brokercannot
distress
us
.
We
move
where
we
like
,
without
dreading
an
accusation
of
shooting
the
moon
.
In
fine
,
we
are
as
free
and
independent
as
the
inhabitants
of
the
desert
.
A
health
,
then
,
to
the
united
races
of
Zingarees
!
"
This
toast
was
drunk
in
silence
,
like
the
former
;
and
the
king
then
called
upon
the
pretty
dark-eyed
daughter
of
one
of
the
chiefs
to
favour
the
company
with
a
song
.
The
request
was
complied
with
in
the
following
manner
:
—
"
COME
HITHER
,
FAIR
MAIDEN
.
"
Come
hither
,
fair
maiden
!
and
listen
to
me
,
I
've
a
store
of
good
tidings
to
tell
unto
thee
—
Bright
hopes
to
call
smiles
to
those
sweet
lips
of
thine
,
And
visions
of
bliss
little
short
of
divine
.
Come
hither
,
fair
maiden
!
the
poor
Zingaree
Hath
promise
of
love
and
of
fortune
for
thee
:
Away
from
the
future
the
dark
cloud
shall
fly
,
And
years
yet
unborn
be
revealed
to
thine
eye
.
Come
hither
,
fair
maiden
!
no
more
shall
thou
be
Alarmed
lest
the
fates
act
unkindly
to
thee
;
—
The
planet
that
governed
the
hour
of
thy
birth
Shall
guide
thee
to
all
the
fair
spots
of
the
earth
!
Come
hither
,
fair
maiden
!
futurity
's
sea
Shall
roll
on
no
longer
unfathomed
by
thee
;
With
me
canst
thou
plunge
in
its
dark
depths
,
and
know
How
rich
are
the
pearls
that
Hope
treasures
below
.
In
this
manner
did
the
gipsies
pass
the
evening
,
until
the
clock
struck
eleven
,
when
they
separated
to
their
dormitories
.
The
Rattlesnake
was
astonished
to
observe
the
order
and
regularity
which
prevailed
with
the
strange
association
amongst
which
accident
had
thrown
her
.
The
festival
had
passed
without
noise
and
without
intemperance
;
the
presence
of
the
king
and
queen
seemed
alone
sufficient
to
maintain
tranquillity
and
prevent
enjoyment
from
passing
the
barriers
of
propriety
.
We
need
not
,
however
,
linger
upon
this
portion
of
our
tale
.
Suffice
it
to
say
that
a
fortnight
glided
away
,
during
which
the
king
of
the
gipsies
was
detained
in
the
metropolis
by
the
business
which
he
had
to
transact
with
his
chiefs
.
The
Rattlesnake
did
not
venture
out
of
the
house
;
and
Skilligalee
was
her
constant
companion
.
The
Traveller
meantime
disguised
himself
in
a
manner
which
would
have
defied
the
penetrating
eyes
of
even
a
parent
,
had
he
met
his
own
mother
;
and
from
morning
until
evening
did
he
prowl
about
London
,
in
search
of
the
one
individual
against
whom
he
nourished
the
most
terrible
hatred
.
But
,
every
evening
,
when
he
returned
home
to
the
Gipsy
Palace
,
his
countenance
was
more
gloomy
and
his
brow
more
lowering
;
and
,
if
questioned
relative
to
the
causes
of
his
rage
or
grief
,
he
replied
in
a
savage
tone
,
"
Another
day
is
gone
—
and
he
still
lives
:
but
I
will
never
rest
until
I
trace
him
out
.
"
And
then
he
would
grind
his
teeth
like
a
hyena
.
CHAPTER
CXXXV
.
THE
PROPOSAL
.
—
UNEXPECTED
MEETINGS
.
RETURN
we
once
more
to
Markham
Place
.
Mr.
Monroe
had
so
far
recovered
from
the
malady
into
which
the
dread
discovery
of
his
daughter
's
dishonour
had
plunged
him
,
as
to
be
enabled
to
rise
from
his
bed
and
sit
by
the
fire
in
his
chamber
.
Ellen
was
constant
in
her
attentions
to
the
old
man
;
and
,
with
her
child
in
her
arms
,
did
she
keep
him
company
.
By
a
strange
idiosyncrasy
of
our
nature
,
Mr.
Monroe
,
instead
of
abhorring
the
sight
of
the
infant
which
proclaimed
his
well-beloved
daughter
's
shame
,
entertained
the
most
ardent
affection
for
the
innocent
cause
of
that
disgrace
;
and
he
rapidly
recovered
health
and
spirits
,
as
he
sate
contemplating
that
young
unwedded
mother
nursing
her
sin-begotten
babe
.
Richard
Markham
pursued
his
studies
,
though
rather
for
amusement
than
with
any
desire
of
gain
,
inasmuch
as
the
money
repaid
him
by
Count
Alteroni
had
once
more
restored
him
to
a
condition
of
comfort
,
although
not
of
affluence
.
His
mind
was
far
more
easy
and
tranquil
than
it
had
wont
to
be
;
for
he
knew
that
he
was
beloved
by
Isabella
;
and
,
although
she
was
a
high-born
princess
of
Europe
,
he
felt
convinced
that
no
circumstances
could
alienate
her
affections
from
him
.
One
evening
,
when
the
year
1840
was
about
three
weeks
old
,
Whittingham
introduced
Mr.
Gregory
into
our
hero
's
library
.
The
countenance
of
that
gentleman
wore
a
melancholy
expression
;
—
his
pace
was
sedate
and
solemn
;
—
his
voice
was
low
and
mournful
.
Markham
was
shocked
when
he
beheld
his
altered
appearance
.
"
Mr.
Markham
,
"
said
the
visitor
,
as
he
seated
himself
at
Richard
's
request
,
"
you
are
,
perhaps
,
surprised
to
see
me
here
,
especially
after
the
manner
in
which
we
parted
.
I
am
come
to
demand
a
favour
,
and
not
to
reproach
you
:
—
indeed
,
I
have
no
right
to
use
the
word
reproach
towards
you
at
all
.
You
conducted
yourself
like
an
honourable
man
in
respect
to
me
:
you
taught
my
sons
no
lessons
save
those
by
which
they
have
profited
.
If
you
erred
in
early
life
,
you
have
no
doubt
repented
;
—
and
shall
man
dare
to
withhold
that
pardon
which
the
Lord
vouchsafes
to
all
who
implore
it
?
I
beheld
your
triumph
at
the
theatre
—
would
to
God
that
nothing
had
sullied
it
!
I
beheld
your
fall
—
and
I
commisserated
you
.
But
before
that
there
were
reasons
—
cogent
reasons
which
forbade
me
to
continue
the
cultivation
of
your
friendship
;
and
as
a
man
of
honour
and
of
good
taste
,
you
have
not
sought
mine
since
we
parted
.
"
"
Before
you
proceed
farther
,
"
said
Richard
,
—
"
for
I
see
that
you
have
some
business
of
more
or
less
importance
to
discuss
with
me
,
—
allow
me
to
inform
you
that
I
was
not
overpowered
by
guilt
on
that
fatal
night
when
I
was
so
cruelly
denounced
at
the
theatre
.
The
consciousness
of
crime
did
not
strike
me
level
with
the
dust
.
I
fell
beneath
a
reaction
of
feelings
too
powerful
for
human
nature
to
struggle
with
.
The
proofs
of
my
innocence
—
—
"
"
Your
innocence
!
"
cried
Mr.
Gregory
,
now
strangely
agitated
;
"
your
innocence
,
say
you
?
"
"
Yes
—
my
innocence
,
"
repeated
Markham
,
his
cheeks
flushed
with
a
noble
pride
;
"
for
I
can
glory
in
that
innocence
,
and
assert
it
boldly
and
without
fear
of
contradiction
.
"
"
In
the
name
of
God
,
explain
your
meaning
!
"
exclaimed
Mr.
Gregory
,
so
excited
that
he
could
scarcely
draw
his
breath
.
