up,
let
it
be
as
hard
as
it
will
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
,
in
answer
to
his
comrade
's
remark
.
Then
,
suiting
the
action
to
the
word
,
he
began
his
operations
in
the
following
manner
.
He
measured
a
distance
of
five
paces
from
the
head
of
the
grave
.
At
the
point
thus
marked
he
took
a
long
iron
rod
and
drove
it
in
an
oblique
direction
through
the
ground
towards
one
end
of
the
coffin
.
So
accurate
were
his
calculations
relative
to
the
precise
spot
in
which
the
coffin
was
embedded
in
the
earth
,
that
the
iron
rod
struck
against
it
the
very
first
time
he
thus
sounded
the
soil
.
"
All
right
,
"
he
whispered
to
the
Buffer
.
He
then
took
a
spade
and
began
to
break
up
the
earth
just
at
that
spot
where
the
end
of
the
iron
rod
peeped
out
of
the
ground
.
"
Not
so
hard
as
you
thought
,
"
he
observed
.
"
The
fact
is
,
the
whole
burial-place
is
so
mixed
up
with
human
remains
,
that
the
clay
is
too
greasy
to
freeze
very
easy
.
"
"
I
s'pose
that
's
it
,
"
said
the
Buffer
.
The
Resurrection
Man
worked
for
about
ten
minutes
with
a
skill
and
an
effect
that
would
have
astonished
even
Jones
the
grave-digger
himself
,
had
he
been
there
to
see
.
He
then
resigned
the
spade
to
the
Buffer
,
who
took
his
turn
with
equal
ardour
and
ability
.
When
his
ten
minutes
elapsed
,
the
resurrectionists
regaled
themselves
each
with
a
dram
from
Tidkins
'
flask
;
and
this
individual
then
applied
himself
once
more
to
the
work
in
hand
.
When
he
was
wearied
,
the
Buffer
relieved
him
;
and
thus
did
they
fairly
divide
the
toil
until
the
excavation
of
the
ground
was
completed
.
This
portion
of
the
task
was
finished
in
about
forty
minutes
.
An
oblique
channel
,
about
ten
feet
long
,
and
three
feet
square
at
the
mouth
,
and
decreasing
only
in
length
,
as
it
verged
towards
the
head
of
the
coffin
at
the
bottom
,
was
now
formed
.
The
Resurrection
Man
provided
himself
with
a
stout
chisel
,
the
handle
of
which
was
covered
with
leather
,
and
with
a
mallet
,
the
ends
of
which
were
also
protected
with
pieces
of
the
same
material
.
Thus
the
former
instrument
when
struck
by
the
latter
emitted
but
little
noise
.
He
then
descended
into
the
channel
which
terminated
at
the
very
head
of
the
coffin
.
Breaking
away
the
soil
that
lay
upon
that
end
of
the
coffin
,
he
inserted
the
chisel
into
the
joints
of
the
wood
,
and
in
a
very
few
moments
knocked
off
the
board
that
closed
the
coffin
at
that
extremity
.
The
wood-work
of
the
head
of
the
shell
was
also
removed
with
ease
—
for
Banks
had
purposely
nailed
those
parts
of
the
two
cases
very
slightly
together
.
The
Resurrection
Man
next
handed
up
the
tools
to
his
companion
,
who
threw
him
down
a
strong
cord
.
The
end
of
this
rope
was
then
fastened
under
the
armpits
of
the
corpse
as
it
lay
in
its
coffin
.
This
being
done
,
the
Buffer
helped
the
Resurrection
Man
out
of
the
hole
.
"
So
far
,
so
good
,
"
said
Tidkins
:
"
it
must
be
close
upon
one
o'clock
.
We
have
got
a
quarter
of
an
hour
left
—
and
that
's
plenty
of
time
to
do
all
that
's
yet
to
be
done
.
"
The
two
men
then
took
the
rope
between
them
,
and
drew
the
corpse
gently
out
of
its
coffin
—
up
the
slope
of
the
channel
—
and
landed
it
safely
on
the
ground
at
a
little
distance
from
the
mouth
of
the
excavation
.
The
moon
fell
upon
the
pale
features
of
the
dead
—
those
features
which
were
still
as
unchanged
,
save
in
colour
,
as
if
they
had
never
come
in
contact
with
a
shroud
—
nor
belonged
to
a
body
that
had
been
swathed
in
a
winding-sheet
!
The
contrast
formed
by
the
white
figure
and
the
black
soil
on
which
it
was
stretched
,
would
have
struck
terror
to
the
heart
of
any
one
save
a
resurrectionist
.
Indeed
,
the
moment
the
corpse
was
thus
dragged
forth
from
its
grave
,
the
Resurrection
Man
thrust
his
hand
into
its
breast
,
and
felt
for
the
gold
.
It
was
there
—
wrapped
up
as
the
undertaker
had
described
.
"
The
blunt
is
all
safe
,
Jack
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
;
and
he
secured
the
coin
about
his
person
.
They
then
applied
themselves
vigorously
to
shovel
back
the
earth
;
but
,
when
they
had
filled
up
the
excavation
,
a
considerable
quantity
of
the
soil
still
remained
to
dispose
of
,
it
being
impossible
,
in
spite
of
stamping
down
,
to
condense
the
earth
into
the
same
space
from
which
it
was
originally
taken
.
They
therefore
filled
two
sacks
with
the
surplus
soil
,
and
proceeded
to
empty
them
in
different
parts
of
the
ground
.
Their
task
was
so
far
accomplished
,
when
they
heard
the
low
rumble
of
wheels
in
the
lane
outside
the
cemetery
.
To
bundle
the
corpse
neck
and
heels
into
a
sack
,
and
gather
up
their
implements
,
was
the
work
of
only
a
few
moments
.
They
then
conveyed
their
burdens
between
them
to
the
wall
overlooking
the
lane
,
where
the
well-known
voice
of
Mr.
Banks
greeted
their
ears
,
as
he
stood
upright
in
his
cart
peering
over
the
barrier
into
the
cemetery
.
"
Got
the
blessed
defunct
?
"
said
the
undertaker
,
interrogatively
.
"
Right
and
tight
,
"
answered
the
Buffer
;
"
and
the
tin
too
.
Now
,
then
,
look
sharp
—
here
's
the
tools
.
"
"
I
've
got
'
em
,
"
returned
Banks
.
"
Look
out
for
the
stiff
'
un
,
then
,
"
added
the
Buffer
;
and
,
aided
by
the
Resurrection
Man
,
he
shoved
the
body
up
to
the
undertaker
,
who
deposited
it
in
the
bottom
of
his
cart
.
The
Resurrection
Man
and
the
Buffer
then
mounted
the
wall
,
and
got
into
the
vehicle
,
in
which
they
laid
themselves
down
,
so
that
any
person
whom
they
might
meet
in
the
streets
through
which
they
were
to
pass
would
only
see
one
individual
in
the
cart
—
namely
,
the
driver
.
Otherwise
,
the
appearance
of
three
men
at
that
time
of
night
,
or
rather
at
that
hour
in
the
morning
,
might
have
excited
suspicion
.
Banks
lashed
the
sides
of
his
horse
;
and
the
animal
started
off
at
a
round
pace
.
Not
a
word
was
spoken
during
the
short
drive
to
the
surgeon
's
residence
in
the
Cambridge
Road
.
When
they
reached
his
house
the
road
was
quiet
and
deserted
.
A
light
glimmered
through
the
fan-light
over
the
door
;
and
the
door
itself
was
opened
the
moment
the
cart
stopped
.
The
Resurrection
Man
and
the
Buffer
sprang
up
;
and
,
seeing
that
the
coast
was
clear
,
bundled
the
corpse
out
of
the
vehicle
in
an
instant
;
then
in
less
than
half
a
minute
the
"
blessed
defunct
,
"
as
the
undertaker
called
it
,
was
safely
lodged
in
the
passage
of
the
surgeon
's
house
.
