fromDrayton
House
,
in
company
with
another
dangerous
maniac
.
Mrs.
Dodd
received
the
blow
with
a
kind
of
desperate
resignation
.
She
rose
quietly
from
the
table
without
a
word
,
and
went
to
put
on
her
bonnet
,
leaving
her
breakfast
and
the
note
;
for
she
did
not
at
once
see
all
that
was
implied
in
the
communication
.
She
took
Edward
with
her
to
Drayton
House
.
The
firemen
had
saved
one
half
of
that
building
;
the
rest
was
a
black
shell
.
Mrs.
Archbold
came
to
them
,
looking
haggard
,
and
told
them
two
keepers
were
already
scouring
the
country
,
and
an
advertisement
sent
to
all
the
journals
.
“
Oh
,
madam
!
”
said
Mrs.
Dodd
,
“
if
the
other
should
hurt
him
,
or
lead
him
somewhere
to
his
death
?
”
Mrs.
Archbold
said
she
might
dismiss
this
fear
;
the
patient
in
question
had
but
one
illusion
,
and
,
though
terribly
dangerous
when
thwarted
in
that
,
was
most
intelligent
in
a
general
way
,
and
much
attached
to
Mr.
Dodd
;
they
were
always
together
.
A
strange
expression
shot
into
Mrs.
Dodd
's
eye
:
she
pinched
Edward
's
arm
to
keep
him
quiet
,
and
said
with
feigned
indifference
—
“
Then
it
was
the
one
who
was
in
such
danger
with
my
husband
last
night
?
”
“
Yes
,
”
said
Mrs.
Archbold
off
her
guard
.
It
had
not
occurred
to
her
that
this
handsome
,
fashionably-dressed
young
gentleman
,
was
the
fireman
of
last
night
.
She
saw
her
mistake
,
though
,
the
moment
he
said
bluntly
,
“
Why
,
you
told
my
mother
it
was
an
attendant
.
”
“
Did
I
,
madam
?
”
asked
Mrs.
Archbold
,
mighty
innocently
:
“
I
suppose
I
thought
so
.
Well
,
I
was
mistaken
,
unfortunately
.
”
Mrs.
Dodd
was
silent
a
moment
,
then
,
somewhat
hastily
bade
Mrs.
Archbold
good-bye
.
She
told
the
cabman
to
drive
to
an
old
acquaintance
of
ours
,
Mr.
Green
.
He
had
set
up
detective
on
his
own
account
.
He
was
not
at
his
office
,
but
expected
.
She
sat
patiently
down
till
he
came
in
.
They
put
their
heads
together
,
and
Green
dashed
down
to
the
asylum
with
a
myrmidon
,
while
Mrs.
Dodd
went
into
the
City
to
obtain
leave
of
absence
from
Cross
and
Co.
This
was
politely
declined
at
first
,
but
on
Mrs.
Dodd
showing
symptoms
of
leaving
them
altogether
,
it
was
conceded
.
She
returned
home
with
Edward
,
and
there
was
Mr.
Green
:
he
had
actually
traced
the
fugitives
by
broken
fences
,
and
occasional
footsteps
in
the
side
clay
of
ditches
,
so
far
as
to
leave
no
doubt
they
had
got
upon
the
great
south-eastern
road
.
Then
Mrs.
Dodd
had
a
female
inspiration
.
“
The
Dover
road
!
Ah
!
my
husband
will
make
for
the
sea
.
”
“
I
should
n't
wonder
,
being
a
sailor
,
”
said
Green
.
“
It
is
a
pleasure
to
work
with
a
lady
like
you
,
that
puts
in
a
good
hint
.
Know
anything
about
the
other
one
,
ma'am
?
”
Mrs.
Dodd
almost
started
at
this
off-hand
question
.
But
it
was
a
natural
one
for
Green
to
ask
.
She
said
gravely
,
“
I
do
.
To
my
cost
.
”
Green
's
eye
sparkled
,
and
he
took
out
his
note-book
.
“
Now
where
is
he
like
to
make
for
?
”
Mrs.
Dodd
seemed
to
wince
at
the
question
,
and
then
turned
her
eyes
inward
to
divine
.
The
result
was
she
gave
a
downright
shudder
,
and
said
evasively
,
“
Being
with
David
,
I
hope
and
pray
he
will
go
towards
the
coast
.
”
“
No
,
no
,
”
said
Green
,
“
it
wo
n't
do
to
count
on
that
altogether
.
How
do
we
know
which
of
the
two
will
lead
the
other
?
You
must
please
to
put
Mr.
Dodd
out
of
the
question
,
ma'am
,
for
a
moment
.
Now
we
'll
say
No.
2
had
escaped
alone
:
where
would
he
be
like
to
run
to
?
”
Mrs.
Dodd
thus
pressed
,
turned
her
eyes
more
and
more
inward
,
and
said
at
last
in
a
very
low
voice
,
and
with
a
sort
of
concentrated
horror
—
“
He
will
come
to
my
house
.
”
Mr.
Green
booked
this
eagerly
.
The
lady
's
emotion
was
nothing
to
him
;
the
hint
was
invaluable
,
the
combination
interesting
.
“
Well
,
ma'am
,
”
said
he
,
“
I
'll
plant
a
good
man
in
sight
of
your
door
:
and
I
'll
take
the
Dover
road
directly
with
my
drag
.
My
teeth
were
n't
strong
enough
for
the
last
nut
you
gave
me
to
crack
:
let
us
try
this
one
.
Tom
Green
is
n't
often
beat
twice
running
.
”
“
I
will
go
with
you
,
Mr.
Green
.
”
“
Honoured
and
proud
,
ma'am
.
But
a
lady
like
you
in
my
dog-cart
along
o
'
me
and
my
mate
!
”
Mrs.
Dodd
waived
this
objection
almost
contemptuously
;
she
was
all
wife
now
.
It
was
agreed
that
Green
should
drive
round
for
her
in
an
hour
.
He
departed
for
the
present
,
and
Edward
proposed
to
go
in
the
dog-cart
too
,
but
she
told
him
no
;
she
wanted
him
at
home
to
guard
his
sister
against
“
the
Wretch
.
”
Then
seeing
him
look
puzzled
,
“
Consider
,
Edward
,
”
said
she
,
“
he
is
not
like
your
poor
father
:
he
has
not
forgotten
.
That
advertisement
,
Aileen
Aroon
,
it
was
from
him
,
you
know
.
And
then
why
does
he
attach
himself
so
to
poor
papa
?
Do
you
not
see
it
is
because
he
is
Julia
's
father
?
'
The
Wretch
'
loves
her
still
.
”
Edward
from
puzzled
looked
very
grave
.
“
What
a
head
you
have
got
,
mamma
!
”
he
said
.
“
I
should
never
have
seen
all
this
:
yet
it
's
plain
enough
now
,
as
you
put
it
.
”
“
Yes
,
it
is
plain
.
Our
darling
is
betrothed
to
a
maniac
;
that
maniac
loves
her
,
and
much
I
fear
she
loves
him
.
Some
new
calamity
is
impending
.
Oh
,
my
son
,
I
feel
it
already
heavy
on
my
heart
.
What
is
it
to
be
?
Is
your
father
to
be
led
to
destruction
,
or
will
that
furious
wretch
burst
in
upon
your
sister
,
and
kill
her
,
or
perhaps
kill
Mr.
Hard
,
if
he
catches
them
together
?
What
may
not
happen
now
?
The
very
air
seems
to
me
swarming
with
calamities
.
”
“
Oh
,
I
'll
take
care
of
all
that
,
”
said
Edward
.
And
he
comforted
her
a
little
by
promising
faithfully
not
to
let
Julia
go
out
of
his
sight
till
her
return
.
She
put
on
a
plain
travelling-dress
.
The
dog-cart
came
.
