CCXXIX
.
THE
WIDOW
.
We
must
now
return
to
that
beautiful
little
villa
,
in
the
environs
of
Upper
Clapton
,
to
which
we
introduced
our
readers
in
the
early
portion
of
this
history
,
and
where
we
first
found
Eliza
Sydney
disguised
in
the
garb
of
a
man
.
Nothing
was
altered
in
the
appearance
of
that
charming
suburban
retreat
,
either
externally
or
internally
,
—
unless
it
were
that
there
were
no
dogs
in
the
kennels
nor
horses
in
the
stables
,
and
that
the
elegant
boudoir
no
longer
displayed
articles
of
male
attire
.
But
the
trees
around
were
green
with
the
verdure
of
Spring
;
the
fields
,
stretching
behind
far
as
the
eye
could
reach
,
were
smiling
and
cultivated
;
and
umbrageous
was
the
circular
grove
that
bounded
the
garden
.
In
the
parlour
on
the
ground-floor
still
hung
the
miniatures
of
Eliza
and
her
dead
brother
—
that
brother
whom
she
had
personated
with
such
fatal
consequences
to
herself
!
And
now
on
the
sofa
in
that
parlour
sate
Eliza
Sydney
herself
,
—
dressed
in
deep
mourning
.
She
was
pale
—
but
beautiful
as
ever
!
The
snow-white
widow
's
cap
concealed
her
bright
chesnut
hair
,
save
where
the
shining
masses
were
parted
,
glossy
and
smooth
,
over
her
lofty
and
polished
forehead
.
The
high
black
dress
and
plain
collar
covered
the
snowy
whiteness
of
her
neck
,
but
still
displayed
the
admirable
contours
of
her
bust
.
Her
countenance
bore
a
somewhat
melancholy
but
resigned
expression
;
and
the
amiability
of
her
soul
shone
in
her
large
,
soft
,
melting
hazel
eyes
.
It
was
noon
—
about
a
week
after
the
date
of
the
incidents
related
in
the
preceding
chapter
.
Scarcely
had
the
time-piece
upon
the
mantel
proclaimed
the
mid-day
hour
,
when
a
carriage
drove
up
to
the
front
door
of
the
villa
.
A
few
moments
elapsed
;
and
three
visitors
were
ushered
into
the
parlour
where
Eliza
awaited
them
.
These
were
the
Prince
and
Princess
of
Montoni
and
Katherine
Markham
.
Eliza
extended
her
hand
with
ingenuous
courtesy
towards
Richard
,
saying
,
"
Prince
,
no
selfish
feelings
can
prevent
me
from
congratulating
you
on
that
proud
position
which
your
prowess
and
your
virtues
have
achieved
for
yourself
.
"
Then
,
offering
her
hand
to
Isabella
,
she
added
,
"
Nor
need
I
wait
for
a
formal
introduction
to
one
whom
I
now
see
for
the
first
time
,
but
of
whom
I
have
heard
so
much
that
I
am
well
prepared
to
become
her
friend
—
if
her
Highness
will
permit
me
.
"
There
was
something
so
sweet
and
touching
—
something
so
frank
and
sincere
—
in
the
manner
of
the
exiled
Grand-Duchess
of
Castelcicala
,
that
Isabella
's
heart
was
instantaneously
warmed
towards
her
.
Moreover
,
the
young
Princess
felt
all
the
noble
generosity
of
that
conduct
on
the
part
of
one
who
had
lost
a
throne
by
the
events
which
had
led
to
the
happiness
of
herself
and
her
husband
,
and
which
had
achieved
the
exaltation
of
her
parents
.
Thus
were
those
two
beauteous
creatures
attracted
to
each
other
the
instant
they
met
;
and
Isabella
,
instead
of
receiving
the
out-stretched
hand
that
was
offered
as
the
pledge
of
friendship
,
threw
herself
into
Eliza
's
arms
.
It
was
a
touching
picture
,
—
the
embrace
of
that
charming
bride
and
that
scarcely
less
charming
widow
!
In
due
course
Markham
presented
his
sister
to
the
exiled
Grand-Duchess
,
who
received
her
in
the
most
affable
and
cordial
manner
.
When
the
first
excitement
of
this
meeting
was
over
,
and
they
were
all
seated
,
Eliza
broke
a
temporary
silence
which
ensued
.
"
The
last
time
we
met
,
Prince
,
"
she
said
,
addressing
herself
to
our
hero
,
"
no
human
foresight
could
have
divined
the
great
events
that
were
so
shortly
to
ensue
—
the
brilliant
destinies
that
were
in
waiting
for
yourself
.
"
"
And
if
there
be
one
regret
which
I
have
experienced
,
"
observed
Richard
,
"
arising
from
those
events
,
it
is
that
they
deprived
an
amiable
lady
of
that
throne
which
her
virtues
embellished
.
But
the
cause
of
Castelcicalan
freedom
outweighed
all
other
considerations
;
and
the
duty
imposed
upon
me
by
those
adherents
who
made
me
their
Chief
,
was
stern
,
solemn
,
and
imperative
.
"
"
You
need
not
reproach
yourself
,
"
exclaimed
Eliza
:
"
you
need
not
entertain
a
moment
's
regret
on
my
account
!
All
that
occurred
was
inevitable
—
and
it
was
for
the
best
.
