,sir
?
"
demanded
the
speaker
,
turning
abruptly
towards
Markham
;
"
for
I
believe
you
did
not
leave
the
room
.
"
"
He
obtained
change
from
the
landlord
for
a
bank-note
,
sir
,
"
answered
our
hero
laconically
.
"
Oh
!
that
was
all
—
eh
?
Well
—
the
thing
still
looks
odd
—
particularly
in
such
troubled
times
as
these
.
Did
anybody
hear
the
orders
given
to
the
postilions
?
"
"
The
tall
man
in
the
cloak
said
in
a
loud
voice
,
'
The
road
towards
Dandolo
,
my
boys
!
'
"
observed
another
of
the
company
.
Richard
smiled
imperceptibly
;
for
he
thought
within
himself
,
"
Then
it
is
precisely
because
Bazzano
said
in
a
loud
tone
,
'
Towards
Dandolo
,
'
that
the
travellers
are
going
in
another
direction
.
"
The
company
continued
to
debate
,
as
all
gossips
will
,
upon
the
incident
which
had
just
occurred
;
and
Richard
determined
to
lose
no
more
time
ere
he
explained
to
Morcar
,
who
had
of
course
recognised
the
young
aide-de-camp
,
the
nature
of
the
warning
he
had
received
from
this
individual
.
He
according
bade
the
assembled
guests
"
Good
night
,
"
and
left
the
room
,
followed
by
Morcar
.
At
his
request
,
the
landlord
conducted
them
to
a
double-bedded
room
;
and
the
moment
the
host
had
retired
,
Richard
communicated
to
the
gipsy
all
that
Bazzano
had
said
to
him
.
"
There
is
but
one
course
to
pursue
,
sir
,
"
exclaimed
Morcar
.
"
Which
is
that
?
"
asked
Richard
.
"
To
follow
the
Castelcicalan
officer
's
advice
,
"
returned
Morcar
.
"
He
saved
your
life
—
he
restored
me
to
your
service
—
and
he
is
incapable
of
deceiving
us
.
He
is
your
friend
,
sir
—
and
you
must
obey
him
.
"
"
But
,
my
poor
Morcar
,
"
said
Richard
,
"
I
cannot
part
with
you
.
I
have
lured
you
away
from
your
family
and
native
land
,
to
lead
you
into
these
difficulties
;
and
I
would
sooner
die
than
abandon
you
in
a
strange
country
,
with
even
the
language
of
which
you
are
unacquainted
.
"
"
My
dear
,
good
master
,
"
exclaimed
the
gipsy
,
his
eyes
dimmed
with
tears
,
"
it
will
go
to
my
heart
to
leave
you
;
but
if
your
life
is
in
danger
,
I
shall
not
hesitate
a
moment
.
Besides
,
the
same
peril
that
would
overtake
one
,
would
crush
both
,
were
we
together
when
it
came
;
and
it
is
folly
for
either
of
us
to
run
idle
risks
in
such
a
strait
.
No
—
let
us
follow
the
advice
of
your
friend
.
"
"
Again
,
I
say
,
Morcar
,
that
I
cannot
part
with
you
.
Were
any
thing
fatal
to
happen
to
you
,
I
should
never
forgive
myself
.
No
,
"
continued
Richard
,
"
you
shall
remain
with
me
.
If
danger
come
,
it
is
only
I
who
will
suffer
—
for
it
seems
that
it
is
only
my
life
which
is
in
danger
.
And
this
is
probable
enough
.
"
"
Ah
!
sir
—
I
am
not
afraid
of
myself
,
"
exclaimed
Morcar
:
"
I
would
lay
down
my
life
to
serve
you
!
But
I
am
convinced
that
you
will
only
attract
unpleasant
attention
to
yourself
,
if
you
travel
with
a
follower
:
one
person
can
slip
unperceived
through
so
many
perilous
places
,
where
two
together
would
be
suspected
.
Besides
,
sir
,
I
shall
not
be
quite
so
badly
off
in
this
strange
country
,
as
you
suppose
.
"
"
How
so
,
Morcar
?
"
demanded
Richard
,
surveying
him
with
astonishment
.
"
There
are
Zingarees
in
this
land
as
well
as
elsewhere
,
"
replied
Morcar
;
"
and
amongst
them
I
shall
be
safe
.
"
"
On
that
consideration
alone
,
"
exclaimed
Richard
,
struck
by
the
truth
of
the
observation
,
and
well-pleased
at
the
idea
that
his
faithful
dependant
would
indeed
derive
no
small
benefit
,
under
circumstances
,
from
the
aid
of
that
extensive
and
mysterious
freemasonry
to
which
he
belonged
,
—
"
on
that
consideration
alone
I
will
consent
to
this
separation
.
At
day-break
we
will
rise
,
and
each
take
a
different
route
.
I
will
give
you
the
map
of
Castelcicala
,
as
its
geography
has
been
so
well
studied
by
me
that
I
am
fully
acquainted
with
the
direction
of
all
the
principal
towns
and
cities
.
But
let
us
fix
a
place
where
we
can
meet
again
.
Our
grand
object
must
be
to
gain
the
city
of
Naples
.
On
your
arrival
there
,
proceed
to
the
abode
of
the
English
Consul
,
and
leave
with
him
the
name
of
the
inn
where
you
put
up
:
if
I
have
reached
Naples
before
you
,
that
functionary
will
be
enabled
to
tell
you
where
I
am
to
be
found
.
"
"
I
will
strictly
follow
your
instructions
,
sir
,
"
said
Morcar
.
"
And
now
,
my
good
friend
,
"
continued
our
hero
,
"
I
must
speak
to
you
as
if
I
were
making
my
last
will
and
testament
;
for
heaven
alone
knows
whether
I
shall
ever
quit
this
country
alive
.
You
remember
the
secret
of
my
affection
for
a
noble
lady
,
which
I
communicated
to
you
the
night
before
we
landed
on
the
Castelcicalan
coast
?
"
"
Not
a
syllable
of
what
you
told
me
,
sir
,
has
been
effaced
from
my
memory
,
"
replied
Morcar
.
"
You
enjoined
me
that
,
if
any
thing
fatal
should
occur
to
yourself
,
and
Providence
should
enable
me
to
return
to
England
,
I
was
to
seek
the
Princess
Isabella
,
and
break
to
her
the
tidings
and
manner
of
your
death
,
with
the
assurance
that
your
last
thoughts
were
given
to
her
!
"
"
Such
was
my
request
,
Morcar
,
"
said
Richard
.
"
I
need
now
observe
little
more
than
repeat
it
.
Let
the
one
who
reaches
Naples
first
wait
for
the
other
fifteen
days
;
and
,
if
he
come
not
by
the
expiration
of
that
period
,
then
let
him
—
—
"
"
Surmise
the
worst
,
"
added
Morcar
,
seeing
that
our
hero
hesitated
.
"
Your
message
to
the
Princess
shall
be
delivered
—
if
God
ordain
that
so
sad
a
result
ensues
.
And
,
on
your
part
,
sir
—
if
I
come
not
to
the
place
of
appointment
,
and
you
succeed
in
reaching
it
—
—
"
"
Say
no
more
,
my
dear
friend
,
"
interrupted
Markham
,
pressing
the
gipsy
's
hand
;
"
we
understand
each
other
!
"
And
they
each
dashed
away
the
tears
from
their
eyes
.
Richard
then
divided
the
contents
of
his
purse
into
two
equal
portions
,
and
presented
one
to
Morcar
.
The
gipsy
positively
refused
to
accept
any
thing
beyond
a
few
pieces
of
gold
;
but
Markham
was
more
positive
still
,
and
compelled
him
to
assent
to
the
equitable
partition
of
the
large
sum
which
Eliza
's
bounty
had
supplied
.
They
then
retired
to
rest
.
At
day-break
Markham
started
up
;
but
he
looked
in
vain
for
Morcar
.