She
slipped
fifty
sovereigns
into
Mr.
Green
's
hands
for
expenses
,
and
off
they
went
at
a
slapping
pace
.
The
horse
was
a
great
bony
hunter
of
rare
speed
and
endurance
,
and
his
long
stride
and
powerful
action
raised
poor
Mrs.
Dodd
's
hopes
,
and
the
rushing
air
did
her
good
.
Green
,
to
her
surprise
,
made
few
inquiries
for
some
miles
on
the
Dover
road
;
but
he
explained
to
her
that
the
parties
they
were
after
had
probably
walked
all
night
.
“
They
do
n't
tire
,
that
sort
,
”
said
Mr.
Green
.
At
Dartford
they
got
a
doubtful
intimation
,
on
the
strength
of
which
he
rattled
on
to
Rochester
.
There
he
pulled
up
,
deposited
Mrs.
Dodd
at
the
principal
inn
till
morning
,
and
scoured
the
town
for
intelligence
.
He
inquired
of
all
the
policemen
;
described
his
men
,
and
shrewdly
added
out
of
his
intelligence
,
“
Both
splashed
and
dirty
.
”
No
,
the
Bobbies
had
not
seen
them
.
Then
he
walked
out
to
the
side
of
the
town
nearest
London
,
and
examined
all
the
dealers
in
food
.
At
last
he
found
a
baker
who
,
early
that
morning
,
had
sold
a
quartern
loaf
to
two
tall
men
without
hats
,
“
and
splashed
fearful
;
”
he
added
,
“
thought
they
had
broken
prison
;
but
'
twas
no
business
of
mine
:
they
paid
for
the
bread
right
enough
.
”
On
hearing
they
had
entered
Rochester
hatless
,
the
shrewd
Mr.
Green
made
direct
to
the
very
nearest
slop-shop
;
and
his
sagacity
was
rewarded
:
the
shopkeeper
was
a
chatterbox
,
and
told
him
yes
,
two
gents
out
on
a
frolic
had
bought
a
couple
of
hats
of
him
,
and
a
whole
set
of
sailor
's
clothes
.
“
I
think
they
were
respectable
,
too
;
but
nothing
else
would
satisfy
him
.
So
the
young
one
he
humoured
him
,
and
bought
them
.
I
took
his
old
ones
in
exchange
.
”
At
that
Green
offered
a
sovereign
for
the
old
clothes
blindfold
.
The
trader
instantly
asked
two
pounds
,
and
took
thirty
shillings
.
Green
now
set
the
police
to
scour
the
town
for
a
gentleman
and
a
common
sailor
in
company
,
offered
a
handsome
reward
,
and
went
to
bed
in
a
small
inn
,
with
David
's
clothes
by
the
kitchen
fire
.
Early
in
the
morning
he
went
to
Mrs.
Dodd
's
hotel
with
David
's
clothes
,
nicely
dried
,
and
told
her
his
tale
.
She
knew
the
clothes
directly
,
kissed
them
,
and
cried
over
them
:
then
gave
him
her
hand
with
a
world
of
dignity
and
grace
:
“
What
an
able
man
!
Sir
,
you
inspire
me
with
great
confidence
.
”
“
And
you
me
with
zeal
,
ma'am
,
”
said
the
delighted
Green
.
“
Why
I
'd
go
through
fire
and
water
for
a
lady
like
you
,
that
pays
well
,
and
does
n't
grudge
a
fellow
a
bit
of
praise
.
Now
you
must
eat
a
bit
,
ma'am
,
if
it
's
ever
so
little
,
and
then
we
'll
take
the
road
;
for
the
police
think
the
parties
have
left
the
town
,
and
by
their
night
's
work
they
must
be
good
travellers
.
”
The
dog-cart
took
the
road
,
and
the
ex-hunter
stepped
out
thirteen
miles
an
hour
.
Now
at
this
moment
Alfred
and
David
were
bowling
along
ahead
with
a
perfect
sense
of
security
.
All
that
first
night
,
the
grandest
of
his
life
,
Alfred
walked
on
air
,
and
drank
the
glorious
exhilarating
breath
of
Freedom
.
But
,
when
the
sun
dawned
on
them
,
his
intoxicating
joy
began
to
be
dashed
with
apprehension
:
hatless
and
bemired
,
might
they
not
be
suspected
and
detained
by
some
officious
authority
?
But
the
slop-shop
set
that
all
right
.
He
took
a
double-bedded
room
in
The
Bear
,
locked
the
door
,
put
the
key
under
his
pillow
,
and
slept
till
eleven
.
At
noon
they
were
on
the
road
again
,
and
as
they
swung
lustily
along
in
the
frosty
but
kindly
air
,
Alfred
's
chest
expanded
,
his
spirits
rose
,
and
he
felt
a
man
all
over
.
Exhilarated
by
freedom
,
youth
,
and
motion
,
and
a
little
inflated
by
reviving
vanity
,
his
heart
,
buoyant
as
his
foot
,
now
began
to
nurse
aspiring
projects
:
he
would
indict
his
own
father
,
and
the
doctors
,
and
immolate
them
on
the
altar
of
justice
and
publicly
wipe
off
the
stigma
they
had
cast
on
him
,
and
meantime
he
would
cure
David
and
restore
him
to
his
family
.
He
loved
this
harmless
companion
of
his
cell
,
his
danger
,
and
his
flight
;
loved
him
for
Julia
's
sake
,
loved
him
for
his
own
.
Youth
and
vanity
whispered
,
“
I
know
more
about
madness
than
the
doctors
;
I
have
seen
it
closer
.
”
It
struck
him
David
's
longing
for
blue
water
was
one
of
those
unerring
instincts
that
sometimes
guide
the
sick
to
their
cure
.
And
then
as
the
law
permits
the
forcible
recapture
of
a
patient
—
without
a
fresh
order
or
certificates
—
within
fourteen
days
of
his
escape
from
an
asylum
,
he
did
not
think
it
prudent
to
show
himself
in
London
till
that
time
should
have
elapsed
.
So
,
all
things
considered
,
why
not
hide
a
few
days
with
David
in
some
insignificant
seaport
,
and
revel
in
liberty
and
blue
water
with
him
all
day
long
,
and
so
by
associations
touch
the
spring
of
memory
,
and
begin
the
cure
?
As
for
David
,
he
seemed
driven
seaward
by
some
unseen
spur
;
he
fidgeted
at
all
delay
;
even
dinner
fretted
him
;
he
panted
so
for
his
natural
element
.
Alfred
humoured
him
,
and
an
hour
after
sunset
they
reached
the
town
of
Canterbury
.
Here
Alfred
took
the
same
precautions
as
before
,
and
slept
till
nine
o'clock
.
When
he
awoke
,
he
found
David
walking
to
and
fro
impatiently
.
“
All
right
,
messmate
,
”
said
Alfred
,
“
we
shall
soon
be
in
blue
water
.
”
He
made
all
haste
,
and
they
were
on
the
road
again
by
ten
,
walking
at
a
gallant
pace
.
But
the
dog-cart
was
already
rattling
along
about
thirty
miles
behind
them
.
Green
inquired
at
all
the
turnpikes
and
vehicles
;
the
scent
was
cold
at
first
,
but
warmer
by
degrees
,
and
hot
at
Canterbury
.
Green
just
baited
his
gallant
horse
,
and
came
foaming
on
,
and
just
as
the
pair
entered
the
town
of
Folkestone
,
their
pursuers
came
up
to
the
cross-roads
,
not
five
miles
behind
them
.
Alfred
went
to
a
good
inn
in
Folkestone
and
ordered
a
steak
,
then
strolled
with
David
by
the
beach
,
and
gloried
in
the
water
with
him
.
“
After
dinner
we
will
take
a
boat
,
and
have
a
sail
,
”
said
he
.