Mr.
Banks
,
as
soon
as
the
body
was
removed
from
his
vehicle
,
drove
rapidly
away
.
His
portion
of
the
night
's
work
was
done
;
and
he
knew
that
his
accomplices
would
give
him
his
"
reg'lars
"
when
they
should
meet
again
.
The
Resurrection
Man
and
the
Buffer
conveyed
the
body
into
a
species
of
out-house
,
which
the
surgeon
,
who
was
passionately
attached
to
anatomical
studies
,
devoted
to
purposes
of
dissection
and
physiological
experiment
.
In
the
middle
of
this
room
,
which
was
about
ten
feet
long
and
six
broad
,
stood
a
strong
deal
table
,
forming
a
slightly
inclined
plane
.
The
stone
pavement
of
the
out-house
was
perforated
with
holes
in
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
table
,
so
that
the
fluid
which
poured
from
subjects
for
dissection
might
escape
into
a
drain
communicating
with
the
common
sewer
.
To
the
ceiling
,
immediately
above
the
head
of
the
table
,
was
attached
a
pulley
with
a
strong
cord
,
by
means
of
which
a
body
might
be
supported
in
any
position
that
was
most
convenient
to
the
anatomist
.
The
Resurrection
Man
and
his
companion
carried
the
corpse
into
this
dissecting-room
,
and
placed
it
upon
the
table
,
the
surgeon
holding
a
candle
to
light
their
movements
.
"
Now
,
Jack
,
"
said
Tidkins
to
the
Buffer
,
"
do
you
take
the
stiff
'
un
out
of
the
sack
,
and
lay
him
along
decently
on
the
table
ready
for
business
,
while
I
retire
a
moment
to
this
gentleman
's
study
and
settle
accounts
with
him
.
"
"
Well
and
good
,
"
returned
the
Buffer
.
"
I
'll
stay
here
till
you
come
back
.
"
The
surgeon
lighted
another
candle
,
which
he
placed
on
the
window-sill
,
and
then
withdrew
,
accompanied
by
the
Resurrection
Man
.
The
Buffer
shut
the
door
of
the
dissecting-room
,
because
the
draught
caused
the
candle
to
flicker
,
and
menaced
the
light
with
extinction
.
He
then
proceeded
to
obey
the
directions
which
he
had
received
from
his
accomplice
.
The
Buffer
removed
the
sack
from
the
body
,
which
he
then
stretched
out
at
length
upon
the
inclined
table
,
taking
care
to
place
its
head
on
the
higher
extremity
and
immediately
beneath
the
pulley
.
"
There
,
old
feller
,
"
he
said
,
"
you
're
comfortable
,
at
any
rate
.
What
a
blessin
'
it
would
be
to
your
friends
,
if
they
was
ever
to
find
out
that
you
'd
been
had
up
again
,
to
know
into
what
skilful
hands
you
'd
happened
to
fall
!
"
Thus
musing
,
the
Buffer
turned
his
back
listlessly
towards
the
corpse
,
and
leant
against
the
table
on
which
it
was
lying
.
"
Let
me
see
,
"
he
said
to
himself
,
"
there
's
thirty-one
pounds
that
was
buried
along
with
him
,
and
then
there
's
ten
pounds
that
the
sawbones
is
a
paying
now
to
Tony
for
the
snatch
;
that
makes
forty-one
pounds
,
and
there
's
three
to
go
shares
.
What
does
that
make
?
Threes
into
four
goes
once
—
threes
into
eleven
goes
three
and
two
over
—
that
's
thirteen
pounds
a-piece
,
and
two
pound
to
split
—
"
The
Buffer
started
abruptly
round
,
and
became
deadly
pale
.
He
thought
he
heard
a
slight
movement
of
the
corpse
,
and
his
whole
frame
trembled
.
Almost
at
the
same
moment
some
object
was
hurled
violently
against
the
window
;
the
glass
was
shivered
to
atoms
;
the
candle
was
thrown
down
and
extinguished
;
and
total
darkness
reigned
in
the
dissecting-room
.
"
Holloa
!
"
cried
the
Buffer
,
turning
sick
at
heart
;
"
what
's
that
?
"
Scarcely
had
these
words
escaped
his
lips
when
he
felt
his
hand
suddenly
grasped
by
the
cold
fingers
of
the
corpse
.
"
O
God
!
"
cried
the
miscreant
;
and
he
fell
insensible
across
the
body
on
the
table
.
CHAPTER
CIX
.
THE
STOCK-BROKER
.
UPON
a
glass-door
,
leading
into
offices
on
a
ground
floor
in
Tokenhouse
Yard
,
were
the
words
"
James
Tomlinson
,
Stock-broker
.
"
It
was
about
eleven
o'clock
in
the
morning
.
A
clerk
was
busily
employed
in
writing
at
a
desk
in
the
front
office
.
The
walls
of
this
room
were
covered
with
placards
,
bills
,
and
prospectuses
,
all
announcing
the
most
gigantic
enterprises
,
and
whose
principal
features
were
large
figures
expressing
millions
of
money
.
These
prospectuses
were
of
various
kinds
.
Some
merely
put
forth
schemes
by
which
enormous
profits
were
to
be
realised
,
but
which
had
not
yet
arrived
to
that
state
of
maturity
(
the
point
at
which
the
popular
gullibility
has
been
laid
hold
of
,
)
when
Directors
,
Secretaries
,
and
Treasurers
can
be
announced
in
a
flaming
list
.
Others
denoted
that
the
projectors
had
triumphed
over
the
little
difficulty
of
obtaining
good
names
to
form
a
board
;
and
the
upper
part
of
this
class
of
prospectuses
was
embellished
with
a
perfect
array
of
M.P.
's
,
Aldermen
,
and
Esquires
.
The
prospectuses
,
one
and
all
,
set
forth
,
with
George-Robins-flourishes
and
poetico-hyperbolical
flowers
of
rhetoric
,
the
unparalleled
and
astounding
advantages
to
be
reaped
from
the
enterprises
respectfully
submitted
to
public
consideration
and
to
the
monied
world
especially
.
The
face
of
the
globe
was
a
complete
paradise
according
to
those
announcements
.
The
interior
of
Africa
was
represented
to
be
a
perfect
mine
of
gold
by
the
projectors
of
a
company
to
trade
to
those
salubrious
parts
;
the
cannibals
of
the
South
Sea
Islands
became
intelligent
and
interesting
beings
in
the
language
of
another
association
of
speculators
;
the
majestic
scenery
of
the
North
Pole
and
the
phenomena
of
the
aurora
borealis
were
held
out
by
a
colonising
company
as
inducements
to
families
to
emigrate
to
Spitzbergen
;
the
originators
of
a
scheme
for
forming
railways
in
Egypt
expatiated
upon
the
delights
of
travelling
at
the
rate
of
sixty
miles
an
hour
through
a
land
famous
for
its
antiquarian
remains
,
and
along
the
banks
of
a
river
where
the
young
alligators
might
be
seen
disporting
in
the
sun
;
and
numerous
other
prospectuses
of
majestic
enterprises
developed
their
original
principles
and
prospective
benefits
to
the
astounded
reader
.
One
would
have
imagined
that
any
individual
with
a
five-pound
note
in
his
pocket
,
had
only
just
to
step
into
Mr.
Tomlinson
's
office
,
take
five
shares
in
as
many
enterprises
,
pay
one
pound
deposit
upon
each
,
and
walk
out
again
a
man
of
vast
wealth
.
Mr.
Tomlinson
himself
was
seated
in
a
decently
furnished
room
,
which
constituted
the
"
private
office
.
"
He
was
looking
well
,
but
somewhat
careworn
,
and
not
quite
so
comfortable
as
a
man
who
had
passed
through
the
Bankruptcy
Court
,
got
his
certificate
,
and
was
in
business
once
more
,
might
be
expected
to
look
.