On
the
table
stood
a
pile
of
gold
:
it
was
the
one
which
our
hero
had
forced
upon
the
gipsy
;
—
and
only
two
of
the
pieces
had
been
taken
from
the
heap
.
"
Generous
man
;
"
cried
Markham
:
"
God
grant
that
I
may
one
day
be
enabled
to
reward
him
for
his
fidelity
and
devotion
to
me
!
"
Having
hastily
dressed
himself
,
our
hero
concealed
about
his
person
the
few
necessaries
that
were
indispensable
,
and
left
the
remainder
in
his
valise
.
He
then
descended
to
the
coffee-room
,
hurried
over
a
slight
refreshment
,
and
,
having
settled
the
account
,
took
his
departure
,
telling
the
landlord
to
keep
the
valise
for
him
until
his
return
.
But
now
how
lonely
,
forlorn
,
and
friendless
did
he
feel
,
as
he
hurried
away
from
the
inn
where
he
had
parted
with
his
faithful
dependant
!
CHAPTER
CLXXIX
.
THE
JOURNEY
.
Richard
Markham
struck
into
the
fields
,
and
pursued
his
way
in
a
southerly
direction
.
He
avoided
even
the
small
hamlets
,
and
kept
as
much
as
possible
in
the
open
country
.
Being
unaware
of
the
precise
nature
of
the
danger
which
menaced
his
life
,
—
although
of
course
connecting
it
with
the
part
which
he
had
recently
played
in
the
invasion
,
—
he
feared
lest
printed
descriptions
of
his
person
,
with
rewards
for
his
apprehension
,
might
be
circulated
;
and
this
source
of
terror
induced
him
to
choose
the
most
secluded
paths
.
It
was
long
after
sunset
when
he
stopped
at
a
small
country
public-house
,
where
he
determined
to
rest
for
the
night
.
To
his
great
joy
the
coffee-room
was
unoccupied
by
other
travellers
;
and
the
landlord
appeared
a
simple
,
honest
kind
of
half-farmer
,
half-publican
,
who
never
troubled
himself
about
any
one
's
business
save
his
own
.
A
good
supper
and
a
bottle
of
very
excellent
wine
tended
to
raise
our
hero
's
spirits
:
and
when
the
meal
was
concluded
,
he
fell
into
a
train
of
meditation
on
the
events
of
the
preceding
evening
.
A
thousand
times
did
he
ask
himself
who
could
be
the
occupant
of
that
chaise
which
was
journeying
in
such
haste
?
for
that
there
was
some
person
inside
the
vehicle
,
who
had
urgent
reasons
for
the
utmost
circumspection
,
the
fact
of
the
drawn
blinds
would
not
permit
him
to
doubt
.
Moreover
,
the
young
aide-de-camp
was
evidently
riding
outside
for
the
purpose
of
answering
any
questions
that
might
be
put
,
paying
the
bills
,
directing
the
postillions
,
and
in
all
respects
acting
with
a
view
to
save
the
person
or
persons
inside
from
the
necessity
of
giving
their
own
orders
.
The
words
—
"
Terrible
events
have
occurred
at
Montoni
"
—
were
also
fraught
with
a
most
menacing
and
mysterious
importance
.
What
could
they
mean
?
whom
had
these
events
endangered
?
Was
it
possible
that
the
kindness
of
the
Grand
Duchess
towards
himself
had
been
detected
?
And
if
so
,
what
results
could
such
a
discovery
have
produced
?
While
he
was
thus
lost
in
the
most
painful
conjectures
,
a
horseman
suddenly
galloped
up
to
the
door
of
the
inn
;
and
in
a
few
moments
the
traveller
himself
entered
the
coffee-room
.
He
was
a
slightly-built
,
middle-aged
man
,
with
a
good-humoured
expression
of
countenance
.
He
was
attired
in
a
kind
of
undress
cavalry
uniform
,
consisting
of
a
foraging-cap
with
a
broad
gold
band
,
a
laced
jacket
,
trousers
with
a
red
stripe
down
each
leg
,
and
a
very
small
black
leathern
knapsack
at
his
back
.
"
Now
,
landlord
,
"
he
exclaimed
,
as
he
entered
the
room
,
followed
by
the
individual
whom
he
thus
addressed
,
"
some
supper
at
once
—
not
a
moment
's
unnecessary
delay
—
and
see
that
a
fresh
horse
is
ready
in
twenty
minutes
.
That
is
all
the
rest
I
can
allow
myself
here
.
"
The
landlord
bustled
about
to
serve
up
the
best
his
house
could
afford
in
such
haste
;
and
in
the
meantime
the
new-comer
addressed
himself
to
our
hero
.
"
Rather
chilly
this
evening
,
sir
,
"
he
said
.
"
And
yet
you
can
scarcely
feel
the
cold
,
considering
the
pace
at
which
you
appear
to
ride
,
"
returned
Richard
with
a
smile
.
"
Egad
!
I
do
not
ride
so
for
pleasure
,
I
can
assure
you
,
"
observed
the
man
.
"
But
I
presume
that
you
are
travelling
in
this
country
for
your
amusement
,
"
he
added
:
"
for
I
perceive
by
your
accent
that
you
are
not
a
Castelcicalan
,
and
I
can
judge
your
avocation
by
that
portfolio
lying
near
you
.
"
"
You
have
guessed
correctly
,
"
answered
Richard
.
"
Have
you
travelled
far
to-day
?
"
"
A
considerable
distance
.
I
am
,
as
perhaps
you
may
know
by
my
dress
,
a
government
courier
:
and
I
am
the
bearer
of
dispatches
from
Montoni
to
the
Captain-General
of
Montecuculi
.
"
"
Any
thing
new
in
the
capital
?
"
asked
Richard
,
scarcely
able
to
conceal
the
anxiety
with
which
he
waited
for
a
reply
.
"
Great
news
,
"
was
the
answer
.
"
The
Grand
Duchess
has
fled
.
"
"
Fled
!
"
ejaculated
Markham
.
"
Yes
—
left
the
capital
—
gone
no
one
knows
where
,
and
no
one
knows
why
,
"
continued
the
courier
.
"
Montoni
is
in
a
dreadful
ferment
.
Martial
law
was
proclaimed
there
the
day
before
yesterday
;
and
a
tremendous
crowd
collected
in
the
Palace-square
in
the
evening
.
The
military
were
called
out
,
but
refused
to
fire
upon
the
people
.
Numerous
conflicting
reports
are
in
circulation
:
some
say
that
the
Grand
Duke
has
sent
to
demand
the
aid
of
an
Austrian
force
.
The
people
attacked
the
mansion
of
the
Prime
Minister
;
and
the
firmness
of
the
Political
Prefect
alone
prevented
serious
mischief
.
In
fact
,
sir
,
"
added
the
courier
,
sinking
his
voice
to
a
whisper
,
"
we
are
on
the
eve
of
great
events
;
and
for
my
part
—
although
I
am
in
the
government
employment
—
I
do
n't
think
it
's
treason
to
say
that
I
would
as
soon
serve
Alberto
as
Angelo
.
"
At
that
moment
the
landlord
entered
with
a
tray
containing
the
courier
's
supper
;
and
the
conversation
ceased
.
Nor
had
our
hero
an
opportunity
of
reviving
it
;
for
the
courier
was
too
busily
engaged
with
his
knife
and
fork
to
utter
a
word
during
his
meal
;
and
the
moment
it
was
terminated
,
he
wished
Markham
good
night
and
took
his
departure
.
Still
our
hero
had
gleaned
enough
to
afford
him
some
clue
to
the
mystery
of
the
post-chaise
.
The
Grand
Duchess
had
fled
:
the
reason
of
her
flight
was
not
publicly
known
.
Was
it
not
probable
that
she
was
an
occupant
of
the
post-chaise
which
journeyed
so
swiftly
?
did
not
this
idea
receive
confirmation
from
the
fact
that
Mario
Bazzano
accompanied
the
vehicle
?