“
See
,
there
's
a
nice
boat
,
riding
at
anchor
there
.
”
David
snuffed
the
breeze
and
his
eye
sparkled
,
and
he
said
,
“
Wind
due
east
,
messmate
.
”
And
this
remark
,
slight
as
it
was
was
practical
,
and
gave
Alfred
great
delight
:
strengthened
his
growing
conviction
that
not
for
nothing
had
this
charge
been
thrown
on
him
.
He
should
be
the
one
to
cure
his
own
father
;
for
Julia
's
father
was
his
:
he
had
no
father
now
.
“
All
right
,
”
said
he
gaily
,
“
we
'll
soon
be
on
blue
water
:
but
first
we
'll
have
our
dinner
,
old
boy
,
for
I
am
starving
.
”
David
said
nothing
and
went
rather
doggedly
back
to
the
inn
with
him
.
The
steak
was
on
the
table
.
Alfred
told
the
waiter
to
uncover
and
David
to
fall
to
,
while
he
just
ran
upstairs
to
wash
his
hands
.
He
came
down
in
less
than
two
minutes
;
but
David
was
gone
,
and
the
waiter
standing
there
erect
and
apathetic
like
a
wooden
sentinel
.
“
Why
,
where
is
he
?
”
said
Alfred
.
“
Gent
's
gone
out
,
”
was
the
reply
.
“
And
you
stood
there
and
let
him
?
you
born
idiot
.
Which
way
is
he
gone
?
”
“
I
do
n't
know
,
”
said
the
waiter
angrily
,
“
I
ai
n't
a
p'liceman
.
None
but
respectable
gents
comes
here
,
as
do
n't
want
watching
.
”
Alfred
darted
out
and
scoured
the
town
;
he
asked
everybody
if
they
had
seen
a
tall
gentleman
dressed
like
a
common
sailor
.
Nobody
could
tell
him
:
there
were
so
many
sailors
about
the
port
;
that
which
in
an
inland
town
would
have
betrayed
the
truant
concealed
him
here
.
A
cold
perspiration
began
to
gather
on
Alfred
's
brow
,
as
he
ran
wildly
all
over
the
place
.
He
could
not
find
him
,
nor
any
trace
of
him
.
At
last
it
struck
him
that
he
had
originally
proposed
to
go
to
Dover
,
and
had
spoken
of
that
town
to
David
,
though
he
had
now
glanced
aside
,
making
for
the
smaller
ports
on
the
south
coast
:
he
hired
a
horse
directly
,
and
galloped
furiously
to
Dover
.
He
rode
down
to
the
pier
,
gave
his
horse
to
a
boy
to
hold
,
and
ran
about
inquiring
far
David
.
He
could
not
find
him
:
but
at
last
he
found
a
policeman
,
who
told
him
he
thought
there
was
another
party
on
the
same
lay
as
himself
:
“
No
,
”
said
the
man
correcting
himself
,
“
it
was
two
they
were
after
,
a
gentleman
and
a
sailor
.
Perhaps
you
are
his
mate
.
”
Alfred
's
blood
ran
cold
.
Pursued
!
and
so
hotly
:
“
No
,
no
,
”
he
stammered
;
“
I
suspect
I
am
on
the
same
business
.
”
Then
he
said
cunningly
(
for
asylums
teach
the
frankest
natures
cunning
)
,
“
Come
and
have
a
glass
of
grog
and
tell
me
all
about
it
.
”
Bobby
consented
,
and
under
its
influence
described
Mrs.
Dodd
and
her
companions
to
him
.
But
not
everybody
can
describe
minutely
.
In
the
bare
outlines
,
which
were
all
this
artist
could
furnish
him
,
Alfred
recognised
at
once
,
whom
do
you
think
?
Mrs.
Archbold
,
Dr.
Wolf
,
and
his
arch
enemy
Rooke
,
the
keeper
.
Doubtless
his
own
mind
,
seizing
on
so
vague
a
description
,
adapted
it
rather
hastily
to
what
seemed
probable
.
Mrs.
Dodd
never
occurred
to
him
,
nor
that
David
was
the
sole
,
or
even
the
main
object
of
the
pursuit
.
He
was
thoroughly
puzzled
what
to
do
.
However
,
as
his
pursuers
had
clearly
scoured
Dover
,
and
would
have
found
David
if
there
,
he
made
use
of
their
labours
and
galloped
back
towards
Folkestone
.
But
he
took
the
precaution
to
inquire
at
the
first
turnpike
,
and
there
he
learned
a
lady
and
two
men
had
passed
through
about
an
hour
before
in
a
dog-cart
;
it
was
a
wonder
he
had
missed
them
.
Alfred
gnashed
his
teeth
;
“
Curse
you
,
”
he
muttered
.
“
Well
,
do
my
work
in
Folkestone
,
I
'll
find
him
yet
,
and
baffle
you
.
”
He
turned
his
horse
's
head
westward
and
rode
after
David
.
Convinced
that
his
lost
friend
would
not
go
inland
,
he
took
care
to
keep
near
the
cliffs
,
and
had
ever
an
eye
on
the
beach
when
the
road
came
near
enough
.
About
eight
miles
west
of
Folkestone
he
saw
a
dog-cart
going
down
a
hill
before
him
:
but
there
was
only
a
single
person
in
it
.
However
,
he
increased
his
pace
and
got
close
behind
it
as
it
mounted
the
succeeding
hill
which
was
a
high
one
.
Walking
leisurely
behind
it
his
quick
eye
caught
sight
of
a
lady
's
veil
wrapped
round
the
iron
of
the
seat
.
That
made
him
instantly
suspect
this
might
be
the
dog-cart
after
all
.
But
,
if
so
,
how
came
a
stranger
in
it
?
He
despised
a
single
foe
,
and
resolved
to
pump
this
one
and
learn
where
the
others
were
.
While
he
was
thinking
how
he
should
begin
,
the
dog-cart
stopped
at
the
top
of
the
hill
,
and
the
driver
looked
seaward
at
some
object
that
appeared
to
interest
him
.
It
was
a
glorious
scene
.
Viewed
from
so
great
a
height
the
sea
expanded
like
ocean
,
and
its
light-blue
waters
sparkled
and
laughed
innumerable
in
the
breeze
.
“
A
beautiful
sight
,
sir
,
”
said
the
escaped
prisoner
,
“
you
may
well
stop
to
look
at
it
.
”
The
man
touched
his
hat
and
chuckled
.
“
I
do
n't
think
you
know
what
I
am
looking
at
,
sir
,
”
he
said
politely
.
“
I
thought
it
was
the
lovely
sea
view
;
so
bright
,
so
broad
,
so
free
.
“
No
,
sir
;
not
but
what
I
can
enjoy
that
a
bit
,
too
:
but
what
I
'm
looking
at
is
an
'
unt
.
Do
you
see
that
little
boat
?
Sailing
right
down
the
coast
about
eight
miles
off
.
Well
,
sir
,
what
do
you
think
there
is
in
that
boat
?
But
you
'll
never
guess
.
A
madman
.
”
“
Ah
!
”
“
Curious
,
sir
,
is
n't
it
:
a
respectable
gentleman
too
he
is
,
and
sails
well
;
only
stark
staring
mad
.
There
was
two
of
'
em
in
company
:
but
it
seems
they
ca
n't
keep
together
long
.
Our
one
steals
a
fisherman
's
boat
,
and
there
he
goes
down
channel
.
And
now
look
here
,
sir
;
see
this
steam-tug
smoking
along
right
in
front
of
us
:
she
's
after
him
,
and
see
there
's
my
governor
aboard
standing
by
the
wheel
with
a
Bobby
and
a
lady
:
and
if
ever
there
was
a
lady
she
's
one
;
”
here
he
lowered
his
voice
.