In
a
word
,
he
had
a
hard
struggle
to
make
his
way
respectably
,
and
was
compelled
to
meddle
in
many
things
that
shocked
his
somewhat
sensitive
disposition
.
A
short
,
well-dressed
,
good-humoured
man
,
with
a
small
quick
eye
,
was
sitting
on
one
side
of
the
fire
,
conversing
with
the
stock-broker
.
"
Well
,
Mr.
Tomlinson
,
"
he
said
,
"
on
those
conditions
I
will
lend
my
name
to
the
Irish
Railway
Company
proposed
.
But
,
remember
,
I
require
fifty
shares
,
and
I
am
not
to
pay
a
farthing
for
them
.
"
"
Oh
,
of
course
,
"
cried
Tomlinson
;
"
that
is
precisely
the
proposal
I
was
instructed
to
make
to
you
.
The
fact
is
,
between
you
and
me
,
the
projectors
are
all
men
of
straw
—
one
came
out
of
Whitecross
Street
Prison
a
few
weeks
ago
,
and
another
has
been
a
bankrupt
twice
and
an
insolvent
seven
times
;
and
so
they
must
raise
heaven
and
earth
to
get
good
names
.
"
"
'
Tis
their
only
plan
—
their
only
plan
,
"
answered
the
gentleman
;
"
and
I
flatter
myself
,
"
he
added
,
drawing
himself
up
,
"
that
the
countenance
of
Mr.
Sheriff
Popkins
is
not
to
be
sneezed
at
.
"
"
On
the
contrary
,
my
dear
Mr.
Popkins
,
"
said
Tomlinson
,
"
your
name
will
soon
bring
a
host
of
others
.
"
"
I
should
think
so
,
Mr.
Tomlinson
—
I
should
think
so
,
"
was
the
self-sufficient
reply
.
"
Well
,
then
,
Mr.
Popkins
,
shall
I
make
an
appointment
for
you
to
meet
Messrs.
Bubble
and
Chouse
to-morrow
morning
at
my
office
?
"
"
If
you
please
,
my
dear
sir
.
And
now
I
wish
you
to
do
a
little
matter
for
me
.
The
fact
is
,
I
have
been
fool
enough
to
take
thirty
shares
in
a
certain
railway
company
,
and
I
have
been
elected
a
director
.
The
company
is
in
a
most
flourishing
condition
,
and
so
I
mean
to
make
them
purchase
my
shares
of
me
.
You
will
accordingly
have
the
kindness
to
let
it
be
known
on
'
Change
that
you
have
my
shares
to
sell
;
but
you
must
mind
and
not
part
with
them
.
The
thing
will
get
to
the
company
's
ears
,
and
they
will
be
terribly
alarmed
at
the
prospect
of
the
injury
which
may
be
done
to
the
enterprise
by
a
director
offering
his
shares
for
sale
.
They
will
then
send
and
negotiate
with
you
privately
,
and
you
can
make
a
good
bargain
with
them
.
"
"
I
understand
,
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
I
shall
only
breathe
a
whisper
about
the
shares
being
offered
for
sale
,
in
a
quarter
whence
I
know
the
rumour
will
immediately
fly
to
the
Directors
of
the
Company
.
"
"
Good
,
"
observed
Mr.
Sheriff
Popkins
.
"
Here
is
the
scrip
:
you
can
tell
me
what
you
have
done
when
I
call
to-morrow
morning
to
meet
Messrs.
Bubble
and
Chouse
.
"
The
worthy
sheriff
then
withdrew
,
and
Mr.
Alderman
Sniff
was
announced
.
"
Mr.
Tomlinson
,
"
said
this
gentleman
,
"
I
wish
you
to
do
your
best
for
a
new
Joint
Stock-Company
which
I
have
just
founded
.
This
is
the
prospectus
.
"
The
stock-broker
glanced
over
it
,
and
said
,
in
a
musing
manner
,
"
Ah
!
very
good
indeed
—
excellent
!
'
British
Marble
Company
.
'
Famous
idea
!
'
Capital
Two
Hundred
Thousand
Pounds
in
Ten
Thousand
Shares
of
Twenty
Pounds
Each
.
'
Good
again
.
'
Deposit
One
Pound
per
Share
.
'
That
will
do
.
Then
comes
the
Board
of
Directors
—
all
good
names
.
I
see
you
have
made
yourself
Managing
Director
:
well
,
that
's
quite
fair
!
Then
,
again
,
'
Auditor
,
Mr.
Alderman
Sniff
;
Treasurer
,
Mr.
Alderman
Sniff
;
Secretary
,
Mr.
Alderman
Sniff
.
'
But
who
sells
the
quarry
to
the
Company
?
Oh
!
I
see
,
'
Mr.
Alderman
Sniff
.
'
"
"
Well
,
what
do
you
think
of
it
?
"
demanded
the
alderman
.
"
You
ask
me
candidly
,
my
dear
sir
?
"
"
Certainly
,
"
replied
the
alderman
.
"
I
think
the
plan
is
excellent
.
The
only
drawback
to
its
success
,
is
—
shall
I
speak
openly
?
"
"
I
wish
you
to
do
so
.
"
"
Then
I
am
of
opinion
that
you
have
given
yourself
too
many
situations
,
"
continued
Tomlinson
.
"
In
the
first
place
you
found
the
Company
,
and
you
make
yourself
Managing
Director
.
Well
and
good
.
But
then
you
also
sell
the
quarry
to
the
Company
.
Now
,
as
Managing
Director
,
you
have
to
award
to
yourself
a
sum
for
that
quarry
;
as
Treasurer
you
pay
yourself
;
as
Secretary
you
draw
up
the
agreements
;
and
as
Auditor
you
confirm
your
own
accounts
!
"
"
Perfectly
correct
,
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
Is
it
not
a
rule
that
Joint-Stock
Companies
are
never
to
benefit
any
one
save
the
founder
?
"
"
Oh
!
no
one
denies
that
,
"
answered
the
stock-broker
.
"
What
I
am
afraid
of
is
,
that
the
public
will
not
bite
,
when
they
see
one
man
occupying
so
many
situations
in
the
Company
.
"
"
Nonsense
,
my
dear
fellow
!
The
name
of
an
alderman
will
carry
every
thing
before
it
.
Does
not
the
world
believe
that
the
Aldermen
of
the
City
of
London
are
all
as
rich
as
Crœsus
?
"
"
Whereas
,
between
you
and
me
,
"
returned
Tomlinson
with
a
sly
laugh
,
"
there
is
scarcely
one
of
them
who
has
got
a
penny
if
his
affairs
came
to
be
wound
up
.
"
"
And
yet
we
live
gloriously
,
ha
!
ha
!
"
chuckled
Mr.
Alderman
Sniff
.
"
But
to
return
to
my
business
:
what
can
you
do
for
me
?
"
"
I
can
certainly
recommend
the
enterprise
,
"
answered
Tomlinson
.
"
But
where
can
the
marble
be
seen
?
"
"
At
my
office
,
"
said
the
alderman
.
"
I
went
and
bought
the
finest
piece
that
was
ever
imported
from
Italy
;
and
there
it
is
in
my
counting-house
,
labelled
'
British
Marble
'
in
letters
at
least
half
a
foot
high
.
"
"
Where
is
the
quarry
situated
?
"
inquired
Tomlinson
.
"
Oh
!
I
have
n't
quite
made
up
my
mind
about
that
yet
,
"
was
the
answer
given
by
Mr.
Alderman
Sniff
.
"
The
truth
is
,
I
am
going
down
into
Wales
this
week
,
and
I
shall
buy
the
first
field
I
can
get
cheap
in
some
rude
part
of
the
country
.
That
is
the
least
difficulty
in
the
whole
enterprise
.
"
"
Your
plans
are
admirable
,
my
dear
sir
,
"
exclaimed
Tomlinson
.