Then
again
occurred
the
question
,
had
the
Grand
Duchess
involved
herself
in
difficulty
by
her
generosity
towards
him
?
The
bare
supposition
of
such
an
occurrence
was
the
source
of
the
most
poignant
anguish
in
the
breast
of
Richard
Markham
.
He
retired
to
rest
;
but
his
sleep
was
uneasy
;
and
he
awoke
at
an
early
hour
,
little
refreshed
.
He
was
however
compelled
to
pursue
his
melancholy
journey
,
which
he
resumed
with
a
heavy
heart
and
with
a
mind
oppressed
by
a
thousand
vague
apprehensions
.
There
was
one
circumstance
which
especially
afflicted
him
.
He
had
not
dared
to
write
a
letter
to
Isabella
;
and
he
knew
that
the
tidings
of
the
failure
of
the
invasion
would
shortly
reach
her
.
Then
what
must
be
her
feelings
!
She
would
believe
that
he
had
either
fallen
in
the
conflict
,
or
was
a
prisoner
in
some
Castelcicalan
fortress
;
and
he
entertained
so
profound
a
conviction
of
her
love
for
him
,
—
a
love
as
sincere
as
that
which
he
experienced
for
her
,
—
that
he
dreaded
the
effects
which
would
be
produced
upon
her
by
the
most
painful
uncertainty
or
the
worst
apprehensions
concerning
his
fate
.
Still
,
how
could
he
write
to
her
with
any
hope
that
the
letter
would
reach
her
?
In
the
existing
condition
of
Castelcicala
,
he
felt
persuaded
that
all
correspondence
addressed
to
Prince
Alberto
or
any
member
of
his
family
,
would
be
intercepted
.
This
conviction
had
hitherto
prevented
him
from
addressing
a
word
to
that
charming
girl
whose
image
was
ever
present
to
his
mind
.
But
as
he
journeyed
wearily
along
,
it
suddenly
struck
him
that
he
might
write
to
Whittingham
,
and
enclose
a
note
for
Isabella
.
Besides
,
he
was
also
anxious
to
acquaint
that
faithful
servant
,
as
well
as
Mr.
Monroe
and
Ellen
,
with
the
hopes
that
he
entertained
of
being
shortly
enabled
to
return
to
his
native
land
.
He
accordingly
resolved
to
put
this
project
into
execution
.
For
that
purpose
he
was
compelled
to
pass
the
next
night
at
a
town
where
there
was
a
post-office
.
He
wrote
his
letters
in
the
most
guarded
manner
,
and
omitted
the
signature
.
When
they
were
safely
consigned
to
the
letter-box
,
he
felt
as
if
a
considerable
load
had
been
taken
off
his
mind
.
At
this
town
he
gleaned
a
great
deal
of
information
concerning
the
agitated
condition
of
the
country
.
Martial
law
had
been
proclaimed
in
every
province
;
and
the
worst
fears
existed
as
to
the
Grand
Duke
's
ulterior
views
.
The
idea
of
Austrian
intervention
appeared
to
be
general
;
and
deep
,
though
not
loud
,
were
the
curses
which
were
levelled
against
the
policy
of
that
sovereign
who
could
venture
to
call
in
a
foreign
soldiery
to
rivet
the
shackles
of
slavery
which
he
had
imposed
upon
his
subjects
.
One
circumstance
peculiarly
struck
our
hero
:
the
Grand
Duke
seemed
to
possess
no
supporters
—
no
apologists
.
The
hatred
excited
by
his
tyranny
was
universal
.
Castelcicala
only
required
a
champion
to
stand
forward
—
a
leader
to
proclaim
the
cause
of
liberty
—
and
Richard
felt
convinced
that
the
whole
nation
would
rise
as
one
man
against
the
despot
.
That
the
Grand
Duchess
had
fled
precipitately
from
Montoni
,
was
a
fact
now
well
known
;
but
the
motives
and
details
of
her
departure
were
still
veiled
in
the
most
profound
mystery
.
There
was
another
circumstance
which
forced
itself
on
Markham
's
observation
:
this
was
that
the
deepest
sympathy
existed
in
behalf
of
the
prisoners
who
had
been
taken
in
the
conflict
near
Ossore
,
and
who
,
it
seemed
,
had
all
been
despatched
to
the
fortress
of
Estella
.
Richard
's
prowess
in
rallying
the
troops
also
appeared
to
be
well
known
;
and
on
more
occasions
than
one
,
during
his
wanderings
in
Castelcicala
,
did
he
find
himself
the
object
of
the
most
flattering
discourse
,
while
those
who
eulogised
him
little
suspected
that
the
hero
of
their
panegyric
was
so
near
.
But
it
is
not
our
intention
to
follow
him
through
those
wanderings
.
Suffice
it
to
say
that
he
found
his
journey
more
wearisome
than
he
had
anticipated
;
and
that
he
was
frequently
compelled
to
avail
himself
of
a
carrier
's
van
along
the
by-roads
,
or
to
hire
a
horse
,
in
order
to
diminish
the
fatigues
of
his
wayfaring
.
It
was
on
the
twelfth
evening
after
he
left
Friuli
,
where
he
had
parted
with
Morcar
,
that
he
crossed
the
river
Usiglio
at
a
ferry
about
four
miles
to
the
east
of
Pinalla
.
He
was
now
only
forty
miles
from
the
Neapolitan
frontier
;
and
in
twenty-four
hours
more
he
fondly
hoped
to
be
beyond
the
reach
of
danger
.
He
had
partaken
of
but
little
refreshment
during
that
day
,
for
the
nearer
he
approached
the
point
where
peril
would
cease
and
safety
begin
,
the
more
anxious
did
he
become
.
Having
crossed
the
ferry
,
he
inquired
of
the
boatman
the
way
to
the
nearest
inn
.
A
dreary
by-lane
was
pointed
out
to
him
,
with
an
intimation
that
it
would
lead
to
a
small
public-house
,
at
the
distance
of
about
a
mile
.
Richard
pursued
his
way
,
and
had
proceeded
about
three
hundred
yards
down
the
lane
,
which
was
shaded
on
either
side
by
large
chesnut-trees
,
when
several
individuals
rushed
upon
him
so
suddenly
that
he
had
no
time
to
offer
any
effectual
resistance
.
He
,
however
,
struggled
desperately
,
as
two
of
the
banditti
(
for
such
his
assailants
were
)
attempted
to
bind
his
arms
with
cords
.
But
his
endeavours
to
free
himself
from
their
grasp
were
vain
and
fruitless
,
and
only
provoked
a
rougher
treatment
at
their
hands
;
for
one
of
the
banditti
drew
a
pistol
from
his
belt
,
and
with
the
butt-end
of
the
weapon
aimed
a
desperate
blow
at
our
hero
's
head
.
Richard
fell
,
bleeding
and
insensible
,
upon
the
ground
.
When
he
opened
his
eyes
again
,
he
found
himself
lying
in
a
comfortable
bed
.
Putting
aside
the
damask-silk
curtains
,
he
glanced
anxiously
around
the
room
,
which
was
sumptuously
furnished
.
He
fell
back
on
his
pillow
,
and
strove
to
collect
his
scattered
ideas
.
His
head
pained
him
:
he
raised
his
hand
to
his
forehead
,
and
found
that
it
was
bandaged
.
Then
the
attack
of
the
banditti
in
the
dark
lane
flashed
across
his
mind
;
and
he
mechanically
thrust
his
hand
into
his
bosom
.
Alas
!
Armstrong
's
letter
was
gone
!
CHAPTER
CLXXX
.
THE
"
BOOZING-KEN
"
ONCE
MORE
.
We
must
now
direct
our
readers
'
attention
for
a
short
space
to
the
parlour
of
the
Boozing-Ken
on
Saffron
Hill
.
It
was
nine
o'clock
in
the
evening
;
and
,
as
usual
,
a
motley
company
was
assembled
in
that
place
.