“
She
's
that
mad
gentleman
's
wife
,
sir
,
as
I
am
a
living
sinner
.
”
They
both
looked
down
on
the
strange
chase
in
silence
.
“
Will
they
catch
her
?
”
asked
Alfred
at
last
,
under
his
breath
.
“
How
can
we
be
off
it
?
steam
against
sails
.
And
if
he
runs
ashore
,
I
shall
be
there
to
nab
him
.
”
Alfred
looked
,
and
looked
:
the
water
came
into
his
eyes
.
“
It
's
the
best
thing
that
can
befall
him
now
,
”
he
murmured
.
He
gave
the
man
half-a-crown
,
and
then
turned
his
horse
's
head
and
walked
him
down
the
hill
towards
Folkestone
.
On
his
arrival
there
he
paid
for
his
horse
,
and
his
untasted
dinner
,
and
took
the
first
train
to
London
,
a
little
dispirited
;
and
a
good
deal
mortified
;
for
he
hated
to
be
beat
.
But
David
was
in
good
hands
,
that
was
one
comfort
;
and
he
had
glorious
work
on
hand
,
love
and
justice
.
He
went
to
an
out
of
the
way
inn
in
the
suburbs
,
and
,
when
he
had
bought
a
carpet-bag
and
some
linen
and
other
necessaries
,
he
had
but
one
sovereign
left
.
His
heart
urged
him
vehemently
to
go
at
once
and
find
his
Julia
:
but
alas
!
he
did
not
even
know
where
she
lived
;
and
he
dared
not
at
present
make
public
inquiries
:
that
would
draw
attention
to
himself
,
and
be
his
destruction
;
for
Wolf
stood
well
with
the
police
,
and
nearly
always
recaptured
his
truant
patients
by
their
aid
before
the
fourteen
days
had
elapsed
.
He
determined
to
go
first
to
a
solicitor
:
and
launch
him
against
his
enemies
,
while
compelled
to
shirk
them
in
his
own
person
.
Curious
position
!
Now
,
amongst
his
father
's
creditors
was
Mr.
Compton
,
a
solicitor
,
known
for
an
eccentric
,
but
honourable
man
,
and
for
success
in
litigation
.
Mr.
Compton
used
to
do
his
own
business
in
Barkington
,
and
employ
an
agent
in
London
:
but
Alfred
remembered
to
have
heard
just
before
his
incarceration
that
he
had
reversed
the
parts
,
and
now
lived
in
London
.
Alfred
found
him
out
by
the
Directory
,
and
called
at
his
chambers
in
Lincoln
's
Inn
Fields
.
He
had
to
wait
some
time
in
the
outer
office
listening
to
a
fluent
earnest
client
preaching
within
:
but
presently
a
sharp
voice
broke
in
upon
the
drone
,
and
,
after
a
few
sentences
,
Mr.
Compton
ushered
out
a
client
with
these
remarkable
words
:
“
And
as
for
your
invention
,
it
has
been
invented
four
times
before
you
invented
it
,
and
never
was
worth
inventing
at
all
.
And
you
have
borrowed
two
hundred
pounds
of
me
in
ninety
loans
,
each
of
which
cost
me
an
hour
's
invaluable
time
:
I
hold
ninety
acknowledgments
in
your
handwriting
;
and
I
'll
put
them
all
in
force
for
my
protection
;
”
with
this
he
turned
to
his
head
clerk
:
“
Mr.
Colls
,
take
out
a
writ
against
this
client
;
what
is
your
Christian
name
,
sir
?
I
forget
.
”
“
Simon
,
”
said
the
gaping
client
,
off
his
guard
.
“
Thank
you
,
sir
,
”
said
Mr.
Compton
with
sudden
politeness
:
then
resuming
hostilities
—
“
A
writ
in
the
Common
Pleas
against
Simon
Macfarlane
:
keep
it
in
your
drawer
,
Colls
,
and
if
ever
the
said
Macfarlane
does
me
the
honour
to
call
on
me
again
serve
him
with
it
on
the
spot
;
and
,
if
not
,
not
;
good
morning
,
sir
.
”
And
with
this
he
bolted
into
his
own
room
and
slammed
its
door
.
'
The
clerks
opened
the
outer
door
to
Mr.
Macfarlane
with
significant
grins
,
and
he
went
out
bewildered
sorely
,
yea
even
like
one
that
walketh
abroad
in
his
sleep
.
“
Now
,
sir
,
”
said
Mr.
Colls
cheerfully
to
Alfred
.
But
the
new
client
naturally
hesitated
now
:
he
put
on
his
most
fascinating
smile
,
and
said
:
“
Well
,
Mr.
Colls
,
what
do
you
advise
?
Is
this
a
moment
to
beard
the
lion
in
his
den
?
”
At
Alfred
's
smile
and
address
Colls
fell
in
love
with
him
directly
,
and
assured
him
sotto
voce
,
and
with
friendly
familiarity
,
that
now
was
his
time
.
“
Why
,
he
'll
be
as
sweet
as
honey
now
he
has
got
rid
of
a
client
.
”
With
this
he
took
Alfred
's
name
,
and
ushered
him
into
a
room
piled
with
japanned
tin
boxes
,
where
Mr.
Compton
sat
,
looking
all
complacency
,
at
a
large
desk
table
,
on
which
briefs
,
and
drafts
,
and
letters
lay
in
seeming
confusion
.
He
rose
,
and
with
a
benignant
courtesy
invited
Alfred
to
sit
down
and
explain
his
business
.
The
reader
is
aware
our
Oxonian
could
make
a
close
and
luminous
statement
.
He
began
at
the
beginning
,
but
soon
disposed
of
preliminaries
and
came
to
his
capture
at
Silverton
.
Then
Mr.
Compton
quietly
rang
the
bell
,
and
with
a
slight
apology
to
Alfred
requested
Colls
to
search
for
the
draft
of
Mrs.
Holloway
's
will
.
Alfred
continued
.
Mr.
Compton
listened
keenly
,
noted
the
salient
points
on
a
sheet
of
brief-paper
,
and
demanded
the
exact
dates
of
every
important
event
related
.
The
story
finished
,
the
attorney
turned
to
Colls
,
and
said
mighty
coolly
,
“
You
may
go
.
The
will
is
in
my
pocket
:
but
I
made
sure
he
was
a
madman
.
They
generally
are
,
these
ill-used
clients
.
”
(
Exit
Colls
)
“
Got
a
copy
of
the
settlement
,
sir
,
under
which
you
take
this
ten
thousand
pounds
?
”
“
No
,
sir
.
”
“
Any
lawyer
seen
it
?
”
“
Oh
yes
;
Mr.
Crauford
,
down
at
Barkington
.
”
“
Good
.
Friend
of
mine
.
I
'll
write
to
him
.
Names
and
addresses
of
your
trustees
?
”
Alfred
gave
them
.
“
You
have
brought
the
order
on
which
you
were
confined
,
and
the
two
certificates
?
”
“
Not
I
,
”
said
Alfred
.
“
I
have
begged
and
prayed
for
a
sight
of
them
,
and
never
could
get
one
.
That
is
one
of
the
galling
iniquities
of
the
system
;
I
call
it
'
THE
DOUBLE
SHUFFLE
.
'
Just
bring
your
mind
to
bear
on
this
,
sir
:
The
prisoner
whose
wits
and
liberty
have
been
signed
away
behind
his
back
is
not
allowed
to
see
the
order
and
certificate
on
which
he
is
confined
—
until
after
his
release
:
that
release
he
is
to
obtain
by
combating
the
statements
in
the
order
and
certificates
.
So
to
get
out
he
must
first
see
and
contradict
the
lies
that
put
him
in
;
but
to
see
the
lies
that
put
him
in
,
he
must
first
get
out
.
So
runs
the
circle
of
Iniquity
.