"
I
will
do
all
I
can
for
you
.
Will
you
take
a
glass
of
wine
and
a
biscuit
?
"
"
No
,
I
thank
you
—
not
now
,
"
said
the
Alderman
.
"
I
have
promised
a
colleague
to
sit
for
him
to-day
at
Guildhall
police-court
.
Last
week
I
was
on
the
rota
for
attendance
there
,
and
I
remanded
a
man
who
was
brought
up
on
a
charge
of
obtaining
three
and
sixpence
under
false
pretences
.
"
"
Indeed
?
"
ejaculated
Tomlinson
,
whose
eyes
were
fixed
upon
the
"
Two
Hundred
Thousand
Pounds
"
in
the
alderman
's
prospectus
.
"
Yes
,
"
continued
Mr.
Sniff
;
"
and
I
am
going
to
sit
to-day
because
that
fellow
comes
up
again
.
I
mean
to
clear
the
City
of
all
such
rogues
and
vagabonds
.
I
shall
give
him
a
taste
of
the
treadmill
for
two
months
.
So
,
good
morning
.
By
the
by
,
call
as
you
pass
my
office
and
have
a
look
at
the
marble
;
and
mind
,
"
he
added
,
sinking
his
voice
,
"
you
do
n't
let
out
that
it
came
from
Italy
.
It
is
pure
Welsh
marble
,
remember
!
"
Alderman
Sniff
chuckled
at
this
pleasant
idea
,
and
then
hastened
to
Guildhall
,
where
he
fully
justified
his
character
of
being
the
most
severe
magistrate
in
the
City
of
London
.
A
few
minutes
after
Mr.
Alderman
Sniff
had
taken
his
departure
,
Mr.
Greenwood
was
announced
.
"
My
dear
Tomlinson
,
I
am
delighted
to
see
you
,
"
said
the
capitalist
.
"
It
is
really
an
age
—
a
week
at
least
—
since
I
saw
you
.
How
do
matters
get
on
?
"
"
I
have
prospects
of
doing
an
excellent
business
,
"
answered
Tomlinson
.
"
The
numberless
bubble
companies
that
are
started
every
day
,
are
the
making
of
us
stock-brokers
.
We
dispose
of
shares
or
effect
transfers
,
and
obtain
our
commission
,
let
the
result
be
what
it
may
to
the
purchasers
.
"
"
And
I
hope
that
you
have
conquered
those
ridiculous
qualms
of
conscience
which
always
made
a
coward
of
you
,
when
you
were
in
Lombard
Street
?
"
said
Greenwood
.
"
Needs
must
when
the
devil
drives
,
"
observed
Tomlinson
drily
.
"
For
my
part
,
"
continued
Greenwood
,
"
I
take
advantage
of
this
mania
on
the
part
of
the
English
for
speculation
in
joint-stock
companies
and
railway
shares
.
A
day
of
reaction
will
come
;
and
the
effects
will
be
fearful
.
Thousands
and
thousands
of
families
will
be
involved
in
irretrievable
ruin
.
That
day
may
not
occur
for
one
year
—
two
years
—
five
years
—
or
even
ten
years
;
—
but
come
it
will
;
and
the
signal
for
it
will
be
when
the
House
of
Commons
is
inundated
with
railway
and
joint-stock
company
business
,
and
when
it
is
compelled
to
postpone
a
portion
of
that
business
until
the
ensuing
session
.
Then
confidence
will
receive
a
shock
:
an
interval
for
calm
meditation
will
occur
;
and
the
result
will
be
awful
.
Every
one
will
be
anxious
to
sell
shares
,
and
there
will
be
no
buyers
.
Now
mark
my
words
,
Tomlinson
;
and
,
if
you
speculate
on
your
own
account
,
speculate
accordingly
.
I
do
so
.
"
"
And
you
are
not
likely
to
go
wrong
,
I
know
,
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
But
stock-brokers
do
not
risk
any
money
of
their
own
:
they
have
plenty
of
clients
,
who
will
do
that
for
them
.
"
"
Then
you
are
really
thriving
?
"
asked
Greenwood
.
"
I
am
earning
a
living
,
and
my
business
is
increasing
.
But
I
feel
hanging
like
a
mill-stone
round
my
neck
the
thousand
pounds
which
you
lent
me
at
twenty
per
cent
.
—
"
"
Yes
—
only
twenty
per
cent
.
"
"
Only
at
twenty
per
cent
.
,
"
continued
Tomlinson
with
a
sigh
:
"
and
I
am
unable
to
return
you
more
than
one
hundred
at
present
,
although
I
agreed
to
pay
you
two
hundred
every
four
months
.
"
"
The
hundred
will
do
,
"
said
Greenwood
;
and
he
wrote
out
a
receipt
for
that
amount
.
Tomlinson
handed
him
over
a
number
of
notes
,
which
Greenwood
counted
and
then
consigned
to
his
pocket
.
"
There
is
a
pretty
business
to
be
done
in
the
City
now
,
"
said
the
capitalist
,
after
a
pause
.
"
I
contrive
to
snatch
an
hour
or
two
now
and
then
from
the
time
which
I
am
compelled
to
devote
to
the
enlightened
and
independent
body
that
returned
me
to
Parliament
;
and
I
seldom
come
into
the
City
on
those
occasions
without
lending
a
few
hundreds
to
some
poor
devil
who
has
over-bought
himself
in
shares
.
"
"
I
have
no
doubt
that
you
thrive
,
Greenwood
,
"
said
the
stock-broker
.
"
Every
man
who
takes
advantage
of
the
miseries
of
others
must
get
on
.
"
"
To
be
sure
—
to
be
sure
,
"
cried
the
Member
of
Parliament
.
"
I
hope
that
you
will
act
upon
that
principle
.
"
"
I
have
no
reason
to
complain
of
the
business
that
I
am
now
doing
:
I
act
as
honestly
as
I
can
—
and
that
principle
deprives
me
of
many
advantageous
affairs
.
Then
I
experience
annoyance
from
a
constant
reminiscence
of
that
poor
old
man
who
so
nobly
sacrificed
himself
for
me
.
"
"
The
eternal
cry
!
"
ejaculated
Greenwood
.
"
If
you
are
so
very
anxious
to
find
him
out
,
put
an
advertisement
in
the
Times
—
"
"
And
if
he
saw
it
,
he
would
believe
it
to
be
a
stratagem
of
the
police
to
arrest
him
.
You
know
that
there
is
a
warrant
out
against
him
.
The
official
assignee
took
that
step
.
"
"
Well
,
let
him
take
his
chance
;
and
if
he
should
happen
to
be
captured
,
we
will
petition
the
Home
Secretary
to
diminish
the
period
for
which
he
will
be
sentenced
to
transportation
.
Not
that
such
a
step
would
benefit
him
much
,
because
his
age
—
"
"
Let
us
drop
this
subject
,
Greenwood
,
"
said
Tomlinson
,
evidently
affected
.
"
With
all
my
heart
.
I
must
admit
that
it
moves
one
's
feelings
;
and
if
I
met
the
old
man
in
the
street
,
I
should
not
hesitate
to
give
him
a
guinea
out
of
my
own
pocket
.
"
"
A
guinea
!
"
cried
Tomlinson
—
and
a
smile
of
contempt
curled
his
lips
.
"
Perhaps
you
would
recommend
me
to
bestow
a
five-pound
note
upon
that
poor
Italian
nobleman
whom
you
cheated
out
of
his
fifteen
thousand
pounds
.
"
"
You
need
not
call
him
a
poor
nobleman
,
"
answered
Greenwood
.
"
He
is
now
worth
ten
thousand
pounds
a-year
.
"
"
Indeed
!
A
great
change
must
have
taken
place
,
then
,
in
his
fortunes
?
"
exclaimed
Tomlinson
.