A
dozen
persons
,
men
and
women
,
were
drinking
the
vile
compounds
which
the
landlord
dispensed
as
"
Fine
Cordial
Gin
,
"
"
Treble
X
Ale
,
"
"
Real
Jamaica
Rum
,
"
"
Best
Cognac
Brandy
,
"
and
"
Noted
Stout
.
"
At
one
of
the
tables
sate
the
Buffer
,
smoking
a
long
clay
pipe
,
and
from
time
to
time
paying
his
respects
to
a
pot
of
porter
which
stood
before
him
.
He
occasionally
glanced
towards
the
clock
as
if
he
were
expecting
some
one
;
and
then
an
impatient
but
subdued
curse
rose
to
his
lips
,
proving
that
the
individual
for
whom
he
waited
was
behind
his
time
.
"
Well
,
as
I
was
saying
,
"
exclaimed
an
old
shabbily-dressed
and
dissipated
looking
man
,
who
sate
near
the
fire
,
"
it
's
a
burning
shame
to
make
people
pay
so
dear
for
such
liquor
as
this
;
"
—
and
he
made
a
quart-pot
,
which
he
held
in
his
hand
,
describe
sundry
diminutive
circles
,
in
order
to
shake
up
the
liquor
whereat
he
gazed
with
disgust
.
"
Why
do
you
drink
it
,
then
,
friend
Swiggs
?
"
demanded
the
Buffer
,
in
a
surly
tone
.
"
You
was
once
a
licensed
witler
yourself
:
and
I
'll
be
bound
no
one
ever
doctored
his
lush
more
than
you
did
.
"
"
Of
course
I
did
!
"
ejaculated
the
old
man
.
"
The
publican
ca
n't
live
without
it
.
Look
how
he
's
taxed
—
look
how
the
police
preys
upon
him
—
look
at
the
restrictions
as
to
hours
that
he
's
subject
to
.
I
tell
you
the
publican
must
adulterate
his
liquor
—
aye
,
even
the
most
honest
.
But
I
do
n't
like
to
drink
it
so
,
none
the
more
for
all
that
.
Besides
,
this
beer
is
so
preciously
done
up
,
that
one
does
not
know
whether
there
's
most
cocculus
indicus
or
most
tobacco-juice
in
it
.
"
"
What
's
cocculus
indicus
?
"
asked
the
Buffer
.
"
An
Indian
berry
of
so
poisonous
a
nature
,
"
was
the
reply
,
"
that
the
natives
throw
it
into
the
ponds
to
render
the
fish
insensible
and
make
them
float
on
the
surface
,
when
of
course
they
are
easily
caught
.
That
will
show
you
the
strength
of
it
—
ha
!
ha
!
"
And
the
old
man
chuckled
with
a
sort
of
malignant
triumph
,
as
he
recalled
to
mind
his
own
practices
when
he
was
in
business
,
and
ere
dissipation
ruined
him
.
"
Oh
!
I
have
the
Vintners
'
Guides
all
by
heart
,
I
can
assure
you
,
"
continued
Swiggs
;
"
and
now
that
I
'm
out
of
the
business
,
and
never
likely
to
be
in
it
again
,
I
do
n't
mind
telling
you
a
secret
or
two
.
Let
us
begin
with
the
beer
.
In
the
first
place
the
brewer
adulterates
it
,
to
save
his
malt
and
hops
;
and
then
the
publican
adulterates
it
,
to
increase
its
quantity
.
His
business
is
to
make
one
butt
of
beer
into
two
—
aye
,
and
sometimes
three
.
Ha
!
ha
!
Now
,
how
do
you
think
he
does
it
?
He
first
deluges
it
with
water
:
then
,
of
course
,
it
's
so
weak
and
flat
that
no
one
could
possibly
drink
it
.
It
wants
alcohol
,
or
spirit
in
it
;
it
wants
the
bitter
flavour
;
it
wants
pungency
;
it
wants
age
;
and
it
wants
froth
.
All
these
are
supplied
by
means
of
adulteration
.
Cocculus
indicus
,
henbane
,
opium
,
and
Bohemian
rosemary
are
used
instead
of
alcohol
:
these
are
all
poisons
;
and
the
Bohemian
rosemary
is
of
so
deadly
a
nature
,
that
a
small
sprig
produces
a
raving
intoxication
.
Ha
!
ha
!
that
's
good
so
far
!
Then
aloes
,
quassia
,
wormwood
,
and
gentian
supply
the
place
of
hops
,
and
give
bitterness
to
the
hell-broth
.
Ginger
,
cassia-buds
,
and
capsicum
,
produce
pungency
.
Treacle
,
tobacco-juice
,
and
burnt
sugar
give
it
colour
.
Oil
of
vitriol
not
only
makes
it
transparent
,
but
also
imparts
to
it
the
taste
of
age
;
so
that
a
butt
so
doctored
immediately
seems
to
be
two
years
old
.
I
need
n't
tell
you
what
sort
of
a
poison
oil
of
vitriol
is
:
I
do
n't
want
to
suggest
the
means
of
suicide
—
ha
!
ha
!
But
when
the
brew
has
gone
so
far
,
it
wants
the
heading
—
that
froth
,
you
know
,
which
you
all
fancy
to
be
a
proof
of
good
beer
.
Alum
,
copperas
,
and
salt
of
tartar
will
raise
you
as
nice
a
heading
as
ever
you
'd
wish
to
dip
your
lips
in
.
"
"
You
do
n't
mean
to
say
all
that
's
true
,
Swiggs
?
"
exclaimed
the
Buffer
;
"
for
though
I
ai
n't
partickler
,
I
do
n't
think
I
shall
ever
like
porter
again
.
"
"
True
!
"
ejaculated
the
old
man
,
contemptuously
:
"
it
's
as
true
as
you
're
sitting
there
!
But
there
's
a
dozen
other
ingredients
that
go
into
the
stuff
you
lap
up
so
pleasantly
,
and
pay
for
as
beer
.
What
do
you
think
of
extract
of
poppies
,
coriander
,
nux
vomica
,
black
extract
,
Leghorn
juice
,
and
bitter
beans
?
But
all
these
names
are
Greek
to
you
.
They
ai
n't
to
the
publicans
,
though
—
ha
!
ha
!
Why
half
the
poor
people
that
go
to
lunatic
asylums
,
are
sent
there
by
the
poison
called
beer
.
"
"
What
have
you
got
to
say
agin
blue
ruin
,
old
feller
?
"
demanded
a
Knacker
,
who
was
regaling
himself
with
a
glass
of
gin-and-water
.
"
Blue
ruin
—
gin
!
"
cried
the
old
man
.
"
Ah
!
I
can
tell
you
something
about
that
too
.
Oil
of
vitriol
is
the
chief
ingredient
:
it
has
the
pungency
and
smell
of
gin
.
When
you
take
the
cork
out
of
a
bottle
of
pure
gin
,
it
will
never
make
your
eyes
water
:
but
the
oil
of
vitriol
will
.
Ha
!
ha
!
there
's
a
test
for
you
.
Try
it
!
Oil
of
turpentine
,
sulphuric
æther
,
and
oil
of
almonds
are
used
to
conceal
the
vitriol
in
the
made-up
gin
.
What
is
called
Fine
Cordial
Gin
is
the
most
adulterated
of
all
:
it
is
concocted
expressly
for
dram-drinkers
—
ha
!
ha
!
"
"
Rum
,
I
should
think
,
is
the
best
of
all
the
spirits
,
"
said
the
Buffer
.
"
Because
you
like
it
best
,
perhaps
?
"
exclaimed
the
old
man
.
"
Ha
!
ha
!
you
do
n't
know
that
the
Fine
Jamaica
Rum
is
nothing
else
but
the
vile
low-priced
Leeward
Island
rum
,
which
is
in
itself
a
stomach-burning
fire-water
of
the
deadliest
quality
,
and
which
is
mixed
by
the
publican
with
cherry-laurel
water
and
devil
.
"
"
What
's
devil
?