Castelcicala
panted
for
freedom
—
and
she
had
a
right
to
claim
it
.
This
I
may
assert
without
injustice
—
without
insult
to
the
memory
of
my
husband
.
And
had
no
such
reclamation
been
made
by
the
people
of
Castelcicala
—
had
no
revolution
occurred
—
had
Angelo
been
more
prudent
,
and
less
severe
—
Alberto
would
still
at
this
moment
be
the
sovereign
of
that
country
.
For
my
husband
had
long
been
afflicted
with
a
disease
of
the
heart
that
was
incurable
,
and
that
must
inevitably
have
terminated
in
a
sudden
death
.
As
I
informed
you
in
my
letter
of
yesterday
,
he
had
scarcely
reached
the
city
of
Vienna
,
where
he
was
received
as
became
his
rank
,
and
lodged
in
one
of
the
imperial
palaces
,
when
he
was
taken
ill
,
and
in
a
few
hours
breathed
his
last
.
His
misfortunes
could
not
have
accelerated
an
event
which
his
physicians
had
previously
seen
to
be
near
at
hand
—
although
this
prescience
was
all
along
religiously
concealed
from
me
.
You
have
therefore
,
Prince
,
naught
wherewith
to
reproach
yourself
on
that
head
.
"
"
Your
kind
assurances
are
conveyed
in
a
spirit
worthy
of
your
generous
heart
,
"
said
Richard
;
—
and
Isabella
,
who
was
greatly
affected
by
the
noble
behaviour
of
Eliza
,
enthusiastically
echoed
her
husband
's
sentiments
.
"
It
was
but
a
week
ago
,
"
continued
Eliza
,
"
that
I
received
the
tidings
of
the
late
Grand-Duke
's
death
.
He
had
misunderstood
me
—
he
had
suspected
me
—
and
we
had
parted
in
anger
:
nay
—
I
had
fled
to
save
myself
from
his
fury
!
"
"
May
I
hope
—
and
yet
I
dare
not
—
that
the
generous
behaviour
of
your
Serene
Highness
towards
me
,
"
observed
Richard
,
"
proved
not
the
cause
of
that
lamentable
misunderstanding
?
"
"
Oh
!
I
should
be
grieved
—
deeply
grieved
,
were
such
indeed
the
case
!
"
exclaimed
Isabella
;
"
for
Richard
has
made
me
acquainted
with
all
the
details
of
your
Serene
Highness
's
noble
conduct
towards
him
after
he
was
taken
prisoner
at
Ossore
.
"
"
I
will
explain
all
,
"
said
Eliza
.
"
But
,
in
the
first
place
,
"
she
added
,
with
a
sweet
smile
,
"
let
me
entreat
a
favour
of
you
all
.
You
style
me
by
that
title
which
became
mine
when
I
was
honoured
with
the
hand
of
the
late
Grand-Duke
Angelo
,
and
which
still
is
mine
,
did
I
choose
to
adopt
it
;
—
for
the
new
Government
has
passed
no
decree
to
deprive
me
of
it
.
"
"
Nor
ever
will
!
"
exclaimed
Richard
,
warmly
.
"
And
yet
I
now
value
it
not
,
"
continued
the
royal
widow
.
"
Thanks
for
that
assurance
,
Prince
;
—
but
it
is
unnecessary
.
I
was
ever
happier
as
Eliza
Sydney
,
than
as
the
Marchioness
of
Ziani
,
or
as
the
Grand-Duchess
of
Castelcicala
.
As
Eliza
Sydney
I
left
England
:
as
Eliza
Sydney
I
returned
to
England
;
—
and
by
that
name
do
I
wish
to
be
known
.
Nay
—
I
implore
you
not
to
interrupt
me
:
if
you
would
please
me
—
if
you
would
do
aught
to
contribute
to
my
happiness
—
if
you
value
my
poor
friendship
,
—
that
friendship
,
which
,
poor
as
it
is
,
I
so
cordially
offer
to
you
all
,
—
let
me
henceforth
be
Eliza
Sydney
,
as
I
once
was
.
When
I
came
back
three
months
ago
to
my
native
land
,
I
re-entered
this
house
—
which
is
my
own
—
with
feelings
of
a
far
more
peaceful
happiness
than
those
which
I
experienced
when
I
first
set
foot
as
its
mistress
in
the
palace
of
Montoni
.
Here
do
I
hope
to
pass
the
remainder
of
my
days
;
and
if
you
will
sometimes
come
to
cheer
my
solitude
,
I
shall
require
no
other
source
of
felicity
—
no
other
society
.
"
"
We
will
visit
you
often
,
dearest
Eliza
—
for
so
you
will
permit
me
to
call
you
,
"
said
Isabella
;
"
and
you
must
come
to
our
dwelling
frequently
—
very
frequently
!
It
shall
be
the
care
of
my
husband
,
his
dear
sister
Katherine
,
and
myself
,
and
also
of
the
friends
who
dwell
with
us
,
to
contribute
to
your
happiness
to
the
utmost
of
our
power
!
"
Eliza
pressed
Isabella
's
hand
,
and
smiled
sweetly
upon
her
and
Katherine
through
the
tears
that
stood
upon
her
lashes
.
"
But
I
promised
you
an
explanation
of
those