"
I
mean
that
I
was
the
victim
of
the
most
infernal
treachery
ever
planned
,
"
cried
our
hero
;
and
he
then
related
the
whole
particulars
of
his
early
misfortunes
to
Mr.
Gregory
.
"
Oh
!
now
,
indeed
,
I
can
make
my
proposal
to
you
with
joy
and
honour
!
"
cried
this
gentleman
;
"
for
you
must
know
,
Mr.
Markham
,
that
my
daughter
loves
you
,
and
has
for
some
time
loved
you
with
the
most
pure
,
the
most
holy
,
and
the
most
ardent
affection
!
But
you
saw
that
she
loved
you
—
you
were
not
blind
to
that
passion
which
her
ingenuous
nature
would
not
allow
her
to
conceal
:
you
knew
that
her
heart
was
fondly
devoted
to
you
.
"
"
And
most
solemnly
I
declare
,
"
cried
Markham
,
"
that
neither
by
word
nor
deed
did
I
ever
encourage
that
feeling
in
Miss
Gregory
's
heart
.
"
"
I
believe
you
,
"
said
the
father
of
that
young
lady
;
"
for
I
noticed
that
you
were
often
reserved
when
she
was
gay
and
friendly
towards
you
.
And
it
was
to
separate
her
from
the
object
of
her
affection
that
I
parted
with
you
as
the
tutor
of
my
sons
;
for
it
was
not
until
the
disclosure
at
the
theatre
that
I
learnt
the
sad
accusation
under
which
you
had
laboured
in
your
early
youth
.
"
Mr.
Gregory
paused
for
a
moment
,
and
then
continued
thus
:
—
"
I
hoped
that
my
daughter
's
happiness
was
not
altogether
compromised
by
her
love
for
you
;
—
I
removed
her
to
a
change
of
scene
;
and
there
an
accident
threw
her
into
the
society
of
a
charming
family
,
with
whom
she
passed
about
ten
days
.
At
the
beginning
of
this
week
I
fetched
her
home
to
my
house
in
Kentish
Town
;
but
I
found
that
she
was
more
melancholy
than
ever
.
Her
naturally
joyous
and
lively
disposition
has
changed
to
mourning
and
sorrow
.
I
have
not
,
however
,
told
her
that
I
am
acquainted
with
her
secret
:
I
know
not
whether
she
even
suspects
that
I
have
penetrated
it
.
I
have
studiously
avoided
all
mention
of
your
name
;
and
she
never
alludes
to
you
by
word
.
But
she
thinks
of
you
always
!
She
nourished
a
flame
which
consumes
her
!
Now
I
am
come
,
Mr.
Markham
,
to
propose
to
you
the
hand
of
my
daughter
,
—
to
propose
it
to
you
with
frankness
and
candour
!
I
know
that
the
step
which
I
am
taking
is
an
unusual
one
—
perhaps
an
improper
one
;
—
but
the
safety
—
the
happiness
—
the
life
of
my
daughter
compels
me
thus
to
depart
from
the
usages
of
society
.
If
your
heart
be
not
otherwise
engaged
—
and
I
never
heard
you
hint
that
such
was
the
case
,
—
and
if
you
think
that
the
charms
and
accomplishments
of
Mary-Anne
are
worthy
of
your
notice
,
—
in
addition
to
the
handsome
fortune
which
my
means
enable
me
to
settle
upon
her
,
—
in
that
case
—
—
"
"
My
dear
sir
,
"
interrupted
Richard
,
pressing
Mr.
Gregory
's
hands
warmly
in
his
own
,
—
"
you
have
honoured
me
with
this
proposal
;
—
and
,
under
other
circumstances
,
I
should
have
been
no
doubt
gratified
—
but
—
it
is
impossible
!
"
"
Impossible
!
"
repeated
Mr.
Gregory
,
a
cloud
coming
over
his
countenance
.
"
Yes
—
impossible
!
I
appreciate
your
daughter
's
great
merits
—
I
admire
her
personal
beauty
—
I
respect
her
excellent
qualities
,
—
and
I
could
have
loved
her
dearly
as
a
sister
;
—
but
my
heart
—
that
is
not
mine
to
give
!
"
"
What
?
You
love
another
!
"
ejaculated
Mr.
Gregory
.
"
For
some
time
my
affections
have
been
devoted
to
a
young
lady
,
who
has
confessed
a
reciprocal
attachment
to
me
—
—
"
"
Enough
—
enough
!
"
cried
the
unhappy
father
:
"
for
my
poor
daughter
there
is
now
no
hope
!
But
you
,
Mr.
Markham
,
will
forget
that
this
proposal
was
ever
made
;
—
you
will
bury
the
particulars
of
this
visit
of
mine
in
oblivion
?
"
"
With
me
the
secret
of
your
daughter
's
heart
is
sacred
.
"
Mr.
Gregory
wrung
the
hand
of
our
hero
,
and
took
his
leave
.
It
is
scarcely
necessary
to
observe
that
Mary-Anne
had
not
communicated
to
her
father
one
word
of
the
conversation
which
had
taken
place
a
few
days
previously
between
herself
and
Isabella
,
relative
to
Richard
Markham
,
and
which
has
duly
been
narrated
in
a
recent
chapter
;
neither
was
Richard
aware
that
Mr.
Gregory
and
his
daughter
had
accidentally
formed
the
acquaintance
of
Count
Alteroni
's
family
.
So
affected
was
Richard
by
the
interview
which
had
just
taken
place
,
that
he
sought
the
fresh
air
in
order
to
calm
his
mind
,
and
divert
his
thoughts
from
the
contemplation
of
the
unhappy
condition
of
a
lovely
young
creature
whose
heart
was
so
disinterestedly
devoted
to
him
.
He
walked
towards
London
:
the
night
was
fine
,
frosty
,
and
moonlight
;
and
he
was
induced
to
prolong
his
ramble
.
He
recollected
that
he
required
a
particular
work
which
was
published
by
a
bookseller
in
Great
Russell
Street
,
Bloomsbury
;
and
thither
did
he
proceed
.
He
entered
the
shop
,
made
the
purchase
which
he
needed
,
and
then
repaired
to
the
bottom
of
Tottenham
Court
Road
,
where
it
joins
Oxford
Street
,
in
order
to
obtain
a
conveyance
to
take
him
home
.
But
as
he
turned
the
corner
of
Great
Russell
Street
,
an
individual
coming
in
the
opposite
direction
knocked
somewhat
violently
against
him
.
"
Why
the
devil
do
n't
you
use
your
eyes
?
"
exclaimed
the
fellow
brutally
.
Richard
started
back
and
uttered
a
cry
of
mingled
astonishment
and
horror
;
for
the
tone
of
the
voice
which
had
just
addressed
him
was
familiar
—
oh
!
too
familiar
—
to
his
ears
.
"
Wretch
!
"
he
ejaculated
,
almost
instantly
recovering
his
presence
of
mind
,
and
precipitating
himself
upon
the
other
;
"
we
have
met
at
last
where
you
shall
not
escape
me
!
"
"
Damnation
!
Richard
Markham
!
"
growled
the
Resurrection
Man
—
for
it
was
he
;
then
,
with
a
sudden
jerk
,
rather
characterised
by
a
particular
knack
than
by
any
extraordinary
degree
of
strength
,
he
disengaged
himself
from
the
grasp
of
our
hero
,
and
,
turning
on
his
heels
,
darted
off
at
full
speed
towards
Saint
Giles
's
.
All
this
was
only
the
work
of
a
single
instant
;
but
as
soon
as
the
Resurrection
Man
thus
escaped
,
Richard
gave
the
alarm
,
and
in
a
moment
a
policeman
and
several
persons
who
had
witnessed
the
encounter
(
for
it
was
but
a
little
past
nine
o'clock
in
the
evening
)
joined
in
the
pursuit
.
The
Resurrection
Man
rushed
along
with
desperate
speed
,
—
took
the
first
turning
to
the
left
,
and
plunged
into
the
dark
and
narrow
streets
lying
between
Great
Russell
Street
and
High
Street
.