"
asked
the
Knacker
.
"
Aye
,
what
is
it
,
indeed
?
It
's
nothing
but
chili
pods
infused
in
oil
of
vitriol
—
that
's
all
!
But
now
for
Best
Cognac
Brandy
,
"
continued
the
old
man
.
"
Do
you
think
the
brandy
sold
under
that
name
ever
saw
France
—
ever
crossed
the
sea
?
Not
it
!
Aqua
ammonia
,
saffron
,
mace
,
extract
of
almond
cake
,
cherry-laurel
water
,
devil
,
terra
japonica
,
and
spirits
of
nitre
,
make
up
the
brandy
when
the
British
spirit
has
been
well
deluged
with
water
.
That
's
your
brandy
!
Ha
!
ha
!
"
"
What
a
precious
old
sinner
you
must
be
,
Swiggs
,
"
said
one
of
the
company
,
"
if
you
used
to
make
up
such
poisons
as
you
're
now
talking
about
.
"
"
Dare
say
I
was
—
dare
say
I
was
,
"
observed
the
old
man
,
composedly
.
"
Nearly
every
publican
does
the
same
,
I
tell
you
.
Those
who
do
n't
,
go
into
the
Gazette
—
that
's
all
.
Ha
!
ha
!
But
if
the
poor
are
cheated
and
poisoned
in
that
way
,
how
do
you
think
the
middle
classes
and
rich
ones
are
served
!
Shall
I
tell
you
any
thing
about
wine
—
eh
?
"
"
Yes
—
do
,
"
cried
several
voices
.
"
Let
's
hear
how
the
swell
cove
is
served
out
.
"
"
Well
,
I
'll
tell
you
that
too
,
"
continued
the
old
man
.
"
There
's
hundreds
of
Wine-Guides
that
contain
instructions
for
the
merchants
,
and
vintners
,
and
publicans
.
Take
a
bottle
of
cheap
Port
wine
,
and
get
a
chemist
to
analyse
it
:
he
'll
tell
you
it
contains
three
ounces
of
spirits
of
wine
,
fourteen
ounces
of
cyder
,
one
ounce
and
a
half
of
sugar
,
two
scruples
of
alum
,
one
scruple
of
tartaric
acid
,
and
four
ounces
of
strong
decoction
of
logwood
.
That
's
the
way
I
used
to
make
my
Port
wine
.
Not
a
drop
—
not
a
single
drop
of
the
juice
of
the
grape
.
Ha
!
ha
!
Families
bought
it
wholesale
—
three-and-sixpence
the
bottle
—
rank
poison
!
Ha
!
ha
!
Nearly
all
fictitious
wines
possess
too
high
a
colour
—
particularly
sherry
:
the
way
to
make
such
wine
pale
is
to
put
a
quart
of
warm
sheep
's
blood
in
the
butt
,
and
,
when
it
's
quite
fine
,
to
draw
it
off
.
I
always
did
that
—
but
I
did
n't
tell
the
families
so
,
though
!
Which
do
you
think
is
the
greatest
cheat
of
all
the
cheap
wines
?
—
the
Cape
.
The
publicans
sell
it
at
eighteen-pence
and
two
shillings
.
Why
—
it
's
nothing
more
than
the
drippings
from
the
casks
,
the
filterings
of
the
lees
,
and
all
the
spoiled
white
wines
that
happen
to
be
in
the
cellar
,
mixed
together
with
rum-cowe
and
cyder
,
and
fined
with
sheep
's
blood
.
"
"
I
'm
glad
to
hear
the
rich
is
humbugged
as
well
as
the
poor
,
"
observed
the
Knacker
:
"
that
's
a
consolation
,
at
any
rate
.
"
"
So
it
is
,
"
said
a
cat's-meat
man
,
nodding
his
head
approvingly
.
"
Humbugged
!
"
ejaculated
Swiggs
,
triumphantly
:
"
I
b'lieve
you
!
I
'll
tell
you
how
two-thirds
of
all
the
Port
wine
drunk
in
the
United
Kingdom
is
made
:
—
Take
four
gallons
of
cyder
,
two
quarts
of
the
juice
of
red
beet-root
,
two
quarts
of
brandy
,
four
ounces
of
logwood
,
half
a
pound
of
bruised
rhatany
root
,
and
one
ounce
of
alum
:
first
infuse
the
logwood
and
rhatany
root
in
the
brandy
and
a
gallon
of
the
cyder
for
ten
days
;
then
strain
off
the
liquor
and
mix
all
the
other
ingredients
with
it
;
put
it
into
a
cask
,
keep
it
for
a
month
,
and
it
will
be
fit
to
bottle
.
Not
a
drop
of
grape-juice
there
.
Ha
!
ha
!
If
the
colour
is
n't
quite
right
,
an
infusion
of
raspings
of
red
sandars
wood
in
spirits
of
wine
will
soon
give
it
a
beautiful
red
complexion
.
But
then
the
bees'-wing
.
Ha
!
the
bees'-wing
—
eh
!
A
saturated
solution
of
cream
of
tartar
,
coloured
with
Brazil-wood
or
cochineal
,
will
give
the
best
crust
and
bees'-wing
you
can
imagine
.
There
's
for
you
!
Port
made
in
a
month
or
six
weeks
can
be
passed
off
for
wine
ten
or
a
dozen
years
old
.
The
corks
can
easily
be
stained
to
indicate
age
—
and
who
's
to
discover
the
cheat
?
Nobody
but
the
chemist
—
ha
!
ha
!
"
"
Well
,
I
've
learnt
someot
to-night
,
"
said
the
Knacker
.
"
Learnt
something
!
You
know
nothing
about
it
yet
,
"
cried
the
old
man
,
who
was
on
his
favourite
topic
.
"
You
do
n't
know
what
poison
—
rank
poison
—
there
is
in
all
these
cheap
wines
;
—
aye
,
and
in
the
dear
ones
too
,
for
that
matter
.
Sugar
of
lead
is
a
chief
ingredient
!
I
need
n't
tell
you
that
sugar
of
lead
is
a
deadly
poison
:
any
fool
knows
that
.
Sal
enixum
and
slaked
lime
are
used
to
clear
muddy
wine
;
and
litharge
gives
a
sweet
taste
to
wines
that
are
too
acid
.
Bitter
almonds
imparts
to
port
a
nutty
flavour
;
cherry-laurel
water
gives
it
a
bouquet
;
and
tincture
of
raisin
seeds
endows
it
with
a
grapy
taste
—
which
it
has
n't
got
and
ca
n't
have
otherwise
.
But
I
've
told
you
enough
for
to-night
.
And
now
I
dare
say
you
wonder
why
I
drink
beer
or
spirits
at
all
?
Because
I
am
old
and
miserable
;
because
I
am
poor
and
wretched
;
because
I
must
kill
care
somehow
or
another
;
and
therefore
I
take
daily
doses
of
those
slow
poisons
.
"
With
these
words
the
old
man
rose
,
and
shuffled
out
of
the
room
.
His
denunciation
of
the
abominable
system
of
doctoring
wines
,
spirits
,
and
malt
liquors
produced
a
gloomy
effect
upon
the
company
whom
he
left
behind
.
The
Buffer
glanced
often
and
often
towards
the
clock
:
the
time
was
passing
rapidly
;
and
yet
the
person
for
whom
he
was
waiting
came
not
.
"
Who
'll
tip
us
a
song
?
"
said
the
Knacker
,
glancing
around
.
"
There
's
Jovial
Jenkins
up
in
the
corner
there
,
"
exclaimed
the
cat's-meat
man
.
"
He
's
the
chap
for
a
song
.
"
"
Well
,
I
do
n't
mind
,
pals
,
"
cried
a
diminutive
specimen
of
the
male
sex
,
dressed
in
a
suit
of
clothes
every
way
too
large
for
him
.
"
What
shall
I
sing
yer
?
Oh
!
I
s'pose
it
must
be
the
favourite
—
eh
?