Now
,
is
that
the
injustice
of
Earth
,
or
the
injustice
of
Hell
?
”
Mr.
Compton
asked
a
moment
to
consider
:
“
Well
,
I
think
is
of
the
earth
,
earthy
.
There
's
a
mixture
of
idiocy
in
it
the
Devil
might
fairly
repudiate
.
Young
gentleman
,
the
English
Statutes
of
Lunacy
are
famous
monuments
of
legislatorial
incapacity
:
and
indeed
,
as
a
general
rule
,
if
you
want
justice
and
wisdom
,
do
n't
you
go
to
Acts
of
Parliament
,
but
to
the
Common
Law
of
England
.
”
Alfred
did
not
appreciate
this
observation
:
he
made
no
reply
to
it
,
but
inquired
,
with
some
heat
,
“
what
he
could
do
to
punish
the
whole
gang
;
his
father
,
the
certifying
doctors
,
and
the
madhouse
keepers
?
”
“
Humph
!
You
might
indict
them
all
for
a
conspiracy
,
”
said
Mr.
Compton
;
“
but
you
would
be
defeated
.
As
a
rule
,
avoid
criminal
proceedings
where
you
have
a
civil
remedy
.
A
jury
will
give
a
verdict
and
damages
where
they
would
not
convict
on
the
same
evidence
.
Yours
is
just
one
of
those
cases
where
Temper
says
,
'
indict
!
'
but
Prudence
says
,
'
sue
!
'
and
Law
,
through
John
Compton
,
its
oracle
in
this
square
,
says
,
sue
the
defendant
and
no
other
.
Now
,
who
is
the
true
defendant
here
,
or
party
liable
in
law
?
”
“
The
keeper
of
the
asylum
,
for
one
.
”
“
No.
If
I
remember
right
,
all
proceedings
against
him
are
expressly
barred
by
a
provision
in
the
last
statute
.
Let
us
see
.
”
He
took
down
the
statutes
of
the
realm
,
and
showed
Alfred
the
clause
which
raises
the
proprietor
of
a
madhouse
above
the
civic
level
of
Prince
Royal
.
“
Curse
the
law
,
”
said
Alfred
bitterly
.
“
No
,
do
n't
curse
the
Law
.
Curse
the
Act
if
you
like
;
but
we
ca
n't
get
on
without
the
Law
,
neither
of
us
.
Try
again
.
”
“
The
certifying
doctor
,
sir
?
”
“
Humph
!
”
said
Mr.
Compton
,
knitting
his
brows
:
“
a
jury
might
give
you
a
verdict
.
But
it
would
probably
be
set
aside
by
the
full
court
,
or
else
by
a
court
of
error
.
For
,
unless
you
could
prove
informality
,
barefaced
negligence
,
or
mala
fides
,
what
does
it
come
to
?
A
professional
man
,
bound
to
give
medical
opinions
to
all
comers
,
is
consulted
about
you
,
and
says
he
thinks
you
are
insane
:
you
turn
out
sane
.
Well
,
then
,
he
was
mistaken
:
but
not
more
than
he
is
in
most
of
his
professional
opinions
.
We
lawyers
know
what
guesswork
Medicine
is
:
we
see
it
in
the
witness-box
.
I
hate
suing
opinions
:
it
is
like
firing
bullets
at
snipes
in
a
wind
.
Try
again
.
”
Alfred
groaned
.
“
Why
there
is
nobody
left
but
the
rogue
who
signed
the
order
.
”
“
And
if
you
were
a
lawyer
,
that
alone
would
tell
you
he
is
the
defendant
.
Where
a
legal
wrong
has
been
committed
by
A
.
B
.
and
C
.
,
and
there
is
no
remedy
against
A
.
or
B
.
,
there
must
either
be
one
against
C
.
,
or
none
at
all
:
but
this
Law
abhors
as
Nature
does
a
vacuum
.
Besides
,
this
defendant
has
done
the
wrong
complained
of
.
In
his
person
you
sue
an
act
,
not
an
opinion
.
But
of
course
you
are
not
cool
enough
to
see
all
this
just
at
first
.
”
“
Cool
,
sir
,
”
said
Alfred
despairingly
;
“
I
am
frozen
with
your
remorseless
law
.
What
,
of
all
these
villains
,
may
I
only
attack
one
,
and
ca
n't
I
imprison
even
him
,
as
he
has
me
?
Such
narrow
law
encourages
men
to
violence
,
who
burn
under
wrongs
like
mine
.
”
Mr.
Compton
looked
keenly
at
his
agitated
,
mortified
client
,
but
made
no
concession
.
He
gave
him
a
minute
to
digest
the
law
's
first
bitter
pill
:
and
then
said
,
“
If
I
am
to
act
for
you
,
you
had
better
write
a
line
to
the
Commissioners
of
Lunacy
requesting
them
to
hand
me
copies
of
the
order
and
certificates
.
”
Alfred
wrote
it
.
“
And
now
,
”
said
Mr.
Compton
thoughtfully
,
“
I
do
n't
think
they
will
venture
to
recapture
you
during
the
fourteen
days
.
But
still
they
might
;
and
we
attorneys
are
wary
animals
.
So
please
give
me
at
once
a
full
authority
to
act
under
advice
of
counsel
for
your
protection
.
”
Alfred
wrote
as
requested
,
and
Mr.
Compton
put
the
paper
in
his
drawer
,
remarking
,
“
With
this
I
can
proceed
by
law
or
equity
,
even
should
you
get
into
the
asylum
again
.
”
He
then
dismissed
Alfred
somewhat
abruptly
,
but
with
an
invitation
to
call
again
after
three
clear
days
.
Like
most
ardent
suitors
after
their
first
interview
with
passionless
law
,
he
went
away
sadly
chilled
,
and
so
home
to
his
cheerless
lodging
,
to
count
the
hours
till
he
could
see
Julia
,
and
learn
his
fate
from
her
lips
.
This
very
morning
a
hasty
note
came
to
Edward
from
Folkestone
,
worded
thus
:
“
Oh
,
Edward
:
my
worst
misgivings
!
The
two
have
parted
.
Poor
papa
has
taken
a
man
's
boat
and
is
in
sight
.
We
shall
follow
directly
in
a
steamboat
.
But
the
other
!
You
know
my
fears
;
you
must
be
father
and
mother
to
that
poor
child
till
I
come
home
—
Your
sad
mother
,
“
LUCY
DODD
.
”
Julia
held
out
her
hand
for
the
note
.
Edward
put
it
in
his
pocket
.
“
What
is
that
for
?
”
said
the
young
lady
.
“
Why
surely
I
may
put
my
own
property
in
my
pocket
.
”
“
Oh
,
certainly
.
I
only
want
to
look
at
it
first
.
”
“
Excuse
me
.
”
“
Are
you
in
earnest
,
Edward
?
Not
let
me
see
dear
mamma
's
letter
?
”
and
the
vivid
face
looked
piteously
surprised
.
“
Oh
,
I
'll
tell
you
the
contents
.
Papa
had
got
to
Folkestone
and
taken
a
boat
,
and
gone
to
sea
:
then
mamma
took
a
steamboat
and
after
him
:
so
she
will
soon
catch
him
,
and
is
not
that
a
comfort
?
”
“
Oh
,
yes
,
”
cried
Julia
,
and
was
for
some
time
too
interested
and
excited
to
think
of
anything
else
.
But
presently
she
returned
to
the
charge
.
“
Anything
else
,
dear
?
”
“
Humph
?
Well
,
not
of
equal
importance
.
”
“
Oh
,
if
it
is
of
no
importance
,
there
can
be
no
reason
for
not
telling
me
.
What
was
it
?
”
Edward
coloured
but
said
nothing
.
He
thought
however
,
and
thus
ran
his
thoughts
:
“
She
's
my
intellectual
superior
and
I
've
got
to
deceive
her
;
and
a
nice
mess
I
shall
make
of
it
.