London
was
as
well
known
to
the
miscreant
as
if
it
were
a
mere
village
,
whose
topography
may
be
learnt
in
an
hour
.
This
knowledge
stood
him
in
good
stead
on
the
present
occasion
:
he
dived
down
one
street
—
merged
into
another
—
dodged
down
courts
,
and
up
alleys
—
and
at
length
rushed
into
a
sort
of
lobby
,
the
front
door
of
which
stood
open
,
but
the
inner
door
of
which
was
shut
.
At
that
inner
door
he
knocked
violently
.
A
trap
was
opened
above
,
and
a
light
streamed
down
upon
him
.
"
What
do
you
want
?
"
cried
a
gruff
voice
,
speaking
through
the
trap-door
in
the
ceiling
.
"
Open
—
open
!
"
exclaimed
the
Resurrection
Man
;
"
let
me
in
,
and
I
will
reward
you
well
.
"
The
trap
was
closed
;
the
lobby
was
again
pitch-dark
,
as
it
was
before
the
light
streamed
down
into
it
;
and
in
a
few
moments
the
house-door
was
opened
.
The
Resurrection
Man
rushed
in
:
the
door
was
closed
once
more
;
and
the
villain
exclaimed
,
"
I
have
done
them
,
by
God
!
"
"
Who
are
you
?
"
asked
the
man
who
had
opened
the
door
,
and
who
had
the
appearance
of
a
gipsy
.
"
Judging
by
the
way
in
which
your
house
is
secured
,
my
good
friend
,
"
was
the
reply
,
"
there
can
be
no
harm
in
telling
you
that
I
am
persecuted
by
blue-bottles
—
a
race
which
cannot
be
altogether
unknown
to
you
.
"
"
That
's
enough
,
"
said
the
gipsy
;
"
you
are
safe
here
.
Follow
me
.
"
The
gipsy
led
the
Resurrection
Man
into
one
of
the
lower
rooms
,
where
King
Zingary
,
Morcar
,
and
five
or
six
gipsy-chiefs
were
carousing
.
The
Rattlesnake
was
up
stairs
with
the
other
women
;
the
Traveller
was
not
yet
returned
from
his
day
's
hunt
after
his
enemy
;
and
the
greater
number
of
the
gipsies
had
already
taken
their
departure
from
London
.
The
Resurrection
Man
was
well
aware
that
the
gipsies
had
an
establishment
in
that
district
of
London
;
but
he
had
never
been
previously
acquainted
with
its
precise
whereabouts
.
It
,
however
,
now
instantly
struck
him
that
accident
had
led
him
into
that
very
establishment
.
Advancing
towards
Zingary
,
he
said
,
"
If
I
am
not
mistaken
,
this
is
the
crib
where
the
famous
race
of
Bohemians
and
Egyptians
are
accustomed
to
meet
in
London
.
I
claim
of
them
hospitality
for
a
few
hours
.
"
"
As
long
as
suits
your
interests
,
friend
,
"
answered
the
King
.
"
Sit
down
,
and
do
as
we
do
.
"
The
Resurrection
Man
needed
no
second
invitation
.
He
took
the
seat
offered
him
near
the
royal
chair
,
and
,
in
pursuance
of
another
invitation
,
speedily
made
himself
comfortable
with
a
snicker
of
rum-flim
and
a
broseley
.
"
Booze
and
be
merry
,
"
said
the
King
:
"
we
shall
have
nothing
to
interrupt
our
merriment
to-night
;
the
women
have
all
gone
to
roost
,
that
they
may
get
up
early
,
for
we
leave
the
Holy
Land
to-morrow
morning
.
At
five
o'clock
we
depart
.
But
you
,
my
friend
,
"
he
continued
,
addressing
himself
to
the
Resurrection
Man
,
"
are
welcome
to
remain
here
a
day
or
two
,
if
such
a
plan
suits
your
safety
,
as
I
suppose
it
does
.
We
leave
an
intendant
of
our
royal
palace
behind
us
.
"
At
this
moment
Skilligalee
entered
the
room
,
and
took
his
seat
at
the
board
.
"
All
is
quiet
up
stairs
,
your
majesty
,
"
said
this
individual
;
"
and
so
I
suppose
the
women
are
gone
to
the
downy
.
They
all
seem
glad
at
the
idea
of
leaving
London
to-morrow
morning
.
"
"
And
none
more
so
,
I
think
,
than
your
Margaret
,
"
observed
the
King
,
with
a
laugh
.
"
She
seems
dreadfully
afraid
of
that
man
who
,
she
says
,
is
in
pursuit
of
her
.
"
The
Resurrection
Man
was
immediately
struck
by
these
remarks
:
he
became
all
attention
,
but
said
nothing
.
"
If
you
knew
all
,
"
cried
Skilligalee
,
"
you
would
not
blame
her
.
It
appears
that
the
fellow
is
a
perfect
demon
.
His
regular
trade
is
in
dead
bodies
;
and
so
he
ca
n't
be
very
nice
.
"
"
It
is
the
Rattlesnake
—
it
must
be
!
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
to
himself
.
But
not
a
muscle
of
his
countenance
moved
;
and
he
sat
smoking
his
pipe
as
coolly
as
if
he
had
heard
nothing
capable
of
exciting
him
.
Nevertheless
,
within
him
there
were
emotions
of
the
most
fiendish
triumph
—
of
the
most
hellish
delight
;
for
his
victim
was
near
—
and
the
hour
of
vengeance
approached
.
Then
it
struck
him
that
his
purpose
might
be
defeated
,
were
the
Rattlesnake
,
who
had
evidently
made
friends
of
the
gipsies
,
to
meet
him
in
their
presence
.
But
he
recollected
that
the
women
were
stated
to
have
already
retired
to
rest
;
and
he
felt
more
easy
on
this
head
.
Again
,
he
asked
himself
how
he
was
to
discover
the
room
in
which
she
slept
;
—
and
to
this
question
all
his
ingenuity
could
answer
nothing
more
than
that
he
must
trust
to
circumstances
.
And
accident
did
serve
his
infernal
purposes
even
in
this
respect
.
The
gipsies
,
not
dreaming
that
their
conversation
could
have
any
ulterior
interest
to
him
,
continued
it
upon
the
same
topic
.
"
Poor
Meg
is
terribly
put
out
because
she
has
lost
all
her
companions
up
stairs
,
"
continued
Skilligalee
.
"
She
could
n't
bear
the
idea
of
sleeping
all
alone
in
the
great
room
just
over
this
.
"
"
Then
she
should
get
married
,
and
have
a
husband
to
take
care
of
her
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
,
with
a
coarse
laugh
;
—
but
his
remark
was
merely
for
the
purpose
of
clearing
up
a
doubt
.
"
And
so
she
has
some
one
to
take
care
of
her
,
"
cried
Skilligalee
;
"
and
that
's
me
.
But
there
's
one
rule
in
this
place
—
men
sleep
in
their
rooms
,
and
women
in
theirs
.
"
"
We
ca
n't
split
the
palace
into
a
hundred
different
bed-chambers
,
"
observed
Zingary
.
"
Certainly
not
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
But
surely
the
lady
you
are
talking
of
ca
n't
be
afraid
in
such
a
fortress
as
this
?
"
"
But
she
is
,
though
,
"
answered
Skilligalee
.
"
The
women
that
occupied
the
same
room
with
her
went
away
this
morning
,
because
the
court
is
going
out
of
town
again
,
"
he
added
,
with
a
jovial
laugh
.
"
Meg
wanted
to
move
into
her
majesty
's
room
;
but
Aischa
and
Eva
told
her
that
she
must
learn
to
get
rid
of
her
stupid
fears
.
"
"
And
very
properly
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
But
never
mind
these
matters
of
talk
,
"
cried
Skilligalee
;
"
they
're
only
domestic
,
after
all
.