Come
—
here
goes
,
then
.
"
And
in
another
minute
the
parlour
of
the
boozing-ken
reverberated
with
the
intonations
of
the
following
strange
song
:
—
THE
MAN
OF
MANY
PURSUITS
.
Come
,
lip
us
a
chant
,
pals
!
Why
thus
mum
your
dubber
!
My
gropus
clinks
coppers
,
and
I
'll
fake
the
rubber
:
Here
's
a
noggin
of
lightning
to
slacken
your
glib
;
—
Then
pass
round
the
lush
,
and
cease
napping
the
bib
.
T'other
night
we
'd
a
precious
rum
squeeze
at
the
Spell
,
And
,
togg
'd
as
a
yokel
,
I
used
my
forks
well
;
From
a
Rum-Tom-Pat
's
kickseys
I
knapp
'd
a
green
twitch
,
And
nearly
got
off
the
gold
glims
from
his
snitch
.
But
a
swell
with
hock-dockeys
and
silken
gam-cases
,
Put
the
parish
prig
up
to
the
rig
of
such
places
;
—
So
,
finding
the
nib-cove
was
chanting
the
play
,
I
shov
'd
my
trunk
nimbly
and
got
clean
away
.
As
a
jolly
gay-tyke-boy
I
sometimes
appear
,
And
chirp
for
the
curs
that
are
spelt
in
the
leer
;
Or
as
a
leg-glazier
,
with
fadger
and
squibs
,
I
work
my
way
into
the
nibsomest
cribs
.
But
when
on
these
dodges
the
blue-bottles
blow
,
As
a
flue-flaker
togg
'd
then
at
day-break
I
show
:
And
though
from
the
slavey
I
get
but
a
flag
,
I
can
fly
the
blue-pigeon
and
thus
bank
the
rag
.
Sometimes
as
a
mabber
I
dose
the
swell
fred
;
—
Or
else
as
a
vamper
I
mill
for
a
ned
;
And
as
soon
as
my
man
is
tripp
'd
by
the
gams
,
A
pal
knaps
his
ticker
,
or
frisks
off
his
flamms
.
But
the
life
that
I
love
is
in
Swell-street
to
shine
,
With
a
Mounseer-fak
'd
calp
,
and
my
strummel
all
fine
,
Heater-cases
well
polish
'd
,
and
lully
so
white
,
And
an
upper
ben
fitting
me
jaunty
and
tight
.
Then
with
nice
silk
rain-napper
,
or
gold-headed
dick
,
I
plunge
neck
and
heels
into
sweet
river-tick
;
And
if
in
a
box
of
the
stone-jug
I
get
,
Though
hobbled
for
macing
,
'
twill
prove
but
a
debt
.
Then
lip
us
a
chant
,
pals
!
Why
thus
mum
your
dubber
?
My
gropus
clinks
coppers
,
and
I
'll
fake
the
rubber
:
A
noggin
of
lightning
will
slacken
our
glib
;
So
pass
round
the
lush
,
and
let
none
nap
the
bib
.
"
Brayvo
,
Jovial
Jen
!
"
shouted
the
inmates
of
the
boozing-ken
parlour
.
"
You
're
the
prince
of
good
fellers
at
a
spree
,
"
said
the
Knacker
:
"
and
I
'll
stand
a
quartern
of
blue
ruin
and
two
outs
,
in
spite
o
'
what
old
Swiggs
said
of
the
lush
.
"
The
promised
treat
was
called
,
paid
for
,
and
disposed
of
.
Scarcely
had
the
applause
,
which
greeted
this
song
,
terminated
,
when
the
door
opened
,
and
Lafleur
,
Mr.
Greenwood
's
French
valet
,
entered
the
room
.
He
was
disguised
in
a
large
rough
coat
and
slouched
hat
;
but
the
Buffer
immediately
recognised
his
countenance
,
and
hurried
to
meet
him
.
"
You
're
late
,
"
said
the
Buffer
,
in
a
low
tone
.
"
Yes
—
I
could
not
come
before
,
"
answered
the
valet
.
"
But
I
knew
that
you
would
wait
for
me
,
as
I
told
you
yesterday
that
the
business
was
important
.
"
"
Well
,
we
ca
n't
talk
here
,
"
observed
the
Buffer
.
"
There
's
a
snug
room
up-stairs
devoted
to
them
that
's
got
private
business
:
and
I
'll
show
you
the
way
.
"
The
Buffer
left
the
parlour
,
followed
by
Lafleur
,
whom
he
conducted
to
a
private
apartment
on
the
first
floor
.
A
bottle
of
wine
was
ordered
;
and
when
the
waiter
had
withdrawn
,
the
Buffer
made
a
sign
for
his
companion
to
explain
the
object
of
the
interview
.
"
You
know
very
well
that
I
am
in
the
service
of
Mr.
Greenwood
,
the
Member
of
Parliament
?
"
began
Lafleur
.
"
Yes
—
me
and
two
pals
once
did
a
little
job
for
him
on
the
Richmond
road
,
"
answered
the
Buffer
.
"
You
mean
the
affair
of
the
robbery
of
Count
Alteroni
?
"
said
Lafleur
.
"
Well
—
I
do
,
since
you
know
it
.
Does
your
master
tell
you
all
his
secrets
?
"
demanded
the
Buffer
.
"
No
—
no
,
"
was
the
reply
;
and
the
Frenchman
gave
a
sly
laugh
.
"
But
he
ca
n't
very
well
prevent
me
listening
at
the
door
of
his
room
,
when
he
's
engaged
with
people
on
particular
business
.
I
know
enough
to
ruin
him
for
ever
.
"
"
So
much
the
better
for
you
.
There
's
nothing
like
being
deep
in
one
's
master
's
secrets
:
it
gives
you
a
hold
on
him
.
"
"
Let
us
talk
of
the
present
business
,
"
said
Lafleur
.
"
Are
you
the
man
to
do
a
small
robbery
on
the
Dover
road
,
as
skilfully
as
you
helped
to
do
it
on
the
Richmond
road
?
"
"
I
'm
the
man
to
do
any
thing
for
fair
reglars
,
"
answered
the
Buffer
.
"
Go
on
.
"
"
I
will
explain
myself
in
a
few
words
,
"
continued
Lafleur
.
"
By
dint
of
listening
at
doors
and
looking
over
my
master
's
papers
when
he
was
out
,
I
have
made
a
grand
discovery
.
To-morrow
evening
Greenwood
leaves
town
in
a
post-chaise
and
four
for
Dover
.
It
seems
that
he
has
embarked
in
some
splendid
speculation
with
a
house
in
Paris
,
and
the
success
of
it
depends
on
influencing
the
rates
of
exchange
between
English
and
French
money
.
He
will
take
with
him
twenty
thousand
pounds
in
gold
and
Bank
of
England
notes
to
effect
this
purpose
.
"
"
Never
mind
the
rigmarole
of
the
reasons
,
"
said
the
Buffer
;
"
for
I
do
n't
understand
them
no
more
than
the
Queen
does
the
papers
she
signs
,
they
say
,
by
dozens
and
dozens
at
a
sitting
.
"
"
It
is
sufficient
,
then
,
for
you
to
know
that
Mr.
Greenwood
will
leave
London
to-morrow
evening
with
twenty
thousand
pounds
,
in
a
post-chaise
,
"
proceeded
Lafleur
.
"
His
Italian
valet
and
myself
are
to
accompany
him
;
and
we
are
all
to
be
well
armed
.
"
"
What
sort
of
a
feller
is
your
Italian
wally
?
"
demanded
the
Buffer
.
"
Not
one
of
our
sort
,
"
replied
Lafleur
;
"
he
will
do
his
duty
to
his
master
,
although
I
do
n't
think
he
has
any
very
great
love
for
him
.
"
"
Greenwood
believes
you
to
be
stanch
also
,
s'pose
?
"
"
Of
course
he
does
.