"
The
fact
,
in
a
few
words
,
is
this
.
A
young
lady
,
whom
I
knew
well
,
"
said
Greenwood
,
"
obtained
letters
of
introduction
from
Count
Alteroni
to
certain
friends
of
his
in
Montoni
,
the
capital
of
Castelcicala
,
to
which
state
she
repaired
for
the
benefit
of
her
health
,
or
some
such
frivolous
reason
.
She
had
the
good
fortune
to
captivate
the
Grand
Duke
—
"
"
Miss
Eliza
Sydney
,
you
mean
?
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
The
same
.
Did
you
know
her
?
"
"
Not
at
all
.
But
I
read
in
the
newspapers
the
account
of
her
marriage
with
Angelo
III
.
Proceed
.
"
"
The
moment
she
married
the
Grand
Duke
,
a
pension
of
ten
thousand
a-year
was
granted
to
Count
Alteroni
,
by
way
of
indemnification
,
I
have
heard
,
for
his
estates
,
which
were
confiscated
after
he
had
fled
the
country
in
consequence
of
political
intrigues
.
"
"
How
did
you
learn
all
this
?
"
"
My
valet
Filippo
happens
to
be
a
native
of
Montoni
,
and
he
seems
well
acquainted
with
all
that
passes
in
Castelcicala
.
Count
Alteroni
and
his
family
have
returned
to
the
villa
which
they
formerly
inhabited
at
Richmond
.
"
"
I
am
delighted
to
hear
this
good
news
.
You
have
taken
a
considerable
weight
off
my
mind
;
the
transaction
with
that
nobleman
was
always
a
subject
of
self-reproach
.
"
"
I
dare
say
,
"
observed
Mr.
Greenwood
ironically
;
then
,
drawing
his
chair
closer
to
Tomlinson
's
seat
,
he
added
,
"
You
are
no
doubt
the
most
punctilious
and
conscientious
of
all
City
men
.
I
have
something
to
communicate
to
you
,
and
must
do
it
briefly
,
as
I
am
compelled
to
return
to
Spring
Gardens
,
to
meet
a
deputation
from
the
Rottenborough
Agricultural
Society
,
at
one
o'clock
precisely
—
and
I
never
keep
such
people
waiting
more
than
an
hour
!
"
"
That
is
considerate
on
your
part
,
"
said
the
stock-broker
.
"
Do
n't
you
think
it
is
?
But
I
did
not
come
here
for
the
sole
purpose
of
chatting
.
The
fact
is
,
a
gentleman
with
whom
I
am
acquainted
wants
a
stock-broker
for
a
very
delicate
and
important
business
—
for
a
business
,
"
added
Greenwood
,
sinking
his
voice
to
a
whisper
,
"
which
requires
a
man
who
will
be
content
to
put
five
hundred
pounds
into
his
pocket
for
the
service
that
will
be
required
of
him
,
and
perform
that
service
blindfold
,
as
it
were
.
"
"
I
will
do
nothing
to
compromise
my
safety
,
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
You
will
not
be
required
to
do
so
,
"
answered
Greenwood
.
"
However
,
the
gentleman
I
allude
to
will
call
upon
you
in
the
course
of
the
day
,
I
dare
say
;
and
he
will
then
explain
to
you
the
service
he
has
to
demand
at
your
hands
.
"
"
What
is
the
name
of
your
friend
?
"
inquired
Tomlinson
.
"
Mr.
Chichester
—
Arthur
Chichester
,
"
was
the
reply
.
"
Chichester
—
Chichester
,
"
said
the
stock-broker
,
musing
;
"
surely
I
have
heard
you
mention
that
name
before
?
Ah
!
now
I
remember
!
Did
you
not
complain
to
me
a
few
days
ago
that
he
had
been
making
mischief
between
you
and
a
certain
Sir
Rupert
Harborough
?
"
"
I
did
,
"
answered
Greenwood
;
"
and
I
certainly
had
good
cause
for
anger
against
this
same
Arthur
Chichester
.
But
I
had
become
his
confidant
and
adviser
in
a
certain
affair
a
few
weeks
before
I
discovered
that
he
had
acquainted
Sir
Rupert
Harborough
with
circumstances
which
he
had
better
have
kept
to
himself
;
and
I
am
therefore
compelled
to
continue
my
assistance
and
counsel
to
him
until
the
affair
alluded
to
be
brought
to
a
successful
termination
.
Besides
,
as
Sir
Rupert
and
I
have
settled
our
little
differences
,
there
is
no
use
in
bearing
malice
,
especially
when
something
is
to
be
gained
by
forbearance
.
"
"
I
thought
you
would
make
that
admission
,
"
said
Tomlinson
,
laughing
.
"
Well
,
I
shall
see
your
friend
,
and
if
,
with
safety
,
I
can
earn
five
hundred
pounds
,
certainly
,
in
my
position
,
I
cannot
afford
to
lose
such
an
opportunity
.
"
"
That
is
speaking
like
a
reasonable
man
,
"
observed
Greenwood
.
"
Never
stick
at
trifles
.
What
should
I
be
now
,
if
I
had
hesitated
at
every
step
I
took
?
Should
I
possess
a
hundred
thousand
pounds
in
good
securities
?
should
I
be
enabled
to
gratify
every
wish
,
caprice
,
or
desire
,
whose
object
money
can
accomplish
?
should
I
be
the
representative
of
one
of
the
most
independent
and
intelligent
constituencies
in
England
?
Ah
,
my
dear
fellow
,
think
of
me
and
my
position
when
you
hesitate
;
and
always
make
money
after
the
well-authorised
system
—
honestly
,
if
you
can
;
but
,
at
all
events
,
make
money
.
"
With
these
words
,
Mr.
Greenwood
took
his
departure
.
"
Yes
,
"
mused
Tomlinson
,
when
he
was
alone
once
more
,
"
that
man
is
right
!
Make
money
,
honestly
,
if
you
can
;
but
,
at
all
events
,
make
money
.
That
is
the
burden
of
his
song
;
why
should
it
not
be
the
chorus
of
mine
?
When
I
look
around
me
,
I
see
every
one
making
money
upon
the
same
plan
.
Sheriff
Popkins
does
not
hesitate
to
lend
his
name
to
a
bubble
;
and
Alderman
Spiff
concocts
one
!
And
they
are
men
of
reputation
—
holding
important
offices
—
appearing
at
Court
—
wielding
power
—
exercising
influence
.
This
is
indeed
a
wide
field
for
contemplation
.
Why
,
Greenwood
,
in
his
bold
,
dashing
manner
,
gains
more
in
a
day
than
I
,
in
my
miserable
,
droning
fashion
,
earn
in
a
month
.
To
be
afraid
to
touch
the
gold
that
is
thrown
in
one
's
way
in
this
wonderful
city
,
is
to
be
a
coward
—
a
very
coward
.
Yes
—
I
see
it
all
!
Greenwood
is
right
.
Make
money
—
honestly
,
if
you
can
;
but
,
at
all
events
,
make
money
!
"
Mr.
Tomlinson
's
soliloquy
had
arrived
at
this
very
pleasing
conclusion
,
just
as
the
door
of
his
office
opened
,
and
a
clerk
entered
to
acquaint
his
master
that
a
gentleman
of
the
name
of
Chichester
desired
to
speak
to
him
.
"
Show
Mr.
Chichester
in
,
"
said
Tomlinson
.
Mr.
Chichester
was
dressed
in
his
usually
fashionable
manner
;
and
his
gait
had
lost
nothing
of
the
care-nothing-for-anybody
kind
of
swagger
which
characterised
him
when
he
was
first
introduced
to
the
reader
.
Having
thrown
himself
listlessly
upon
a
chair
,
he
said
,
"
I
presume
our
mutual
friend
Greenwood
has
mentioned
my
name
to
you
,
Mr.
Tomlinson
?
"
"
He
has
.