Come
,
I
'll
sing
you
a
song
,
as
it
's
the
last
night
we
shall
be
here
.
"
Skilligalee
accordingly
chanted
a
merry
lay
;
and
the
conversation
afterwards
turned
upon
a
variety
of
topics
,
none
of
which
possessed
sufficient
interest
to
be
recorded
in
our
pages
.
At
length
a
clock
in
the
passage
struck
eleven
;
and
King
Zingary
instantly
rose
from
his
seat
.
This
was
a
signal
for
the
revellers
to
retire
.
"
Skilligalee
,
"
said
the
King
,
"
you
will
tell
the
trap-faker
[
100
]
that
the
Traveller
is
the
only
one
out
;
and
you
will
conduct
our
new
guest
to
the
strangers
'
ward
.
Lieges
and
friends
,
good-night
.
"
The
king
withdrew
;
the
other
gipsy-chiefs
dispersed
to
their
dormitories
;
and
Skilligalee
proceeded
to
conduct
the
Resurrection
Man
to
the
room
where
he
was
to
sleep
.
If
any
doubt
had
remained
in
the
mind
of
Anthony
Tidkins
relative
to
the
identity
of
the
Margaret
then
in
that
house
with
the
Margaret
whom
he
sought
,
it
would
have
been
dispelled
by
the
mention
of
the
name
of
Skilligalee
—
a
name
which
had
occurred
in
the
Rattlesnake
's
history
of
her
life
.
The
Resurrection
Man
immediately
comprehended
that
she
had
fallen
in
with
her
old
companion
.
Skilligalee
lighted
a
candle
,
and
led
the
way
up
stairs
.
On
the
first
floor
,
he
looked
into
the
porter
's
lodge
,
which
was
immediately
over
,
and
corresponded
in
size
with
,
the
lobby
below
.
"
Trap-faker
,
old
fellow
,
"
he
said
,
"
the
Traveller
is
out
late
to-night
;
but
I
suppose
he
means
to
come
back
.
He
's
the
only
one
abroad
.
"
"
All
right
,
"
returned
the
porter
:
"
I
'll
attend
to
him
.
"
Skilligalee
then
conducted
the
Resurrection
Man
up
another
flight
of
stairs
,
and
into
a
room
which
Tidkins
knew
,
from
what
had
been
already
said
,
to
be
immediately
over
the
one
where
Margaret
Flathers
slept
.
Skilligalee
left
the
Resurrection
Man
a
candle
,
wished
him
good
night
,
and
retired
to
the
room
in
which
he
slept
.
The
moment
the
Resurrection
Man
was
alone
,
his
hideous
countenance
threw
aside
its
constraint
composure
,
and
assumed
an
expression
so
truly
fiend-like
,
that
,
had
a
spectator
been
by
,
it
must
have
inspired
sentiments
of
terror
.
Like
every
greedy
and
avaricious
man
,
he
entertained
the
most
ferocious
hatred
against
the
person
who
had
robbed
him
of
his
treasure
;
—
and
now
that
the
means
of
revenge
were
within
his
reach
,
together
with
a
hope
of
recovering
his
gold
,
(
for
he
resolved
to
converse
with
the
Rattlesnake
ere
he
killed
her
)
,
he
experienced
that
kind
of
demoniac
joy
which
invariably
characterises
the
triumph
of
the
ruffian
.
Beneath
the
rough
upper
coat
which
the
Resurrection
Man
wore
,
he
had
a
pair
of
loaded
pistols
;
and
in
his
pocket
he
carried
a
clasp-knife
,
with
a
blade
as
long
,
pointed
,
and
sharp
as
a
dagger
.
Thus
armed
to
the
very
teeth
,
as
it
were
,
—
and
moreover
endowed
with
that
reckless
kind
of
daring
which
we
have
seen
him
exercise
on
so
many
different
occasions
,
—
the
Resurrection
Man
was
as
desperate
and
formidable
a
villain
as
any
Italian
bravo
that
ever
wielded
the
elastic
steel
of
Milan
,
or
any
Spanish
bandit
whose
hand
was
familiar
with
the
bright
blade
of
Albaceta
.
An
hour
passed
away
;
and
profound
silence
reigned
throughout
the
Palace
in
the
Holy
Land
.
The
Resurrection
Man
,
with
a
candle
in
his
left
hand
,
and
his
right
ready
to
grasp
a
weapon
of
defence
,
stole
cautiously
from
his
room
.
He
descended
the
stairs
,
and
proceeded
to
the
apartment
in
which
the
Rattlesnake
slept
.
The
door
yielded
to
his
hand
—
and
he
entered
the
chamber
.
It
was
a
large
room
,
with
twelve
mattresses
spread
upon
the
floor
;
but
only
one
of
the
beds
was
occupied
—
and
that
was
by
Margaret
Flathers
.
The
intended
victim
slept
.
Anthony
Tidkins
approached
the
bed
,
placed
the
candle
upon
the
floor
,
knelt
down
,
and
bent
over
the
bolster
.
"
Margaret
!
"
he
said
,
in
a
low
tone
,
giving
her
a
gentle
shake
by
the
shoulder
at
the
same
time
.
She
opened
her
eyes
;
and
at
the
same
moment
the
Resurrection
Man
clapped
his
hand
tightly
upon
her
mouth
.
But
this
precaution
was
unnecessary
;
for
,
without
it
,
profound
terror
would
have
sealed
the
lips
of
the
affrighted
woman
.
"
If
you
cause
an
alarm
,
"
muttered
the
Resurrection
Man
,
in
a
low
but
hoarse
and
dogged
tone
,
"
I
'll
cut
your
throat
that
minute
.
I
want
to
speak
to
you
;
and
if
you
tell
me
the
truth
I
will
do
you
no
harm
.
"
The
Rattlesnake
clasped
her
hands
together
,
and
cast
a
glance
of
the
most
humble
and
earnest
supplication
up
into
the
countenance
of
the
demon
whose
sudden
appearance
—
there
—
and
at
the
still
hour
of
night
—
leaning
over
her
in
so
menacing
a
manner
,
and
with
dark
resolve
expressed
in
his
foreboding
face
,
—
had
struck
such
terror
to
her
inmost
soul
.
"
Now
,
mind
,
"
added
the
Resurrection
Man
,
—
"
one
word
to
disturb
the
house
—
and
you
die
!
"
He
then
withdrew
his
hand
from
her
mouth
;
but
she
scarcely
breathed
more
freely
.
Her
alarm
would
not
have
been
of
a
more
appalling
character
,
had
she
awoke
to
find
herself
encircled
in
the
horrible
coils
of
a
boa-constrictor
.
"
You
see
,
Margaret
,
"
continued
Tidkins
,
"
no
one
can
escape
me
:
sooner
or
later
I
fall
in
with
those
who
thwart
or
injure
me
.
But
we
have
not
much
time
for
idle
chattering
.
In
one
word
;
what
have
you
done
with
the
money
you
stole
from
me
?
"
"
The
gipsies
have
got
it
all
,
"
answered
the
woman
,
scarcely
able
to
articulate
through
intense
terror
;
"
but
a
part
of
it
is
mine
whenever
I
choose
to
claim
it
.
"
"
Who
has
got
it
?
Where
is
it
kept
?
"
demanded
the
Resurrection
Man
,
speaking
in
a
low
and
sullen
whisper
.
"
The
king
of
the
gipsies
.
"
"
What
—
the
old
fool
with
a
white
beard
?
"
"
The
same
.
"
"
And
where
does
he
keep
it
,
I
say
?
"
"
I
have
been
told
that
the
bag
containing
the
gipsies
'
treasure
is
always
placed
under
his
bolster
.
"
"
Are
you
sure
of
that
?
"
asked
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
Certain
,
"
was
the
reply
:
and
now
Margaret
Flathers
began
to
breathe
more
freely
;
for
she
thought
that
the
object
of
the
terrible
individual
present
was
not
to
kill
her
,
but
to
obtain
back
his
gold
.