”
“
It
is
of
importance
,
”
said
Julia
,
eyeing
him
.
“
You
have
told
a
story
:
and
you
do
n't
love
your
sister
.
”
This
fulminated
,
she
drew
herself
up
proudly
and
was
silent
.
A
minute
afterwards
,
stealing
a
look
at
her
,
he
saw
her
eyes
suddenly
fill
with
tears
,
apropos
of
nothing
tangible
.
“
Now
this
is
nice
,
”
said
he
to
himself
At
noon
she
put
on
her
bonnet
to
visit
her
district
.
He
put
on
his
hat
directly
,
and
accompanied
her
.
Great
was
her
innocent
pleasure
at
that
:
it
was
the
first
time
he
had
done
her
the
honour
.
She
took
him
to
her
poor
people
,
and
showed
him
off
with
innocent
pride
.
“
Hannah
,
this
is
my
brother
.
”
Then
in
a
whisper
,
“
Is
n't
he
beautiful
?
”
Presently
she
saw
him
looking
pale
;
unheard
of
phenomenon
!
“
There
now
,
you
are
ill
,
”
said
she
.
“
Come
home
directly
,
and
be
nursed
.
”
“
No
,
no
,
”
said
he
.
“
I
only
want
a
little
fresh
air
.
What
horrid
places
what
horrid
sights
and
smells
!
I
say
,
you
must
have
no
end
of
pluck
to
face
them
.
”
“
No
,
no
,
no.
Dearest
,
I
pray
for
strength
:
that
is
how
I
manage
.
And
oh
,
Edward
,
you
used
to
think
the
poor
were
not
to
be
pitied
.
But
now
you
see
.
”
“
Yes
,
I
see
,
and
smell
and
all
.
You
are
a
brave
,
good
girl
.
Got
any
salts
about
you
?
”
“
Yes
,
of
course
.
There
.
But
fancy
a
young
lion
smelling
salts
.
”
“
A
young
duffer
,
you
mean
;
that
has
passed
for
game
through
the
thing
not
being
looked
into
close
.
”
“
Oh
,
you
can
he
close
enough
,
where
I
want
you
to
be
open
.
”
No
answer
.
The
next
day
he
accompanied
her
again
,
but
remained
at
the
stairfoot
while
she
went
in
to
her
patients
;
and
,
when
she
came
down
,
asked
her
,
Could
no
good
Christian
be
found
to
knock
that
poor
woman
on
the
head
who
lived
in
a
plate
.
“
No
good
Heathen
,
you
mean
,
”
said
Julia
.
“
Why
,
yes
,
”
said
he
;
“
the
savages
manage
these
things
better
.
”
He
also
accompanied
her
shopping
,
and
smoked
phlegmatically
outside
the
shops
;
nor
could
she
exhaust
his
patience
.
Then
the
quick
girl
put
this
and
that
together
.
When
they
were
at
home
again
and
her
bonnet
off
,
she
looked
him
in
the
face
and
said
sweetly
,
“
I
have
got
a
watch-dog
.
”
He
smiled
,
and
said
nothing
.
“
Why
do
n't
you
answer
?
”
cried
Julia
impetuously
.
“
Because
least
said
is
soonest
mended
.
Besides
,
I
'm
down
upon
you
:
you
decoy
me
into
a
friendly
conversation
,
and
then
you
say
biting
things
directly
.
”
“
If
I
bite
you
,
you
sting
me
.
Such
want
of
confidence
!
Oh
how
cruel
!
how
cruel
!
Why
can
you
not
trust
me
?
Am
I
a
child
?
No
one
is
young
who
has
suffered
what
I
have
suffered
.
Secrets
disunite
a
family
:
and
we
were
so
united
.
And
then
you
are
so
stupid
;
you
keep
a
secret
?
Yes
,
like
a
dog
in
a
chain
;
you
ca
n't
hide
it
one
bit
.
You
have
undertaken
a
task
you
are
not
fit
for
,
sir
;
to
hide
a
secret
you
must
be
able
to
tell
fibs
:
and
you
ca
n't
:
not
for
want
of
badness
,
but
cleverness
to
tell
them
smoothly
;
you
know
it
,
you
know
it
;
and
so
out
of
your
abominable
slyness
you
wo
n't
say
a
word
.
There
,
it
is
no
use
my
trying
to
provoke
him
.
I
wish
you
were
not
so
good-tempered
;
so
apathetic
I
mean
,
of
course
.
”
Then
,
with
one
of
her
old
rapid
transitions
,
she
began
to
caress
him
and
fawn
on
him
:
she
seated
him
in
an
arm-chair
and
herself
on
a
footstool
,
and
suddenly
curling
round
his
neck
,
murmured
,
“
Dear
,
dear
brother
,
have
pity
on
a
poor
girl
,
and
tell
her
is
there
any
news
that
I
have
a
right
to
hear
,
only
mamma
has
given
you
your
orders
not
to
tell
me
;
tell
me
,
love
!
”
This
last
in
an
exquisite
whisper
.
“
Let
me
alone
,
you
little
fascinating
demon
,
”
said
he
angrily
.
“
Ask
mamma
.
I
wo
n't
tell
you
a
word
.
”
“
Thank
you
!
”
she
cried
,
bounding
to
her
feet
;
“
you
have
told
me
.
He
is
alive
.
He
loves
me
still
.
He
was
bewitched
,
seduced
,
deluded
.
He
has
come
to
himself
.
Mamma
has
seen
him
.
He
wants
to
come
and
beg
my
pardon
.
But
you
are
all
afraid
I
shall
forgive
him
.
But
I
will
not
,
for
at
the
first
word
I
'll
stop
his
mouth
,
and
say
,
'
If
you
were
happy
away
from
me
,
I
suppose
you
would
not
have
come
back
.
'
”
And
instantly
she
burst
out
singing
,
with
inspired
eloquence
and
defiance
—
“
Castles
are
sacked
in
war
,
Chieftains
are
scattered
far
,
Truth
is
a
fixed
star
—
Aileen
aroon
.
”
But
,
unable
to
sustain
it
,
the
poor
Impetuosity
dropped
as
quickly
as
she
had
mounted
,
and
out
went
her
arm
on
the
table
,
and
her
forehead
sank
on
her
arm
,
and
the
tears
began
to
run
silently
down
the
sweet
face
,
so
brave
for
a
moment
.
“
W
—
will
y
—
you
allow
me
to
light
a
cigar
?
”
said
Edward
.
“
I
'm
wretched
and
miserable
;
you
Tempest
in
petticoats
,
you
!
”
She
made
him
a
sign
of
assent
with
the
hand
that
was
dangling
languidly
,
but
she
did
not
speak
;
nor
did
she
appeal
to
him
any
more
.
Alienation
was
commencing
.
But
what
was
worse
than
speaking
her
mind
,
she
was
for
ever
at
the
window
now
,
looking
up
and
down
the
street
;
and
walking
with
her
he
felt
her
arm
often
tremble
,
and
sometimes
jerk
.
The
secret
was
agitating
her
nerves
,
and
destroying
her
tranquillity
as
much
,
or
perhaps
more
,
than
if
she
had
known
all
.
Mrs.
Dodd
wrote
from
Portsmouth
:
whereof
anon
.
Mr.
Peterson
called
,
and
soon
after
him
Mr.
Hurd
.
Edward
was
glad
to
see
them
,
especially
the
latter
,
whose
visits
seemed
always
to
do
Julia
good
.
Moreover
,
as
Peterson
and
Hurd
were
rivals
,
it
afforded
Edward
an
innocent
amusement
to
see
their
ill-concealed
aversion
to
one
another
,
and
the
admirable
address
and
delicacy
with
which
his
sister
conducted
herself
between
them
.