I
was
prepared
for
your
visit
.
"
"
But
not
for
its
object
,
perhaps
?
"
said
Chichester
.
"
I
am
as
yet
ignorant
on
that
head
,
"
was
the
reply
.
"
Mr.
Greenwood
then
told
you
nothing
—
"
"
Nothing
,
save
an
intimation
that
my
services
were
required
in
a
certain
delicate
and
important
matter
,
and
that
five
hundred
pounds
would
be
my
remuneration
.
"
"
Perfectly
correct
,
"
answered
Mr.
Chichester
.
"
Are
you
disposed
to
aid
me
on
the
proposed
terms
?
"
"
I
must
first
learn
the
nature
of
the
business
in
which
my
interference
is
needed
.
"
"
And
if
you
should
then
decline
?
"
"
You
shall
have
my
solemn
assurance
that
what
you
confide
to
me
remains
buried
in
my
own
bosom
.
"
"
That
is
what
I
call
a
proper
understanding
,
"
exclaimed
Chichester
.
"
You
must
know
,
then
,
that
some
three
months
ago
I
wooed
,
and
won
,
a
widow
lady
,
not
very
ugly
,
certainly
,
but
whose
principal
attraction
consisted
of
the
sum
of
sixteen
thousand
pounds
in
the
three
and
a
half
per
cents
.
She
was
five
and
twenty
years
of
age
,
and
possessed
of
a
sweet
little
house
in
the
neighbourhood
of
the
Cambridge
Heath
gate
.
I
met
her
one
evening
in
July
or
August
last
at
a
party
at
my
father
's
house
—
when
I
was
doing
the
amiable
to
the
old
gentleman
in
order
to
sound
his
pockets
;
and
my
father
whispered
to
me
that
I
ought
to
make
up
to
Mrs.
Higgins
.
Certainly
the
name
was
not
very
aristocratic
;
but
then
her
Christian
name
was
Viola
;
and
I
thought
that
Viola
Chichester
would
be
pretty
enough
.
I
accordingly
flirted
with
the
widow
on
that
occasion
,
and
we
seemed
tolerably
pleased
with
each
other
.
I
called
next
day
—
and
every
now
and
then
,
when
I
had
time
;
but
I
,
really
,
scarcely
entertained
serious
thoughts
of
making
her
an
offer
,
until
one
day
when
I
was
desperately
hard
up
,
and
I
saw
my
friend
Harborough
involved
in
such
difficulties
that
we
could
not
do
any
good
together
.
So
I
got
into
an
omnibus
in
Bishopsgate
Street
,
went
down
to
Cambridge
Heath
,
called
upon
Mrs.
Higgins
,
and
then
and
there
offered
her
my
heart
and
hand
.
She
accepted
me
.
We
had
a
pleasant
little
chat
about
money
matters
:
she
stated
that
her
late
husband
,
a
wealthy
builder
,
had
left
her
sixteen
thousand
pounds
;
and
,
of
course
,
I
could
not
make
myself
out
a
pauper
.
Besides
,
she
knew
that
father
was
tolerably
well
off
.
I
assured
her
that
I
was
possessed
of
a
few
thousands
,
and
that
the
old
gentleman
allowed
me
three
hundred
a-year
into
the
bargain
.
She
stipulated
that
all
her
own
money
should
be
settled
upon
herself
.
I
demurred
to
this
proposal
;
but
she
was
obstinate
;
and
I
then
discovered
that
Mrs.
Viola
Higgins
had
a
very
determined
will
and
a
very
positive
temper
of
her
own
.
I
thought
to
myself
,
'
Here
is
a
charming
widow
who
throws
herself
into
my
arms
,
and
who
possesses
a
decent
fortune
;
it
would
be
madness
to
neglect
so
golden
an
opportunity
of
enriching
myself
.
Besides
,
'
I
reasoned
,
'
when
once
we
are
married
,
it
will
be
very
easy
for
me
to
wheedle
the
affectionate
creature
out
of
any
money
that
I
may
require
.
'
Well
,
I
consented
to
the
settlement
of
all
her
property
upon
herself
;
and
in
due
course
we
were
married
.
I
did
not
mention
the
matter
to
any
of
my
West-End
friends
,
because
I
did
not
like
to
invite
them
to
the
wedding
—
I
was
afraid
their
off-hand
manners
would
alarm
the
bride
,
and
give
her
an
unfavourable
opinion
with
regard
to
myself
.
So
the
business
was
kept
very
snug
and
quiet
;
and
we
passed
the
honey-moon
at
my
wife
's
sister
and
brother-in-law
's
,
very
decent
people
in
their
way
,
and
dwelling
at
Stratford-le-Bow
.
On
our
return
to
London
,
I
thought
it
time
to
break
the
ice
in
respect
to
my
own
pecuniary
situation
.
The
truth
was
,
that
I
had
not
a
penny-piece
of
my
own
,
and
that
my
father
had
long
since
withdrawn
his
support
,
in
consequence
of
the
immense
drains
I
had
made
upon
his
purse
.
I
was
moreover
encumbered
with
debts
;
and
some
of
my
tradesmen
had
found
me
out
and
began
to
call
at
the
house
at
Cambridge
Heath
.
They
even
used
menaces
.
My
position
was
truly
critical
.
I
did
not
marry
the
widow
merely
with
a
view
to
take
her
out
for
a
walk
,
sit
by
the
fire-side
chatting
,
or
read
a
book
while
she
worked
.
I
wanted
money
,
—
money
to
pay
my
debts
,
—
money
to
enjoy
myself
with
.
Accordingly
I
broke
the
ice
by
very
candidly
avowing
that
I
had
not
a
shilling
.
I
,
however
,
swore
that
her
beauty
and
accomplishments
had
alone
induced
me
thus
to
deceive
her
.
But
—
oh
!
the
vixen
!
She
flew
into
such
a
passion
that
I
thought
she
would
tear
my
eyes
out
.
She
raved
and
wept
—
and
wept
and
raved
—
and
then
reproached
and
taunted
,
—
until
I
wished
one
of
us
at
the
devil
,
and
scarcely
cared
which
went
there
.
The
scene
ended
in
Viola
's
falling
into
a
fit
of
hysterics
;
and
she
was
compelled
to
go
to
bed
.
I
was
most
assiduous
to
her
;
and
my
attentions
evidently
softened
her
.
In
a
few
hours
she
grew
calm
,
and
then
said
,
'
Arthur
,
you
have
deceived
me
grossly
;
but
I
can
forgive
you
.
I
do
not
regret
the
loss
of
the
wealth
and
income
which
you
led
me
to
believe
were
yours
;
I
am
only
sorry
that
you
should
have
thought
it
necessary
to
practise
such
a
measure
to
induce
me
to
marry
you
.
But
let
what
is
past
be
forgotten
.
The
income
derived
from
my
property
is
sufficient
for
us
;
and
,
if
you
will
be
kind
and
good
to
me
,
this
deception
shall
never
more
trouble
our
happiness
.
'
"
"
I
think
Mrs.
Chichester
spoke
like
a
generous
,
sensible
,
and
noble-hearted
woman
,
"
observed
Tomlinson
,
who
was
,
nevertheless
,
at
a
loss
to
conceive
how
all
these
details
could
be
connected
with
the
service
which
Mr.
Chichester
required
at
his
hands
.
"
Ahem
!
"
exclaimed
that
gentleman
,
who
did
not
seem
to
relish
the
remark
particularly
well
.
"
However
,
all
that
fine
feeling
was
mere
outward
show
with
my
wife
,
"
he
continued
;
"
for
she
was
inexorable
in
her
refusal
to
sell
out
or
mortgage
any
of
her
funded
property
for
my
use
.
I
told
her
that
I
had
debts
.
'
Give
a
list
to
my
solicitor
,
'
she
said
,
'
and
he
shall
compromise
with
your
creditors
.