"
Has
any
of
it
been
spent
?
"
"
No
—
no
,
"
answered
the
Rattlesnake
,
eagerly
;
although
she
well
knew
that
a
third
had
been
already
divided
between
the
royal
family
,
the
Traveller
,
and
Skilligalee
—
those
being
the
persons
who
had
found
her
asleep
beneath
the
tree
,
and
possessed
themselves
of
her
treasure
in
the
first
instance
.
"
Do
you
know
where
the
king
,
as
you
call
him
,
sleeps
?
"
proceeded
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
Yes
—
I
am
acquainted
with
every
nook
and
corner
of
this
place
,
"
replied
Margaret
,
her
presence
of
mind
gradually
returning
to
her
aid
.
"
But
he
does
not
sleep
alone
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
:
"
I
know
all
about
that
.
How
many
men
occupy
the
same
room
with
him
?
"
"
Only
his
son
Morcar
.
"
"
Are
they
armed
?
"
"
No
,
"
answered
the
Rattlesnake
;
"
they
have
nothing
—
or
fancy
they
have
nothing
—
to
fear
:
this
house
is
so
well
guarded
!
"
"
Now
listen
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
,
after
a
pause
:
"
I
have
no
time
to
waste
in
words
.
Will
you
conduct
me
to
the
room
where
this
king
of
yours
sleeps
,
and
help
me
to
get
back
my
gold
?
or
will
you
have
your
throat
cut
this
minute
?
"
And
as
he
uttered
these
terrific
words
,
he
coolly
drew
his
clasp-knife
from
his
pocket
.
"
Oh
!
put
away
that
horrid
thing
,
and
I
will
do
all
you
tell
me
!
"
said
the
Rattlesnake
,
clasping
her
hands
again
together
,
while
a
cold
shudder
passed
over
her
entire
frame
.
"
Well
—
I
do
n't
want
to
do
you
any
harm
,
"
returned
Tidkins
,
with
difficulty
suppressing
a
sardonic
smile
.
"
But
I
warn
you
,
that
if
you
attempt
any
treachery
,
I
will
shoot
you
upon
the
spot
without
an
instant
's
hesitation
,
let
the
consequences
be
what
they
may
.
"
And
this
time
he
showed
her
the
butt-ends
of
his
pistols
in
the
side-pocket
of
his
rough
coat
.
"
You
need
not
threaten
me
,
Tony
,
"
said
the
woman
,
endeavouring
to
assume
an
insinuating
tone
;
but
the
dark
scowl
with
which
the
Resurrection
Man
surveyed
her
as
she
thus
addressed
him
,
instantly
checked
that
partial
overture
towards
reconciliation
and
confidence
.
"
None
of
that
nonsense
with
me
,
Meg
,
"
whispered
Tidkins
;
"
it
has
deceived
me
before
.
But
I
warn
you
!
So
now
jump
up
and
lead
the
way
to
the
king
's
room
.
"
The
Resurrection
Man
rose
from
his
kneeling
posture
over
the
bed
,
which
,
as
our
readers
have
been
already
informed
,
was
made
up
on
the
floor
;
and
Margaret
Flathers
got
up
.
"
Shall
I
dress
myself
?
"
she
said
.
"
What
for
?
You
do
n't
think
that
you
're
going
away
with
me
—
do
you
?
No
,
no
;
I
shall
leave
you
in
the
excellent
company
which
you
have
chosen
for
yourself
,
and
with
your
friend
Skilligalee
.
"
The
Rattlesnake
made
no
reply
;
but
she
marvelled
how
the
Resurrection
Man
became
acquainted
with
so
many
particulars
concerning
her
companions
.
"
Take
the
light
,
and
go
first
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
;
and
,
pulling
off
his
heavy
shoes
,
he
prepared
to
follow
her
.
Margaret
Flathers
took
the
candle
in
her
hand
,
and
led
the
way
cautiously
to
the
room
in
which
Zingary
and
Morcar
slept
.
The
door
was
a-jar
—
and
she
entered
,
followed
by
the
Resurrection
Man
.
The
king
and
Morcar
were
fast
asleep
in
their
beds
,
which
were
also
spread
on
the
floor
.
The
Resurrection
Man
drew
a
pistol
from
his
pocket
,
and
advanced
to
the
head
of
the
king
's
couch
.
The
Rattlesnake
remained
in
the
middle
of
the
room
,
holding
the
candle
.
Tidkins
cautiously
introduced
his
hand
beneath
the
bolster
;
and
,
to
his
inexpressible
joy
,
his
fingers
came
in
contact
with
a
bag
evidently
containing
no
small
quantity
of
coin
.
By
the
sudden
flash
of
delight
which
overspread
his
countenance
,
the
Rattlesnake
perceived
that
her
words
had
not
misled
him
;
and
she
rejoiced
in
her
turn
—
for
she
had
dreaded
the
consequences
of
any
disappointment
experienced
on
his
part
.
A
difficult
task
yet
remained
for
the
Resurrection
Man
to
perform
:
he
had
to
draw
the
bag
,
as
gently
as
he
could
,
from
beneath
the
king
's
head
.
At
one
moment
a
horrible
idea
entered
his
imagination
;
—
he
thought
of
cutting
the
old
man
's
throat
,
in
order
to
abstract
the
treasure
without
molestation
.
But
then
,
there
was
the
other
man
who
might
happen
to
awake
!
Accordingly
he
abandoned
this
horrible
scheme
,
and
commenced
his
task
of
slowly
removing
the
bag
.
But
just
at
the
moment
when
this
difficulty
seemed
entirely
overcome
,
Morcar
started
up
in
the
next
bed
,
and
uttered
a
loud
cry
.
The
candle
fell
from
the
hands
of
the
Rattlesnake
,
and
was
extinguished
.
Availing
himself
of
the
darkness
into
which
the
room
was
thus
suddenly
plunged
,
the
Resurrection
Man
seized
the
bag
,
and
darted
towards
the
door
.
But
scarcely
had
he
set
foot
in
the
adjacent
passage
,
when
the
deep
tones
of
a
bell
suddenly
boomed
throughout
the
house
;
and
the
notes
of
the
tocsin
were
instantly
responded
to
by
the
clamour
of
voices
and
the
rushing
of
many
persons
from
the
various
rooms
to
know
the
cause
of
the
alarm
.
The
entire
house
was
now
in
confusion
:
the
alarm
,
which
Morcar
rang
,
awoke
every
one
throughout
the
establishment
.
Meantime
,
the
Resurrection
Man
had
precipitated
himself
down
stairs
,
and
had
already
begun
to
unbolt
the
front
door
,
when
lights
appeared
,
and
in
another
moment
he
was
surrounded
by
the
gipsy
chiefs
,
and
pinioned
by
them
.
"
Villain
!
"
cried
Morcar
,
tearing
the
bag
of
gold
from
his
grasp
:
"
is
this
the
reward
of
our
hospitality
?
"
"
It
's
mine
—
and
I
can
prove
it
,
"
thundered
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
But
let
me
go
—
I
do
n't
want
to
hurt
any
of
you
—
and
you
need
n't
hurt
me
.
"
"
Ah
!
that
voice
!
"
ejaculated
the
Traveller
,
who
had
just
reached
the
bottom
of
the
stairs
as
Tidkins
uttered
those
words
:
then
,
before
a
single
arm
could
even
be
stretched
out
to
restrain
him
,
he
rushed
with
the
fury
of
a
demon
upon
the
Resurrection
Man
,
and
planted
his
long
dagger
in
the
miscreant
's
breast
.
Tidkins
fell
:
a
cry
of
horror
broke
from
the
gipsies
;
and
the
Traveller
was
instantly
secured
.
"
He
is
not
dead
—
but
he
is
dying
,
"
exclaimed
Morcar
,
raising
the
Resurrection
Man
in
his
arms
.