However
,
this
pastime
was
cut
short
by
Sarah
coming
in
and
saying
,
“
There
's
a
young
man
wants
to
see
you
,
sir
.
”
Julia
looked
up
and
changed
colour
.
“
I
think
he
is
a
fireman
,
”
said
Sarah
.
She
knew
very
well
he
was
a
fireman
,
and
also
one
of
her
followers
.
Edward
went
out
and
found
one
of
his
late
brethren
,
who
told
him
a
young
gentleman
had
just
been
inquiring
for
him
at
the
station
.
“
What
was
he
like
?
”
“
Why
,
I
was
a
good
ways
off
,
but
I
saw
he
was
a
tall
one
.
”
“
Six
feet
?
”
“
Full
that
.
”
“
Give
you
his
name
?
'
“
No
:
I
did
n't
speak
to
him
:
it
was
Andrew
.
Andrew
says
he
asked
if
there
was
a
fireman
called
Dodd
:
so
Andrew
said
you
had
left
;
then
the
swell
asked
where
you
lived
,
and
Andrew
could
n't
tell
him
any
more
than
it
was
in
Pembroke
Street
.
So
I
told
him
,
says
I
,
'
Why
could
n't
you
call
me
?
It
is
number
sixty-six
,
'
says
I
.
'
Oh
,
he
is
coming
back
,
'
says
Andrew
.
However
,
I
thought
I
'd
come
and
tell
you
.
”
(
And
so
get
a
word
with
Sarah
,
you
sly
dog
.
)
Edward
thanked
him
,
and
put
on
his
hat
directly
,
for
he
could
not
disguise
from
himself
that
this
visitor
might
be
Alfred
Hardie
.
Indeed
,
what
more
likely
?
Messrs.
Hurd
and
Peterson
always
tried
to
stay
one
another
out
whenever
they
met
at
66
,
Pembroke
Street
.
However
,
to
make
sure
of
not
leaving
Julia
alone
,
Edward
went
in
and
asked
them
both
to
luncheon
,
at
which
time
he
said
he
should
be
back
.
As
he
walked
rapidly
to
the
station
he
grew
more
and
more
convinced
that
it
was
Alfred
Hardie
.
And
his
reflections
ran
like
this
.
“
What
a
headpiece
mamma
has
!
But
it
did
not
strike
her
he
would
come
to
me
first
.
Yet
how
plain
that
looks
now
:
for
of
course
I
'm
the
duffer
's
only
clue
to
Julia
.
These
madmen
are
no
fools
,
though
.
And
how
quiet
he
was
that
night
!
And
he
made
papa
go
down
the
ladder
first
:
that
was
the
old
Alfred
Hardie
;
he
was
always
generous
:
vain
,
overhearing
,
saucy
,
but
noble
with
it
all
.
I
liked
him
:
he
was
a
man
that
showed
you
his
worst
,
and
let
you
find
his
best
out
by
degrees
.
He
hated
to
be
beat
:
but
that
's
no
crime
.
He
was
a
beautiful
oar
,
and
handled
his
mawleys
uncommon
;
he
sparred
with
all
the
prizefighters
that
came
to
Oxford
,
and
took
punishment
better
than
you
would
think
;
and
a
wonderful
quick
hitter
;
Alec
Reed
owned
that
.
Poor
Taff
Hardie
!
And
when
I
think
that
God
has
overthrown
his
powerful
mind
,
and
left
me
mine
,
such
as
it
is
!
But
the
worst
is
my
having
gone
on
calling
him
'
the
Wretch
'
all
this
time
:
and
nothing
too
bad
for
him
.
I
ought
to
be
ashamed
of
myself
.
It
grieves
me
very
much
.
'
When
found
make
a
note
on
;
'
never
judge
a
fellow
behind
his
back
again
.
”
Arrived
at
the
station
,
he
inquired
whether
his
friend
had
called
again
,
and
was
answered
in
the
negative
.
He
waited
a
few
minutes
,
and
then
,
with
the
superintendent
's
permission
,
wrote
a
note
to
Alfred
,
inviting
him
to
dine
at
Simpson
's
at
six
,
and
left
it
with
the
fireman
.
This
done
,
he
was
about
to
return
home
,
when
another
thought
struck
him
.
He
got
a
messenger
,
and
sent
off
a
single
line
to
Dr.
Wolf
,
to
tell
him
Alfred
Hardie
would
be
at
Simpson
's
at
seven
o
clock
.
But
,
when
the
messenger
was
gone
,
he
regretted
what
he
had
done
.
He
had
done
it
for
Alfred
's
good
;
but
still
it
was
treason
.
He
felt
unhappy
,
and
wended
his
way
homeward
disconsolately
,
realising
more
and
more
that
he
had
not
brains
for
the
difficulties
imposed
upon
him
.
On
entering
Pembroke
Street
he
heard
a
buzz
.
He
looked
up
,
and
saw
a
considerable
crowd
collected
in
a
semicircle
.
“
Why
that
is
near
our
house
,
”
he
said
,
and
quickened
his
steps
.
When
he
got
near
he
saw
that
all
the
people
's
eyes
were
bent
on
No.
66.
He
dashed
into
the
crowd
.
“
What
on
earth
is
the
matter
?
”
he
cried
.
“
The
matter
?
Plenty
's
the
matter
,
young
man
,
”
cried
one
.
“
Murder
's
the
matter
,
”
said
another
.
At
that
he
turned
pale
as
death
.
An
intelligent
man
saw
his
violent
agitation
,
and
asked
him
hurriedly
if
he
belonged
to
the
house
.
“
Yes
.
For
mercy
's
sake
,
what
is
it
?
”
“
Make
way
there
!
”
shouted
the
man
.
“
He
belongs
.
Sir
,
a
madman
has
broke
loose
and
got
into
your
house
.
And
I
'm
sorry
to
say
he
has
just
killed
two
men
.
”
“
With
a
pistol
,
”
cried
several
voices
,
speaking
together
.
CHAPTER
XLV
ALFRED
HARDIE
spent
three
days
writhing
in
his
little
lodging
.
His
situation
had
been
sadder
,
but
never
more
irritating
.
By
right
possessor
of
thousands
,
yet
in
fact
reduced
to
one
suit
,
two
shirts
,
and
half-a-crown
:
rich
in
intellect
,
yet
hunted
as
a
madman
:
affianced
to
the
loveliest
girl
in
England
,
yet
afraid
to
go
near
her
for
fear
of
being
torn
from
her
again
,
and
for
ever
.
All
this
could
last
but
one
week
more
;
but
a
week
's
positive
torture
was
no
trifle
to
contemplate
,
with
a
rival
at
his
Julia
's
ear
all
the
time
.
Suppose
she
should
have
been
faithful
all
these
months
,
but
in
this
last
week
should
be
worn
out
and
give
herself
to
another
:
such
things
had
been
known
.
He
went
to
Lincoln
's
Inn
with
this
irritating
fear
tearing
him
like
a
vulture
.
Mr.
Compton
received
him
cheerfully
,
and
told
him
he
had
begun
operations
in
Hardie
versus
Hardie
:
had
written
to
Thomas
Hardie
two
days
ago
,
and
inquired
his
London
solicitor
,
and
whether
that
gentleman
would
accept
service
of
the
writ
in
Hardie
versus
Hardie
.
“
To
Thomas
Hardie
?
Why
,
what
has
he
to
do
with
it
?
”
asked
Alfred
.
“
He
is
the
defendant
in
the
suit
.
”
Then
seeing
amazement
and
incredulity
on
Alfred
's
face
,
he
explained
that
the
Commissioners
of
Lunacy
had
treated
him
with
great
courtesy
;
had
at
once
furnished
him
with
copies
,
not
only
of
the
order
and
certificates
,
but
of
other
valuable
documents
.