'
I
assured
her
that
I
could
make
a
better
bargain
with
them
myself
.
She
would
not
believe
me
.
I
then
declared
point-blank
that
I
did
not
mean
to
remain
tied
to
her
apron-strings
;
that
she
must
at
least
settle
half
the
property
upon
me
;
that
I
desired
to
keep
a
horse
and
cab
,
and
introduce
my
friends
to
my
wife
;
and
that
I
was
resolved
we
should
live
as
people
of
property
ought
to
live
.
It
was
then
that
she
showed
her
inveterate
obstinacy
,
and
manifested
the
worst
shades
of
an
infamous
temper
.
She
agreed
to
allow
me
one
hundred
a-year
for
my
clothes
and
pocket-money
,
but
would
not
give
me
any
control
over
her
property
.
As
for
horses
,
cabs
,
and
West
End
friends
,
she
ridiculed
the
idea
.
I
prayed
,
threatened
,
and
reasoned
by
turns
:
she
was
as
immoveable
as
Mount
Atlas
.
Several
days
were
passed
in
perpetual
arguments
upon
the
subject
;
but
the
more
I
prayed
,
threatened
,
and
reasoned
,
the
more
obstinate
she
grew
.
One
morning
we
had
a
desperate
quarrel
.
I
swore
that
I
would
be
revenged
—
that
I
would
extort
from
her
by
violence
,
or
other
means
,
what
she
refused
to
yield
to
argument
.
Nothing
,
however
,
could
move
her
:
she
said
that
she
would
not
ruin
herself
to
gratify
my
extravagances
.
This
was
nearly
a
month
ago
.
I
bounced
out
of
the
house
,
and
hurried
up
to
the
West
End
of
the
town
,
as
fast
as
I
could
go
,
to
see
and
consult
my
friend
Sir
Rupert
Harborough
.
But
,
as
I
was
on
my
way
thither
—
for
I
actually
had
not
even
money
in
my
pocket
to
pay
a
cab
—
I
accidentally
met
Greenwood
.
He
saw
that
I
was
annoyed
and
vexed
,
and
inquired
the
reason
.
I
told
him
all
.
He
reflected
for
some
moments
,
and
then
said
,
'
Do
not
consult
Harborough
in
this
matter
.
He
cannot
assist
you
.
There
is
only
one
course
to
adopt
with
such
a
woman
as
this
.
You
must
put
her
under
restraint
.
'
I
told
him
that
nothing
would
please
me
better
;
but
that
I
should
have
all
her
friends
upon
me
if
I
threw
her
into
a
lunatic
asylum
;
and
that
I
was
,
moreover
,
without
the
means
to
take
a
single
step
.
Greenwood
and
I
went
into
a
tavern
,
and
discussed
the
business
over
a
bottle
of
wine
.
He
then
laid
down
a
certain
plan
,
made
certain
stipulations
respecting
remuneration
for
himself
,
and
offered
to
back
me
in
carrying
the
matter
to
the
extreme
.
Of
course
I
assented
to
all
he
proposed
.
The
whole
affair
was
managed
in
such
a
manner
as
—
"
"
As
none
but
Greenwood
could
manage
it
,
"
observed
Tomlinson
.
"
Exactly
,
"
returned
Chichester
.
"
Indeed
,
he
is
a
thorough
man
of
business
!
He
procured
two
surgeons
to
call
,
at
separate
times
,
at
the
house
at
Cambridge
Heath
,
ostensibly
to
see
me
.
I
took
care
to
be
at
home
.
They
also
saw
my
wife
;
and
the
result
was
that
they
granted
the
certificates
I
required
.
"
"
Certificates
of
an
unsound
state
of
mind
?
"
inquired
Tomlinson
.
"
Certificates
of
an
unsound
state
of
mind
,
"
repeated
Chichester
,
affirmatively
.
"
Greenwood
managed
it
all
—
keeping
himself
,
however
,
entirely
in
the
back-ground
.
He
found
the
surgeons
—
provided
me
with
money
to
fee
them
—
and
then
recommended
to
me
a
keeper
of
a
lunatic
asylum
,
who
is
not
over
particular
.
These
proceedings
occupied
two
or
three
days
,
during
which
I
was
on
my
very
best
behaviour
with
my
wife
;
but
if
ever
I
hinted
to
her
the
propriety
of
acceding
to
my
wishes
in
respect
to
the
disposal
of
her
property
,
she
cut
me
short
by
the
assurance
that
her
decision
was
irrevocable
.
I
really
wished
to
avoid
extreme
measures
;
but
with
such
a
disobedient
,
self-willed
,
obstinate
woman
,
leniency
was
an
impossibility
.
Accordingly
,
I
one
evening
allured
her
,
during
a
walk
,
into
the
immediate
vicinity
of
the
lunatic
asylum
:
the
streets
were
lonely
and
deserted
;
and
it
was
already
dark
.
The
keeper
of
the
mad-house
had
been
prepared
for
the
execution
of
the
project
that
evening
;
and
he
was
at
his
post
.
As
we
slowly
passed
by
his
house
,
he
sprang
forward
from
some
recess
or
dark
nook
,
and
fixed
a
plaster
over
my
wife
's
mouth
.
Thus
not
a
cry
could
escape
her
lips
.
At
the
same
moment
we
seized
her
,
and
conveyed
her
into
the
asylum
.
"
"
That
was
three
weeks
ago
?
"
inquired
Tomlinson
.
Chichester
nodded
an
assent
.
"
And
she
has
not
come
to
her
senses
yet
?
"
"
She
has
at
length
,
"
was
the
answer
.
"
I
received
a
letter
yesterday
from
the
keeper
of
the
asylum
,
stating
that
her
spirit
is
broken
,
and
that
she
is
now
ready
to
obey
her
husband
in
all
things
.
The
keeper
wrote
to
me
a
few
days
ago
to
state
that
his
mode
of
cure
was
producing
a
favourable
result
;
and
yesterday
he
intimated
to
me
by
another
letter
that
the
mode
alluded
to
had
proved
completely
successful
.
"
"
What
course
do
you
now
intend
to
pursue
?
"
demanded
Tomlinson
,
who
began
to
suspect
the
manner
in
which
his
services
were
to
be
made
available
.
"
I
immediately
communicated
the
important
contents
of
this
second
letter
to
Greenwood
,
"
continued
Chichester
,
"
and
he
recommended
me
to
apply
to
you
to
aid
me
in
completing
the
business
.
My
wife
now
sees
her
folly
,
and
is
willing
to
devote
one
half
of
her
property
—
namely
,
eight
thousand
pounds
,
to
the
use
and
purposes
of
her
lawful
husband
;
and
I
am
generous
enough
to
be
satisfied
with
that
sum
,
instead
of
insisting
upon
having
the
whole
.
"
"
I
understand
you
,
"
said
Tomlinson
:
"
you
require
a
stock-broker
to
effect
the
transfer
of
eight
thousand
pounds
from
the
name
of
your
wife
into
your
own
name
.
"
"
And
to
sell
out
the
amount
when
so
transferred
,
"
added
Chichester
.
"
It
will
be
necessary
for
me
to
obtain
the
signature
of
your
wife
to
a
certain
paper
,
"
observed
Tomlinson
.
"
Greenwood
has
told
me
all
this
.
In
one
word
,
will
you
accompany
me
to
the
asylum
where
my
wife
is
confined
,
and
obtain
her
signature
?
"
"
If
she
be
willing
to
give
it
,
I
am
willing
to
receive
it
—
as
a
matter
of
business
,
"
answered
Tomlinson
.
"
But
,
are
you
sure
—
in
a
word
,
what
guarantee
have
you
that
she
will
not
denounce
the
whole
proceeding
to
the
officers
of
justice
—
rally
her
friends
around
her
—
appeal
to
the
law
—
and
punish
every
one
concerned
in
the
business
?
"
"
Listen
.