"
Tell
him
,
then
,
"
cried
the
Traveller
,
in
a
tone
of
mingled
triumph
and
joy
,
—
"
tell
him
that
the
man
who
was
transported
four
years
ago
by
his
infernal
treachery
has
at
length
been
avenged
,
—
tell
him
that
he
dies
by
the
hand
of
Crankey
Jem
!
"
These
words
seemed
to
animate
the
Resurrection
Man
for
a
few
moments
:
he
made
an
effort
to
speak
—
but
his
tongue
refused
to
articulate
the
curses
which
his
imagination
prompted
;
and
,
turning
a
glance
of
the
most
diabolical
hatred
upon
the
avenger
,
he
sank
back
insensible
in
the
arms
of
Morcar
.
The
gipsies
conveyed
him
up
stairs
,
and
placed
him
on
a
bed
,
where
Aischa
,
who
,
like
many
females
of
her
race
,
possessed
no
inconsiderable
amount
of
medical
knowledge
,
immediately
attended
upon
him
.
CHAPTER
CXXXVI
.
THE
SECRET
TRIBUNAL
.
HALF
an
hour
after
the
occurrences
just
related
,
a
strange
and
terribly
romantic
scene
took
place
at
the
Gipsies
'
Palace
in
Saint
Giles
's
.
The
principal
room
on
the
ground-floor
was
lighted
up
with
numerous
candles
.
At
the
head
of
the
long
table
sate
King
Zingary
,
clad
in
a
black
robe
or
gown
,
and
wearing
a
black
cap
upon
his
head
.
The
gipsies
,
who
had
all
dressed
themselves
in
the
interval
which
had
occurred
since
the
alarm
,
were
seated
at
the
board
,
—
the
men
on
one
side
,
the
women
on
the
other
.
Aischa
alone
was
absent
.
At
the
lower
end
of
the
table
sat
Margaret
Flathers
,
—
her
countenance
deadly
pale
,
and
her
eyes
wildly
glancing
upon
those
around
her
,
as
if
to
inquire
the
meaning
of
this
solemn
conclave
.
Skilligalee
was
also
present
;
but
his
looks
were
downcast
and
sombre
.
Such
an
assembly
,
in
the
middle
of
the
night
,
and
succeeding
so
rapidly
upon
the
dread
incidents
which
had
already
occurred
,
was
enough
to
strike
terror
to
the
soul
of
Margaret
Flathers
;
for
she
knew
that
this
meeting
,
at
which
so
much
awful
ceremony
seemed
to
preside
,
bore
some
reference
to
herself
.
At
length
Zingary
spoke
.
"
Margaret
,
"
he
said
,
in
a
solemn
tone
,
"
you
are
now
in
the
presence
of
the
secret
tribunal
of
the
united
races
of
Zingarees
.
Our
association
,
existing
by
conventional
rules
and
laws
of
its
own
making
,
and
to
a
certain
degree
independent
of
those
which
govern
the
country
wherein
we
dwell
,
has
been
compelled
to
frame
severe
statutes
to
meet
extreme
cases
.
One
of
our
customs
is
hospitality
;
and
you
have
seen
enough
of
us
to
know
that
we
ask
but
few
questions
of
those
who
seek
our
charity
or
our
protection
.
It
necessarily
happens
that
persons
who
so
come
amongst
us
,
learn
much
of
our
mode
of
life
and
many
of
our
proceedings
.
But
the
basest
ingratitude
alone
could
reward
our
generous
hospitality
with
a
treacherous
betrayal
of
any
matters
,
the
communication
of
which
might
militate
against
our
interests
.
Although
we
have
no
sympathy
and
no
dealings
with
the
thieves
and
rogues
of
this
great
metropolis
,
we
never
refuse
them
the
security
of
this
establishment
,
when
accident
or
previous
acquaintance
with
its
existence
leads
them
to
seek
the
safety
of
its
walls
.
This
conduct
on
our
part
has
been
pursued
upon
grounds
of
generosity
and
policy
;
—
generosity
,
because
we
believe
that
half
the
criminals
in
existence
are
rather
the
victims
of
bad
laws
than
of
their
own
perverse
natures
;
—
policy
,
because
we
wish
to
keep
on
good
terms
with
all
orders
and
classes
who
live
in
violation
of
the
law
.
It
,
however
,
behoves
us
to
adopt
as
much
precaution
as
possible
against
treachery
,
and
to
punish
treachery
where
we
detect
it
,
and
when
the
perpetrator
of
it
is
in
our
power
.
With
this
view
the
secret
tribunal
was
instituted
at
the
same
time
that
this
establishment
was
first
opened
,
more
than
a
century
ago
.
Margaret
,
you
are
now
in
the
presence
of
that
tribunal
,
and
you
are
accused
of
treachery
and
ingratitude
of
the
very
blackest
dye
.
"
This
address
was
delivered
with
a
solemnity
which
made
a
deep
impression
upon
all
present
.
No
slang
phrases
,
no
low
synonymes
disfigured
the
language
of
King
Zingary
.
He
spoke
in
a
manner
becoming
the
chief
of
a
vastly
ramified
association
which
had
made
laws
for
the
protection
of
its
own
interests
.
Margaret
surveyed
the
aged
individual
who
thus
addressed
her
,
with
wild
astonishment
and
vague
alarm
.
But
so
confused
were
her
ideas
that
she
could
not
make
any
reply
.
"
What
are
the
facts
of
this
case
?
"
continued
King
Zingary
,
after
a
pause
:
"
you
,
Margaret
,
are
discovered
by
us
one
morning
,
sleeping
in
the
open
air
,
and
nearly
dead
with
the
cold
.
You
have
a
treasure
with
you
,
which
we
might
have
appropriated
altogether
to
ourselves
,
but
a
third
of
which
has
been
held
at
your
disposal
—
yours
at
any
time
you
might
choose
to
demand
it
.
You
come
amongst
us
;
you
are
treated
by
us
with
even
more
than
usual
attention
and
kindness
;
and
you
are
allowed
to
associate
with
our
wives
and
daughters
without
the
least
restraint
.
A
fortnight
scarcely
elapses
,
when
you
conduct
a
robber
into
my
room
,
and
point
to
him
the
place
where
he
may
find
the
treasure
belonging
to
the
association
.
"
"
Hear
me
—
hear
me
!
"
ejaculated
Margaret
,
now
recovering
the
power
of
speech
;
"
hear
me
—
and
I
will
explain
all
.
"
"
Speak
,
"
said
the
king
.
"
I
am
not
guilty
of
premeditated
ingratitude
,
"
continued
the
Rattlesnake
:
"
I
awoke
in
the
middle
of
the
night
,
and
found
a
fiend
in
human
shape
hanging
over
me
.
That
man
was
the
one
whom
I
had
been
so
anxious
to
avoid
—
of
whom
I
was
so
afraid
.
I
admit
that
I
had
robbed
him
of
the
gold
which
you
found
with
me
;
but
I
was
not
bound
to
tell
you
that
before
now
.
Well
—
I
awoke
,
and
he
was
hanging
over
me
!
How
he
came
into
the
house
,
you
best
know
;
how
he
knew
that
I
was
an
inmate
of
it
,
I
cannot
explain
;
how
he
discovered
my
room
is
also
a
mystery
.
Nevertheless
—
he
did
find
me
out
;
and
with
dreadful
threats
of
instant
death
he
made
me
lead
him
to
your
apartment
to
get
back
his
gold
.
That
is
the
whole
truth
.
"
A
smile
of
incredulity
played
upon
the
lips
of
Zingary
.
"
Why
did
you
not
give
the
alarm
,
when
once
you
were
in
my
chamber
?
"
he
demanded
.
"
Even
if
I
am
old
and
feeble
,
was
not
Morcar
there
?
and
could
you
not
in
one
moment
have
summoned
the
others
to
your
aid
,
by
touching
the
bell-rope
within
your
reach
?
"
"
And
,
had
I
done
so
,
that
instant
would
have
been
my
last
.