I
shall
have
to
see
that
his
master
's
pistols
are
in
proper
order
,
and
place
them
in
the
chaise
;
but
the
Italian
will
take
care
of
his
own
.
There
will
,
consequently
,
only
be
one
pair
loaded
with
ball
.
"
"
I
understand
you
,
"
said
the
Buffer
.
"
Still
that
one
pair
of
pistols
may
send
two
good
chaps
to
Davy
Jones
.
"
"
Risk
nothing
,
get
nothing
,
"
observed
Lafleur
.
"
The
chances
are
that
Filippo
and
I
shall
ride
together
on
the
dickey
:
if
so
,
the
moment
the
horses
are
stopped
,
I
shall
have
nothing
more
or
less
to
do
than
turn
suddenly
on
Filippo
and
prevent
him
from
doing
any
mischief
.
"
"
So
far
,
so
good
,
"
said
the
Buffer
.
"
But
I
ought
to
have
at
least
three
pals
with
me
.
Remember
,
there
's
two
postillions
;
Greenwood
himself
wo
n't
part
with
his
tin
without
a
struggle
;
and
Filippo
,
as
you
call
him
,
might
master
you
.
"
"
Can
you
get
three
men
as
resolute
as
yourself
to
accompany
you
?
"
asked
Lafleur
.
"
The
notice
is
so
deuced
short
,
"
returned
the
Buffer
;
"
but
I
think
I
can
reckon
on
two
.
Long
Bob
and
the
Lully
Prig
,
"
he
added
,
in
a
musing
tone
,
"
are
certain
to
jine
in
.
"
"
Three
of
you
will
scarcely
be
sufficient
,
"
said
Lafleur
.
"
Only
think
of
the
sum
that
's
at
stake
:
we
must
n't
risk
the
loss
of
it
by
any
want
of
precaution
on
our
parts
.
"
"
Well
—
I
must
see
,
"
cried
the
Buffer
.
"
It
is
n't
that
I
do
n't
know
a
many
chaps
in
my
line
;
but
the
thing
is
to
get
one
that
we
're
sure
on
—
that
wo
n't
peach
either
afore
or
arterwards
.
Ah
!
I
lost
my
best
pal
in
Tony
Tidkins
—
poor
feller
!
"
"
The
Resurrection
Man
,
you
mean
?
"
said
Lafleur
.
"
The
same
.
Greenwood
was
a
good
patron
of
his'n
,
"
observed
the
Buffer
;
"
but
that
would
n't
have
perwented
him
from
jining
in
along
with
me
.
"
"
I
remember
that
Greenwood
wanted
Tidkins
for
some
business
or
another
nearly
a
year
ago
,
"
said
the
French
valet
;
"
and
he
sent
me
with
a
note
to
him
at
this
very
place
.
He
did
not
,
however
,
come
;
but
I
called
here
a
few
days
afterwards
,
and
heard
that
he
had
received
the
letter
.
"
"
That
was
just
about
the
time
poor
Tidkins
was
desperately
wounded
by
Crankey
Jem
,
"
said
the
Buffer
,
rather
speaking
to
himself
than
to
his
companion
;
"
and
circumstances
forced
him
to
keep
deuced
close
arterwards
.
But
that
's
neither
here
nor
there
:
let
's
talk
on
our
own
business
.
Leave
me
to
get
a
proper
number
of
pals
;
and
now
answer
me
a
question
or
two
.
At
what
time
does
Greenwood
intend
to
start
?
"
"
At
seven
o'clock
.
He
means
to
get
to
Dover
so
as
to
have
a
few
hours
'
sleep
before
the
packet
leaves
for
Calais
.
"
"
Then
the
business
must
n't
be
done
this
side
of
Chatham
,
"
said
the
Buffer
:
"
it
would
be
too
early
.
There
's
a
nice
lonely
part
of
the
road
,
I
remember
,
between
Newington
and
Sittingbourne
,
with
a
chalk
pit
near
,
where
we
can
divide
the
swag
,
and
each
toddle
off
in
different
directions
arterwards
.
The
chaise
will
reach
that
place
about
ten
.
Now
,
one
more
question
:
—
where
will
the
blunt
be
stowed
away
?
"
"
Under
the
seat
inside
,
no
doubt
,
"
answered
Lafleur
.
"
Then
I
may
consider
the
business
agreed
upon
between
us
?
"
"
As
good
as
done
,
almost
,
"
said
the
Buffer
.
At
this
moment
the
conversation
was
interrupted
by
a
knock
at
the
door
.
The
waiter
entered
,
and
whispered
something
to
the
Buffer
.
"
By
God
,
how
fortunate
!
"
ejaculated
this
individual
,
his
countenance
suddenly
assuming
an
expression
of
the
most
unfeigned
joy
.
"
Show
him
up
—
this
minute
!
"
The
waiter
disappeared
.
"
Who
is
it
?
"
demanded
Lafleur
.
"
The
very
person
we
are
in
want
of
!
He
has
turned
up
again
:
—
that
feller
has
as
many
lives
as
a
cat
.
"
"
But
who
is
it
?
"
repeated
Lafleur
impatiently
.
Before
the
Buffer
could
answer
the
question
,
the
door
was
thrown
open
,
and
the
Resurrection
Man
entered
the
room
.
CHAPTER
CLXXXI
.
THE
RESURRECTION
MAN
AGAIN
.
Anthony
Tidkins
was
dressed
in
a
most
miserable
manner
;
and
his
whole
appearance
denoted
poverty
and
privation
.
He
was
thin
and
emaciated
;
his
eyes
were
sunken
;
his
cheeks
hollow
;
and
his
entire
countenance
more
cadaverous
and
ghastly
than
ever
.
"
My
dear
fellow
,
"
cried
the
Buffer
,
springing
forward
to
meet
him
;
"
how
glad
I
am
to
see
you
again
.
I
really
thought
as
how
you
was
completely
done
for
.
"
"
And
no
thanks
to
you
that
I
was
n't
,
"
returned
the
Resurrection
Man
gruffly
.
"
Did
n't
you
leave
me
to
die
like
a
dog
in
the
plague-ship
?
"
"
I
've
been
as
sorry
about
that
there
business
,
Tony
,
ever
since
it
happened
,
as
one
can
well
be
,
"
said
the
Buffer
:
"
but
if
you
remember
the
hurry
and
bustle
of
the
sudden
panic
that
came
over
us
,
I
'm
sure
you
wo
n't
harbour
no
ill-feeling
.
"
"
Well
,
well
—
the
least
said
,
the
soonest
's
mended
,
"
growled
the
Resurrection
Man
,
taking
his
friend
's
hand
.
"
Holloa
,
Lafleur
!
What
are
you
doing
here
?
"
"
Business
—
business
,
Mr.
Tidkins
,
"
answered
the
valet
;
"
and
you
're
the
very
man
we
are
in
want
of
.
"
"
The
very
man
,
"
echoed
the
Buffer
.
"
I
give
up
the
command
of
the
expedition
to
him
:
he
's
my
old
captain
.
"
"
In
the
first
place
,
order
me
up
some
grub
and
a
pint
of
brandy
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
;
"
for
I
've
been
precious
short
of
every
thing
at
all
decent
in
the
eating
or
drinking
way
of
late
;
—
and
while
I
refresh
myself
with
some
supper
,
you
can
tell
me
what
new
scheme
there
is
in
the
wind
.
Of
course
I
'm
your
man
,
if
there
's
any
good
to
be
done
.
"
The
waiter
was
summoned
:
Lafleur
ordered
him
to
bring
up
the
entire
contents
of
the
larder
,
together
with
a
bottle
of
brandy
;
and
when
these
commands
were
obeyed
,
the
Resurrection
Man
fell
to
work
with
extraordinary
voracity
,
while
the
French
valet
briefly
explained
to
him
the
nature
of
the
business
already
propounded
to
the
Buffer
.