The
document
which
she
agrees
to
sign
is
a
general
power
on
my
behalf
over
eight
thousand
pounds
in
the
Bank
of
England
:
this
power
will
be
dated
two
months
back
—
a
month
after
our
marriage
.
We
must
be
supposed
to
have
called
at
your
office
on
a
particular
day
at
that
period
,
on
which
occasion
she
signed
the
power
in
your
presence
.
It
being
a
general
power
of
transfer
,
it
would
not
seem
extraordinary
that
I
did
not
use
it
until
now
—
that
is
,
two
months
after
it
was
given
.
This
night
must
she
sign
the
deed
:
to-morrow
you
must
transfer
and
sell
out
the
money
.
Then
to-morrow
night
,
she
shall
be
conveyed
back
to
the
house
at
Cambridge
Heath
.
The
two
servants
whom
we
keep
are
bribed
to
my
interest
:
they
are
ready
,
in
case
of
need
,
to
prove
the
existence
of
those
symptoms
of
insanity
which
justified
the
certificates
of
the
surgeons
and
the
restraint
under
which
my
wife
has
been
placed
.
How
,
then
,
can
she
do
us
an
injury
?
If
she
proclaim
her
'
wrongs
'
—
as
she
may
call
them
,
you
can
prove
that
the
power
of
transfer
could
not
have
been
extorted
from
her
in
a
mad-house
,
as
it
was
signed
two
months
ago
at
your
office
!
Then
,
if
she
were
to
speak
of
the
mode
of
treatment
adopted
by
the
keeper
of
that
mad-house
to
curb
her
haughty
spirit
,
the
accusation
would
be
indignantly
denied
;
and
her
statements
would
be
set
down
to
a
disordered
imagination
,
and
would
justify
further
restraint
.
Be
you
well
assured
,
that
she
will
never
say
or
do
any
thing
that
may
endanger
her
liberty
again
!
No
—
the
fact
is
simply
this
:
we
divide
the
property
,
and
separate
for
ever
.
She
will
be
glad
to
get
rid
of
a
husband
like
me
:
I
shall
not
be
sorry
to
dissolve
—
as
far
as
we
can
dissolve
it
—
a
connexion
with
a
woman
of
her
mean
,
griping
,
and
avaricious
disposition
.
"
"
This
is
Greenwood
's
scheme
throughout
,
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
No
other
man
living
could
plot
such
admirable
combinations
to
effect
a
certain
object
,
without
danger
to
any
one
.
"
"
Do
you
consent
to
act
in
this
matter
,
on
consideration
of
retaining
for
yourself
five
hundred
pounds
of
the
money
which
you
will
have
to
transfer
and
sell
out
to-morrow
?
"
"
I
do
consent
,
"
replied
Tomlinson
,
after
a
few
moments
'
reflection
,
during
which
he
muttered
to
himself
,
"
Make
money
—
honestly
,
if
you
can
;
but
,
at
all
events
,
make
money
.
"
"
To-night
—
at
ten
o'clock
,
will
you
come
to
me
at
my
house
at
Cambridge
Heath
?
"
inquired
Chichester
.
"
I
will
,
"
was
the
answer
.
"
But
let
me
ask
you
one
question
:
—
what
excuse
have
you
made
to
your
wife
's
friends
for
this
absence
of
three
weeks
?
"
"
In
the
first
place
,
"
said
Chichester
,
"
her
only
relations
consist
of
a
sister
and
this
sister
's
husband
at
Stratford-le-Bow
;
and
they
are
so
immersed
in
the
cares
of
business
,
that
they
have
not
called
once
at
Cambridge
Heath
ever
since
our
marriage
.
Secondly
,
my
wife
always
lived
in
a
very
retired
manner
,
and
has
very
few
acquaintances
or
friends
besides
my
father
's
family
.
It
was
therefore
easy
to
satisfy
the
one
or
two
persons
who
did
call
,
with
the
excuse
that
Mrs.
Chichester
had
gone
on
a
short
visit
to
some
relatives
in
the
country
.
"
"
And
you
feel
convinced
your
precautions
are
so
wisely
taken
,
that
she
will
never
open
her
lips
relative
to
the
past
?
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
I
am
confident
that
she
will
not
breathe
a
word
that
may
lead
to
her
return
to
the
place
where
she
now
is
,
"
answered
Chichester
,
with
a
significant
look
and
emphatic
solemnity
of
tone
.
"
Then
I
will
not
hesitate
to
serve
you
in
this
business
,
"
said
Tomlinson
.
"
To-night
—
at
ten
o'clock
.
"
"
To-night
—
at
ten
o'clock
,
"
repeated
Chichester
;
and
with
these
words
he
departed
.
When
he
was
gone
,
Tomlinson
paced
his
office
in
an
agitated
manner
.
"
The
die
is
cast
—
I
am
now
about
to
plunge
into
crime
!
"
he
said
.
"
And
yet
how
could
I
avoid
—
how
could
I
long
procrastinate
this
step
?
These
mean
tricks
—
these
dishonourable
dealings
—
these
deceptive
schemes
in
which
we
brokers
are
compelled
to
bear
a
part
,
only
serve
to
prepare
the
way
for
more
daring
and
more
criminal
pursuits
.
Five
hundred
pounds
at
one
stroke
!
That
is
a
little
fortune
to
a
man
,
struggling
against
the
world
,
like
me
!
Four
hundred
will
I
pay
to
Greenwood
—
the
other
hundred
will
swell
my
little
account
at
the
bankers
'
;
for
who
can
hope
to
do
any
extent
of
business
in
this
city
without
a
good
name
at
his
bankers
'
?
"
Tomlinson
ceased
,
and
sate
down
calm
and
collected
.
Alas
!
how
easy
is
it
to
reason
oneself
into
a
belief
of
the
existence
of
a
necessity
for
pursuits
of
dishonesty
or
crime
!
The
clerk
entered
the
private
office
,
and
said
,
"
Sir
,
there
is
a
person
,
who
refuses
to
give
his
name
,
waiting
to
speak
to
you
.
"
"
Let
him
come
in
,
"
replied
Tomlinson
.
The
clerk
ushered
in
a
man
of
cadaverous
countenance
,
bushy
brows
,
and
large
whiskers
,
and
who
was
dressed
in
a
suit
of
black
.
"
Your
business
,
sir
?
"
said
the
stock-broker
,
who
did
not
much
like
the
appearance
of
his
visitor
.
"
Your
name
's
Tomlinson
?
"
remarked
the
man
,
coolly
taking
a
chair
.
"
Yes
.
What
would
you
with
me
?
"
"
James
Tomlinson
,
"
continued
the
man
,
referring
to
a
scrap
of
paper
,
which
he
took
from
his
waistcoat
pocket
,
"
late
banker
in
Lombard
Street
?
"
"
The
same
,
"
said
Tomlinson
,
impatiently
.
"
Then
I
took
it
down
right
,
although
he
did
speak
in
such
a
confused
manner
,
"
observed
the
man
,
muttering
rather
to
himself
than
to
Mr.
Tomlinson
.
"
What
do
you
mean
?
"
demanded
the
stock-broker
.
"
I
mean
that
there
's
a
person
who
wants
to
see
you
,
"
answered
the
stranger
.
"
I
do
n't
know
that
I
'm
exactly
right
in
saying
wants
,
because
he
is
in
such
a
state
that
he
can
neither
want
nor
care
about
any
thing
.
At
the
same
time
,
I
think
it
would
be
as
well
if
you
was
to
see
him
.
"
"
Who
is
this
person
?
"
cried
Tomlinson
.
"
A
man
that
seems
to
know
you
well
enough
,
if
I
can
understand
his
ravings
.
"
"
Ravings
!
"
repeated
the
stock-broker
,
already
influenced
by
a
slight
misgiving
.
"
Ravings
,
indeed
!
and
enough
to
make
him
rave
!
To
be