The
fearful
man
,
whom
I
obeyed
,
would
have
shot
me
dead
on
the
spot
,
"
answered
the
Rattlesnake
.
"
And
do
you
not
know
how
to
die
rather
than
betray
your
companions
?
"
asked
the
king
.
"
I
am
but
a
woman
—
a
weak
woman
,
"
exclaimed
Margaret
;
"
and
—
oh
!
no
—
no
—
I
could
not
die
so
horrible
a
death
!
"
"
Our
women
would
die
in
such
a
cause
,
"
said
Zingary
;
"
and
those
who
join
us
and
live
with
us
must
learn
our
customs
and
our
habits
.
"
"
Remember
how
sudden
was
the
appearance
of
that
man
—
how
awful
were
his
threats
—
in
the
middle
of
the
night
—
and
a
knife
,
I
may
say
,
at
my
very
throat
—
—
"
"
It
is
a
most
extraordinary
thing
,
that
the
very
man
whom
you
so
much
dreaded
should
have
happened
to
seek
our
hospitality
within
a
fortnight
after
you
had
joined
us
.
Am
I
wrong
if
I
entertain
a
suspicion
in
that
respect
?
You
knew
that
the
bag
,
which
every
night
was
deposited
beneath
my
head
,
contained
not
only
the
greater
part
of
the
gold
which
you
brought
us
,
but
also
the
year
's
contributions
from
the
tribes
and
districts
:
you
knew
all
this
,
because
we
had
no
secrets
from
you
.
Then
,
perhaps
,
you
were
tired
of
our
company
;
and
you
imagined
that
it
would
be
an
easy
thing
to
make
your
peace
with
that
man
whom
you
so
much
feared
,
by
putting
him
in
possession
of
a
larger
treasure
than
the
one
you
plundered
from
him
,
—
a
treasure
,
too
,
which
you
might
hope
to
share
with
him
.
"
"
As
I
live
,
that
was
not
the
case
!
"
cried
the
Rattlesnake
,
energetically
.
"
You
know
that
I
have
never
stirred
out
of
this
house
once
since
I
first
crossed
the
threshold
:
how
,
then
,
could
I
communicate
with
that
man
?
"
"
Where
there
is
a
will
,
there
generally
is
a
way
,
Margaret
,
"
answered
the
king
.
"
Have
you
any
thing
further
to
urge
in
your
defence
?
"
"
I
have
told
the
truth
,
"
replied
the
woman
;
"
what
more
can
I
say
?
"
"
Then
you
may
retire
,
"
said
Zingary
.
Two
gipsy-men
led
her
from
the
room
;
and
those
who
remained
behind
proceeded
to
deliberate
upon
the
case
.
The
whole
affair
was
viewed
in
an
aspect
most
unfavourable
to
the
Rattlesnake
;
and
when
Skilligalee
volunteered
an
argument
in
her
defence
,
he
was
reminded
that
he
only
sate
at
that
board
by
sufferance
,
because
he
was
known
to
be
faithfully
attached
to
the
Zingarees
,
but
that
he
was
not
one
of
either
race
.
When
the
question
had
been
duly
discussed
by
the
Secret
Tribunal
,
the
king
put
the
point
at
issue
to
the
vote
—
Guilty
,
or
Not
Guilty
.
The
decision
of
the
majority
was
"
Guilty
.
"
The
Rattlesnake
was
then
ordered
to
be
brought
back
to
the
room
.
When
she
again
stood
in
the
presence
of
her
judges
,
Zingary
addressed
her
in
the
following
manner
:
—
"
This
tribunal
,
Margaret
,
has
duly
deliberated
upon
the
case
in
which
you
are
so
especially
interested
.
The
result
of
that
deliberation
is
,
that
you
are
found
guilty
of
the
blackest
treachery
and
ingratitude
.
The
founders
of
this
tribunal
wisely
ordained
that
it
should
only
pronounce
one
penalty
in
all
cases
which
terminated
in
convictions
;
and
that
penalty
is
one
which
does
not
enable
the
criminal
to
return
to
the
world
to
seek
at
the
hands
of
the
country
's
tribunals
redress
for
what
such
criminal
might
deem
to
be
an
injustice
practised
by
this
court
.
That
penalty
is
death
!
"
"
Death
!
"
wildly
screamed
Margaret
Flathers
:
"
oh
,
no
—
you
would
not
,
could
not
murder
me
in
cold
blood
!
"
"
Death
,
"
solemnly
repeated
Zingary
;
—
"
death
in
the
usual
manner
,
according
to
the
laws
which
this
Tribunal
was
instituted
to
dispense
.
"
"
Death
!
"
again
cried
the
unhappy
woman
,
scarcely
believing
what
she
heard
:
"
no
—
it
is
impossible
!
You
will
not
kill
me
—
you
cannot
cut
me
off
so
soon
!
I
am
not
prepared
to
die
—
I
have
led
a
wicked
life
,
and
must
have
time
to
repent
.
Spare
me
!
But
—
do
not
keep
me
in
this
dreadful
suspense
!
Oh
!
I
can
understand
that
you
wish
to
strike
me
with
terror
—
to
read
me
a
terrible
lesson
.
Well
—
you
have
succeeded
!
Expel
me
from
your
society
—
thrust
me
out
of
your
house
;
but
—
—
"
"
Remove
her
,
"
interrupted
Zingary
,
firmly
;
but
at
the
same
time
a
tear
trickled
down
his
countenance
.
The
two
gipsies
who
had
before
led
the
Rattlesnake
from
the
room
,
now
dragged
her
forcibly
away
;
while
her
piercing
screams
struck
to
the
hearts
of
those
who
heard
them
.
"
When
is
the
sentence
to
be
executed
?
"
inquired
Skilligalee
,
in
a
subdued
and
mournful
tone
.
"
Within
the
hour
,
"
answered
the
king
.
"
You
may
converse
with
her
up
to
the
fatal
moment
.
"
Skilligalee
bowed
,
and
left
the
room
.
"
Let
the
Traveller
be
now
introduced
,
"
said
Zingary
.
Crankey
Jem
,
—
against
whom
,
the
reader
may
remember
,
the
Resurrection
Man
had
turned
Crown
evidence
at
the
same
sessions
of
the
Central
Criminal
Court
at
which
Richard
Markham
and
Eliza
Sidney
were
tried
and
condemned
,
—
was
now
brought
into
the
room
.
"
You
have
conducted
yourself
in
a
manner
calculated
to
involve
us
all
in
a
most
serious
difficulty
,
"
said
the
king
,
addressing
this
individual
;
"
and
we
are
compelled
to
rid
ourselves
of
your
presence
without
delay
.
You
have
been
treated
with
hospitality
by
us
:
reward
us
by
maintaining
the
most
profound
secresy
relative
to
all
you
have
seen
or
heard
since
you
have
been
our
companion
and
guest
.
Depart
—
and
may
you
always
be
ready
and
willing
to
serve
a
Zingaree
.
"
"
I
will
—
I
will
,
"
answered
Jem
:
"
night
and
day
—
in
any
case
—
I
will
risk
my
life
for
one
of
you
.
I
do
not
blame
you
for
expelling
me
;
in
fact
,
I
should
have
left
you
in
the
morning
of
my
own
accord
.
London
is
no
place
for
an
escaped
convict
;
and
I
shall
not
be
sorry
to
leave
it
.
But
,
answer
me
one
question
before
I
go
:
is
that
man
dead
?
"
"
We
shall
give
you
no
information
on
that
head
,
"
answered
Zingary
.
"
Depart
,
my
friend
—
and
trouble
us
with
your
presence
no
longer
.
You
have
gold
—
and
may
you
prosper
.
"
Crankey
Jem
bowed
to
the
gipsies
;
and
,
having
thanked
them
for
their
hospitality
and
kindness
towards
him
,
took
his
departure
from
the
palace
.
The
gipsies
retained
their
seats
;
but
not
a
word
was
spoken
by
any
one
present
.
At
length
the
great
bell
on
the
staircase
was
struck
three
times
.