The
hopes
of
obtaining
a
considerable
sum
of
money
animated
the
eyes
of
Tidkins
with
fire
and
his
cadaverous
countenance
with
a
glow
of
fiendish
satisfaction
.
He
highly
approved
of
the
idea
of
engaging
the
Lully
Prig
and
Long
Bob
in
the
enterprise
;
for
he
entertained
a
good
opinion
of
their
courage
,
in
spite
of
the
affair
of
the
plague-ship
.
Indeed
,
he
could
well
understand
the
invincible
nature
of
the
panic-terror
which
had
seized
upon
them
on
that
occasion
;
and
,
as
he
foresaw
that
their
co-operation
would
be
valuable
in
other
matters
,
he
was
disposed
to
forget
the
past
.
In
fine
,
all
the
preliminary
arrangements
were
made
with
Lafleur
,
who
presented
the
two
villains
each
with
a
ten
pound-note
as
an
earnest
of
his
sincerity
,
and
then
took
his
departure
.
When
the
Resurrection
Man
and
the
Buffer
were
alone
together
,
they
brewed
themselves
strong
glasses
of
brandy
and
water
,
lighted
their
pipes
,
and
naturally
began
to
discourse
on
what
had
passed
since
they
last
saw
each
other
.
The
Buffer
related
all
that
had
occurred
to
him
after
his
return
to
Mossop
's
wharf
,
—
how
he
had
been
pursued
by
the
three
men
belonging
to
the
Blossom
,
—
how
one
turned
out
to
be
Richard
Markham
,
another
a
policeman
in
disguise
,
and
the
third
Morcar
,
—
how
they
had
vainly
searched
the
Fairy
to
discover
Anthony
Tidkins
,
—
and
how
he
himself
eventually
sold
the
lighter
.
"
Since
then
,
"
added
the
Buffer
,
"
I
have
not
been
doing
much
,
and
was
deuced
glad
when
Greenwood
's
valet
came
to
me
last
evening
and
made
an
appointment
with
me
for
to-night
to
talk
upon
some
business
of
importance
.
You
know
what
that
business
is
;
and
I
hope
it
will
turn
up
a
trump
—
that
's
all
.
"
"
Then
the
whole
affair
of
the
Blossom
was
a
damnation
plant
?
"
cried
the
Resurrection
Man
,
gnashing
his
teeth
with
rage
.
"
And
that
hated
Markham
was
at
the
bottom
of
it
all
?
By
the
thunders
of
heaven
,
I
'll
have
the
most
deadly
vengeance
!
But
how
came
you
to
learn
that
Morcar
was
one
of
the
three
?
"
"
Because
I
heard
Markham
call
him
by
that
name
when
they
all
boarded
the
Fairy
;
and
I
instantly
remembered
the
gipsy
that
you
had
often
spoken
about
.
But
what
do
you
think
?
He
was
the
Black
—
the
counterfeit
Brummagem
scoundrel
that
could
neither
speak
nor
hear
.
The
captain
was
the
blue-bottle
;
and
Markham
,
I
s'pose
,
had
kept
down
below
during
the
time
the
Blossom
was
at
Mossop
's
.
It
was
a
deuced
good
scheme
of
theirs
;
and
if
you
had
n't
been
left
in
the
plague-ship
,
it
might
have
gone
precious
hard
with
you
.
"
"
Well
said
,
Jack
,
"
observed
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
Out
of
evil
sometimes
comes
good
,
as
the
parsons
say
.
But
that
sha
n't
prevent
me
from
doing
Master
Richard
Markham
a
turn
yet
.
"
"
You
must
go
to
Italy
,
then
,
"
said
the
Buffer
laconically
.
"
What
gammon
's
that
?
"
demanded
Tidkins
.
"
Why
,
I
happened
yesterday
morning
to
look
at
a
newspaper
in
the
parlour
down
stairs
,
and
there
I
read
of
a
battle
which
took
place
in
some
country
with
a
cursed
hard
name
in
Italy
,
about
three
weeks
ago
;
and
what
should
I
see
but
a
long
rigmarole
about
the
bravery
of
'
our
gallant
fellow-countryman
,
Mr.
Richard
Markham
,
'
and
'
the
great
delight
it
would
be
to
all
the
true
friends
of
freedom
to
learn
that
he
was
not
retained
amongst
the
prisoners
'
.
"
"
But
perhaps
he
was
killed
in
the
battle
,
the
scoundrel
?
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
No
,
he
was
n't
,
"
answered
the
Buffer
;
"
for
the
moment
I
saw
that
all
this
nonsense
was
about
him
,
I
read
the
whole
article
through
;
and
I
found
that
he
had
been
taken
prisoner
,
but
had
either
been
let
go
or
had
made
his
escape
.
No
one
,
however
,
seems
to
know
what
's
become
of
him
;
—
so
p'r'aps
he
's
on
his
way
back
to
this
country
.
"
"
I
'd
much
sooner
he
'd
get
hanged
or
shot
in
Italy
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
.
"
But
if
he
ever
does
come
home
again
,
I
'll
be
square
with
him
—
and
no
mistake
.
"
"
Now
you
know
all
that
has
happened
to
me
Tony
,
"
exclaimed
the
Buffer
,
"
have
the
kindness
to
tell
us
how
you
got
out
of
that
cursed
scrape
in
the
Lady
Anne
.
"
"
I
will
,
"
said
the
Resurrection
Man
,
refilling
his
glass
.
"
After
you
all
ran
away
in
that
cowardly
fashion
,
I
tried
to
climb
after
you
;
but
I
fell
back
insensible
.
When
I
awoke
,
the
broad
day-light
was
shining
overhead
;
and
a
boy
was
looking
down
at
me
from
the
deck
.
He
asked
me
what
I
was
doing
there
.
I
rose
with
great
difficulty
;
but
I
was
much
refreshed
with
the
long
sleep
I
had
enjoyed
.
The
boy
disappeared
;
and
in
a
few
minutes
the
surgeon
came
and
hailed
me
down
the
hatchway
.
I
begged
him
to
help
me
up
out
of
the
hold
,
and
I
would
tell
him
every
thing
.
He
ordered
me
to
throw
aside
my
pistols
and
cutlass
,
and
he
would
assist
me
to
gain
the
deck
.
I
did
as
he
commanded
me
.
He
and
the
boy
then
lowered
a
rope
,
with
a
noose
;
I
put
my
foot
in
the
noose
,
grasped
the
rope
tight
,
and
was
hauled
up
.
The
surgeon
instantly
presented
a
pistol
,
and
said
,
'
If
you
attempt
any
violence
,
I
'll
shoot
you
through
the
head
.
'
I
declared
that
nothing
was
farther
from
my
intention
,
and
begged
him
to
give
me
some
refreshment
.
This
request
was
complied
with
;
and
I
then
felt
so
much
better
,
that
I
was
able
to
walk
with
comparative
ease
.
It
,
however
,
seemed
as
if
I
had
just
recovered
from
a
long
illness
:
for
I
was
weak
,
and
my
head
was
giddy
.
I
told
the
surgeon
that
I
was
an
honest
hard-working
man
;
that
I
had
come
down
to
Gravesend
the
day
before
to
see
a
friend
;
and
had
fallen
in
with
some
persons
who
offered
me
a
job
for
which
I
should
be
well
paid
;
that
I
assented
,
and
accompanied
them
to
their
boat
;
that
when
I
understood
the
nature
of
their
business
,
I
declared
I
would
have
nothing
more
to
do
with
it
;
that
they
swore
they
would
blow
my
brains
out
if
I
made
any
noise
;
that
I
was
compelled
to
board
the
ship
with
them
;
that
when
some
sudden
sound
alarmed
them
as
they
were
examining
the
goods
in
the
hold
,
they
knocked
me
down
with
the
butt-end
of
a
pistol
;
and
that
I
remembered
nothing
more
until
the
boy
awoke
me
by
calling
out
to
me
from
the
deck
.
The
surgeon
believed
my
story
,
and
said
,
'
A
serious
offence
has