“
And
there
,
”
said
he
,
“
lies
the
order
;
signed
by
Thomas
Hardie
,
of
Clare
Court
,
Yorkshire
.
”
“
Curse
his
impudence
,
”
cried
Alfred
in
a
fury
;
“
why
,
sir
,
he
is
next
door
to
an
idiot
himself
.
”
“
What
does
that
matter
?
Ah
,
now
,
if
I
had
gone
in
a
passion
and
indicted
him
,
there
would
be
a
defence
directly
;
'
no
malice
,
defendant
being
non
compos
.
'
Whereas
,
by
gently
,
quietly
suing
him
,
even
if
he
was
a
lunatic
,
we
would
make
him
or
his
estate
pay
a
round
sum
for
falsely
imprisoning
a
sane
Briton
.
By-the-by
,
here
is
counsel
's
opinion
on
your
case
,
”
and
he
handed
him
a
short
opinion
of
a
distinguished
Queen
's
Counsel
,
the
concluding
words
of
which
were
these
:
3.
If
the
certificates
and
order
are
in
legal
form
,
and
were
made
and
given
bona
fide
,
no
action
lies
for
the
capture
or
detention
of
Mr.
Hardie
.
“
Why
it
is
dead
against
me
,
”
said
Alfred
.
“
There
goes
the
one
rotten
reed
you
had
left
me
.
”
“
Singularly
dead
,
”
said
the
attorney
coolly
;
“
he
does
not
even
say
'
I
am
of
opinion
.
'
He
is
in
great
practice
,
and
hardworked
:
in
his
hurry
he
has
taken
up
the
Lunacy
Acts
,
and
has
forgotten
that
the
rights
of
sane
Englishmen
are
not
the
creatures
of
these
little
trumpery
statutes
.
No
,
thank
you
;
our
rights
are
centuries
older
,
and
prevail
wherever
,
by
good
luck
,
the
statutes
of
the
realm
are
silent
;
now
they
are
all
silent
about
incarcerating
sane
men
.
Besides
,
he
gives
no
cases
.
What
is
an
opinion
without
a
precedent
?
A
lawyer
's
guess
.
I
thought
so
little
of
his
opinion
that
I
sent
the
case
to
a
clever
junior
,
who
has
got
time
to
think
before
he
writes
.
”
Colls
entered
soon
after
with
the
said
junior
's
opinion
.
Mr.
Compton
opened
it
,
and
saying
,
“
Now
let
us
see
what
he
says
,
”
read
it
to
Alfred
.
It
ran
thus
:
“
There
was
clearly
a
right
of
action
under
the
common
law
and
it
has
been
exercised
.
Anderdon
v.
Brothers
;
Paternoster
v.
Wynn
,
etc.
Such
a
right
can
only
be
annulled
by
the
express
terms
of
a
statute
:
now
the
8
and
9
Victoria
,
cap.
100
,
sect
.
99
,
so
annuls
it
as
against
the
madhouse
proprietor
only
.
That
,
therefore
,
is
the
statutory
exception
,
and
tends
to
confirm
the
common
right
.
If
the
facts
are
as
represented
(
on
which
,
of
course
,
I
can
form
no
opinion
)
,
Mr.
Hardie
can
safely
sue
the
person
who
signed
the
order
for
his
alleged
false
imprisonment
.
“
I
agree
with
you
that
the
usual
course
by
praying
the
Court
of
Chancery
for
a
Commission
de
Lunatico
Inquirendo
,
is
timorous
,
and
rests
on
prejudice
.
Plt
.
,
if
successful
,
is
saddled
with
his
own
costs
,
and
sometimes
with
Deft.
's
,
and
obtains
no
compensation
.
It
seems
clear
that
a
jury
sitting
at
Nisi
Prius
can
deal
as
well
with
the
main
fact
as
can
a
jury
sitting
by
the
order
of
the
Chancellor
;
and
I
need
not
say
the
costs
will
go
with
their
verdict
,
to
say
nothing
of
the
damages
,
which
may
be
heavy
.
On
the
other
hand
,
an
indictment
is
hazardous
;
and
I
think
you
can
lose
nothing
by
beginning
with
the
suit
.
By
having
a
shorthand
writer
at
the
trial
,
you
may
collect
materials
for
an
indictment
,
and
also
feel
the
pulse
of
the
court
;
you
can
then
confer
upon
the
evidence
with
some
counsel
better
versed
in
criminal
law
than
myself
.
My
advice
is
to
sue
Thomas
Hardie
;
and
declare
in
Tort
.
“
(
Signed
)
BARROW
.
“
N.B.
—
I
have
been
thus
particular
,
because
Hardie
v.
Hardie
(
if
carried
to
a
verdict
)
will
probably
be
a
leading
case
.
”
“
Who
shall
decide
when
counsel
disagree
?
”
inquired
Alfred
satirically
.
“
That
depends
on
where
they
do
it
.
If
in
court
,
the
judge
.
If
here
,
the
attorney
.
”
You
appear
sanguine
,
Mr.
Compton
,
”
said
Alfred
;
“
perhaps
you
would
not
mind
advancing
me
a
little
money
.
I
've
only
half-a-crown
.
”
“
It
is
all
ready
for
you
in
this
drawer
,
”
said
Compton
cheerfully
.
“
See
thirty
sovereigns
.
Then
you
need
not
go
to
a
bank
.
”
“
What
,
you
knew
I
should
borrow
?
”
“
Do
n't
all
my
clients
begin
by
bleeding
me
?
It
is
the
rule
of
this
office
.
”
“
Then
why
do
n't
you
give
up
business
?
”
“
Because
I
bleed
the
opposite
attorney
's
client
a
pound
or
two
more
than
my
own
bleeds
me
.
”
He
then
made
Alfred
sign
a
promissory
note
for
the
thirty
pounds
:
advised
him
to
keep
snug
for
one
week
more
,
and
promised
to
write
to
him
in
two
days
,
and
send
Thomas
Hardie
's
answer
.
Alfred
left
his
address
and
went
from
Mr.
Compton
a
lighter
man
.
Convinced
of
his
courage
and
prudence
,
he
shifted
one
care
off
his
own
shoulders
:
and
thought
of
love
alone
.
But
,
strange
as
it
may
appear
,
two
cares
are
sometimes
better
for
a
man
than
one
.
Alfred
,
having
now
no
worry
to
divert
him
from
his
deeper
anxiety
,
was
all
love
and
jealousy
;
and
quite
overbalanced
:
the
desire
of
his
heart
grew
so
strong
it
overpowered
alike
his
patience
and
his
prudence
.
He
jumped
into
a
cab
,
and
drove
to
all
the
firemen
's
stations
on
the
Surrey
side
of
the
river
,
inquiring
for
Edward
.
At
last
he
hit
upon
the
right
one
,
and
learned
that
Julia
lived
in
Pembroke
Street
;
number
unknown
.
He
drove
home
to
his
lodgings
;
bought
some
ready-made
clothes
,
and
dressed
like
a
gentleman
:
then
told
the
cabman
to
drive
to
Pembroke
Street
.
He
knew
he
was
acting
imprudently
;
but
he
could
not
help
it
.
And
,
besides
,
Mr.
Compton
had
now
written
to
his
uncle
,
and
begun
the
attack
:
that
would
surely
intimidate
his
enemies
,
and
turn
their
thoughts
to
defence
,
not
to
fresh
offence
.
However
,
catching
sight
of
a
gunsmith
's
shop
on
the
way
,
he
suddenly
resolved
to
arm
himself
on
the
bare
chance
of
an
attack
.
He
stopped
the
cab
;
went
in
and
bought
a
double-barrelled
pistol
,
with
powder-flask
,
bullets
,
wads
,
and
caps
complete
.
This
he
loaded
in
the
cab
,
and
felt
quite
prudent
after
it