At
this
signal
the
king
rose
and
walked
slowly
out
of
the
room
,
followed
by
the
other
gipsies
.
The
procession
moved
with
solemn
pace
,
and
in
dead
silence
,
to
the
back
part
of
the
house
,
where
it
descended
a
flight
of
stone
steps
into
a
place
used
as
a
scullery
.
There
Skilligalee
,
Margaret
Flathers
,
and
the
two
gipsy-gaolers
who
had
charge
of
the
criminal
,
were
waiting
.
A
single
candle
burned
in
the
place
,
and
its
dim
fitful
light
rather
augmented
than
diminished
the
gloom
.
Margaret
was
absorbed
in
the
most
profound
grief
and
terror
;
and
her
mental
sufferings
were
revealed
in
heart-rending
sobs
.
The
nature
of
her
doom
had
already
been
communicated
to
her
!
Skilligalee
's
countenance
was
ashy
pale
;
but
,
much
as
he
felt
,
he
knew
the
Zingarees
too
well
to
undertake
the
vain
task
of
imploring
their
mercy
on
behalf
of
the
culprit
.
"
Is
every
thing
ready
?
"
demanded
the
king
.
"
Every
thing
,
"
answered
one
of
the
gipsy-gaolers
.
With
these
words
the
man
opened
a
massive
door
leading
into
a
cellar
,
at
the
end
of
which
there
was
another
door
,
affording
admittance
into
a
second
and
smaller
vault
.
"
Margaret
,
"
cried
the
king
,
in
a
loud
tone
,
"
your
doom
is
prepared
.
Brethren
,
take
warning
against
treachery
and
ingratitude
from
this
last
act
of
justice
!
"
The
two
gipsies
who
had
been
entrusted
with
the
custody
of
the
criminal
,
raised
her
between
them
,
and
bore
her
through
the
first
cellar
into
the
interior
vault
.
But
she
uttered
not
a
scream
—
nor
a
sob
:
she
had
fallen
into
a
state
of
apathy
bordering
upon
insensibility
,
the
moment
the
rough
hands
of
those
men
had
touched
her
.
Skilligalee
's
lips
were
compressed
;
and
he
evidently
experienced
immense
difficulty
in
restraining
his
feelings
.
Margaret
was
deposited
on
a
mattress
in
the
inner
cell
:
a
loaf
of
bread
and
pitcher
of
water
had
already
been
placed
upon
a
shelf
in
one
corner
of
the
dungeon
.
The
door
was
then
closed
and
carefully
bolted
.
The
door
of
the
outer
cellar
was
also
shut
;
and
thus
was
the
wretched
woman
entombed
alive
.
But
as
the
procession
of
Zingarees
turned
to
leave
the
vicinity
of
that
fearful
scene
of
punishment
,
a
faint
shriek
—
though
not
the
less
expressive
of
bitter
agony
in
consequence
of
its
indistinctness
—
fell
upon
the
ears
of
those
who
had
witnessed
the
sepulture
of
a
living
being
.
EPILOGUE
TO
VOLUME
I
.
THUS
far
have
we
pursued
our
adventurous
theme
;
and
though
we
have
already
told
so
much
,
how
much
more
does
there
remain
yet
to
tell
!
Said
we
not
,
at
the
outset
,
that
we
would
introduce
our
readers
to
a
city
of
strange
contrasts
?
and
who
shall
say
that
we
have
not
fulfilled
our
promise
?
But
as
yet
we
have
only
drawn
the
veil
partially
aside
from
the
mighty
panorama
of
grandeur
and
misery
which
it
is
our
task
to
display
:
—
the
reader
has
still
to
be
initiated
more
deeply
into
the
Mysteries
of
London
.
We
have
a
grand
moral
to
work
out
—
a
great
lesson
to
teach
every
class
of
society
;
—
a
moral
and
a
lesson
whose
themes
are
WEALTH
.
|
POVERTY
.
For
we
have
constituted
ourselves
the
scourge
of
the
oppressor
,
and
the
champion
of
the
oppressed
:
we
have
taken
virtue
by
the
hand
to
raise
it
,
and
we
have
seized
upon
vice
to
expose
it
;
we
have
no
fear
of
those
who
sit
in
high
places
;
but
we
dwell
as
emphatically
upon
the
failings
of
the
educated
and
rich
,
as
on
the
immorality
of
the
ignorant
and
poor
.
We
invite
all
those
who
have
been
deceived
to
come
around
us
,
and
we
will
unmask
the
deceiver
;
—
we
seek
the
company
of
them
that
drag
the
chains
of
tyranny
along
the
rough
thoroughfares
of
the
world
,
that
we
may
put
the
tyrant
to
shame
;
—
we
gather
around
us
all
those
who
suffer
from
vicious
institutions
,
that
we
may
expose
the
rottenness
of
the
social
heart
.
Crime
,
oppression
,
and
injustice
prosper
for
a
time
;
but
,
with
nations
as
with
individuals
,
the
day
of
retribution
must
come
.
Such
is
the
lesson
which
we
have
yet
to
teach
.
And
let
those
who
have
perused
what
we
have
already
written
,
pause
ere
they
deduce
therefrom
a
general
moral
;
—
for
as
yet
they
cannot
anticipate
our
design
,
nor
read
our
end
.
No
:
—
for
we
have
yet
more
to
write
,
and
they
have
more
to
learn
,
of
the
Mysteries
of
London
.
Strange
as
many
of
the
incidents
already
recorded
may
be
deemed
,
—
wild
and
fanciful
as
much
of
our
narrative
up
to
this
point
may
appear
,
—
we
have
yet
events
more
strange
,
and
episodes
more
seemingly
wild
and
fanciful
,
to
narrate
in
the
ensuing
volume
.
For
the
word
"
London
"
constitutes
a
theme
whose
details
,
whether
of
good
or
of
evil
,
are
inexhaustible
:
nor
knew
we
,
when
we
took
up
our
pen
to
enter
upon
the
subject
,
how
vast
—
how
mighty
—
how
comprehensive
it
might
be
!
Ye
,
then
,
who
have
borne
with
us
thus
far
,
condescend
to
follow
us
on
to
the
end
:
—
we
can
promise
that
the
spirit
which
has
animated
us
up
to
this
point
will
not
flag
as
we
prosecute
our
undertaking
;
—
and
,
at
the
close
,
we
feel
convinced
that
more
than
one
will
be
enabled
to
retrospect
over
some
good
and
useful
sentiment
which
will
have
been
awakened
in
his
soul
by
the
perusal
of
"
The
Mysteries
of
London
.
"
END
OF
THE
FIRST
VOLUME
.
P.
P.
THOMS
,
PRINTER
,
12
,
WARWICK
SQUARE
,
LONDON
.
THE
MYSTERIES
OF
LONDON
.
BY
GEORGE
W
.
M
.
REYNOLDS
,
AUTHOR
OF
"
PICKWICK
ABROAD
,
"
"
THE
MODERN
LITERATURE
OF
FRANCE
,
"
"
ROBERT
MACAIRE
,
"
ETC.
WITH
NUMEROUS
ILLUSTRATIONS
BY
G
.
STIFF
.
VOL.
II
.
LONDON
:
GEORGE
VICKERS
,
3
,
CATHERINE
STREET
,
STRAND
.
MDCCCXLVI
.
CHAPTER
CXXXVII
.
RATS
'
CASTLE
.
Richard
Markham
,
though
perfectly
unpretending
in
manner
and
somewhat
reserved
or
even
sedate
in
disposition
,
possessed
the
most
undaunted
courage
.
Thus
was
it
that
,
almost
immediately
recovering
himself
from
the
sudden
check
which
he
had
experienced
at
the
hands
of
the
Resurrection
Man
,
he
hurried
in
pursuit
of
the
miscreant
,
followed
by
the
policeman
and
the
people
whom
the
alarm
which
he
had
given
had
called
to
his
aid
.
The
people
were
