Ithink
as
you
do
;
and
I
s'pose
you
're
come
to
superintend
the
funeral
.
If
so
,
I
am
sure
I
am
very
thankful
,
for
it
's
a
great
tax
on
a
poor
lone
body
like
me
to
have
such
a
undertaking
to
attend
to
.
"
"
I
'll
undertake
the
undertaking
—
out
of
respect
to
the
poor
dear
deceased
,
ma'am
,
"
observed
the
stranger
,
in
a
tone
of
deep
solemnity
.
"
And
now
,
ma'am
,
"
he
continued
,
rising
,
"
I
must
request
you
to
command
those
feelings
which
is
so
nat'ral
under
such
circumstances
,
and
show
me
into
the
room
where
the
blessed
departed
lays
.
"
Mrs.
Smith
,
thinking
within
herself
that
the
visitor
must
have
some
legitimate
authority
for
his
present
proceeding
,
and
presuming
that
he
would
condescend
to
impart
to
her
the
nature
of
that
authority
ere
he
took
his
leave
,
conducted
him
with
very
little
hesitation
to
the
room
where
the
deceased
lay
stretched
upon
the
bed
.
The
corpse
was
covered
with
a
clean
white
sheet
;
for
every
thing
,
though
excessively
homely
,
was
still
neat
and
decent
in
the
widow
's
dwelling
.
"
I
see
,
ma'am
,
"
said
the
stranger
,
advancing
solemnly
up
to
the
bed
,
and
drawing
the
sheet
away
from
the
corpse
,
"
I
see
that
you
know
how
to
pay
proper
respect
to
the
last
remnants
of
mortality
.
Ah
!
ma'am
,
it
's
all
wanity
and
wexation
of
spirit
!
"
With
these
words
the
extraordinary
stranger
drew
a
rule
gravely
from
his
pocket
,
and
proceeded
to
measure
the
corpse
,
saying
at
the
same
time
,
"
Ah
!
my
dear
madam
,
heaven
will
reward
you
for
all
your
goodness
towards
our
dear
deceased
friend
!
"
"
Was
he
a
friend
of
yours
,
then
,
sir
?
"
demanded
the
widow
,
somewhat
astounded
at
the
process
of
measurement
which
was
now
going
on
before
her
eyes
.
"
Are
we
not
all
friends
and
brethren
,
ma'am
?
"
said
the
stranger
:
"
are
we
not
all
Christian
friends
and
Christian
brethren
?
Yes
,
ma'am
,
we
are
—
we
must
be
.
"
"
May
I
ask
,
sir
,
why
—
—
"
"
Yes
,
ma'am
,
ask
any
thing
—
I
implore
you
to
ask
any
thing
.
I
am
so
overcome
by
the
idea
of
your
goodness
towards
the
blessed
defunct
,
and
by
the
sense
of
the
dooty
which
my
profession
—
—
"
"
What
profession
,
sir
?
"
asked
Mrs.
Smith
,
point-blank
.
"
Ah
!
my
dear
madam
,
"
answered
the
stranger
,
with
a
shake
of
the
head
more
solemn
than
any
he
had
yet
delivered
himself
of
,
"
I
exercise
the
profession
of
undertaker
.
"
"
Undertaker
!
"
ejaculated
the
widow
,
a
light
breaking
in
upon
her
as
she
thought
of
the
systematic
measurement
of
the
body
.
"
Undertaker
and
furnisher
of
funerals
,
ma'am
,
on
the
most
genteel
and
economic
principles
.
"
"
Well
—
I
raly
took
you
for
a
minister
,
"
said
Mrs.
Smith
,
somewhat
disappointed
.
"
Excellent
woman
!
your
goodness
flatters
me
,
"
ejaculated
the
undertaker
.
"
But
here
is
my
card
,
ma'am
—
Edward
Banks
,
you
perceive
—
Globe
Lane
.
Ah
!
my
dear
madam
,
I
knew
your
dear
deceased
husband
well
!
Often
and
oft
have
we
chanted
the
same
hymn
together
in
the
parish
church
;
and
often
have
we
drunk
together
out
of
the
same
pewter
at
the
Spotted
Dog
.
"
Mournful
,
indeed
,
was
the
shake
of
the
head
that
accompanied
this
latter
assurance
;
and
the
undertaker
once
more
had
recourse
to
his
dingy
pocket-handkerchief
.
The
widow
used
the
corner
of
her
apron
.
Mr.
Banks
saw
the
advantage
he
had
gained
,
and
hastened
to
clench
the
object
of
his
visit
.
"
Yes
,
my
dear
madam
,
no
man
respected
your
dear
husband
more
than
me
:
in
fact
,
I
wenerated
that
man
.
Poor
dear
Thomas
Smith
—
—
"
"
Matthew
,
sir
,
"
said
the
widow
mildly
.
"
Ah
!
so
it
was
,
ma'am
—
Matthew
Smith
!
Good
fellow
—
charming
companion
—
excellent
man
—
gone
,
gone
—
never
to
come
back
no
more
!
"
And
Mr.
Banks
sobbed
audibly
.
"
Well
,
"
observed
the
widow
,
wiping
her
eyes
,
"
it
's
wery
strange
that
poor
dear
Mat
never
should
have
mentioned
your
name
to
me
,
considering
you
was
so
intimate
.
"
"
Our
friendship
,
ma'am
,
was
a
solemn
compact
—
too
solemn
to
be
made
a
matter
of
idle
conversation
.
But
since
I
have
made
myself
known
to
you
,
my
dear
madam
,
do
,
pray
,
let
me
take
this
unpleasant
business
off
your
hands
,
and
conduct
the
funeral
of
your
lamented
lodger
.
"
"
Well
,
sir
,
"
said
the
widow
,
after
a
moment
's
reflection
,
"
since
you
are
in
the
undertaking
line
,
and
as
you
've
called
so
polite
and
all
,
I
shall
be
wery
much
obleeged
—
—
"
"
Say
no
more
,
my
dear
Mrs.
Smith
,
"
exclaimed
Mr.
Banks
.
"
I
will
do
the
thing
respectable
for
you
—
and
wery
moderate
charges
.
You
need
not
bother
yourself
about
it
in
any
way
.
We
will
bury
the
dear
departed
in
one
of
the
Globe
Lane
grounds
;
and
I
will
even
provide
the
clergyman
.
"
"
Do
you
know
a
good
—
pious
—
sincere
minister
,
that
you
can
recommend
,
Mr.
Banks
?
"
asked
the
widow
.
"
I
do
,
ma'am
—
a
godly
,
dewout
,
prayerful
man
—
meek
and
humble
,
"
answered
the
undertaker
.
"
I
rayther
want
a
little
advice
in
one
way
—
quite
private
,
"
continued
Mrs.
Smith
;
"
and
I
should
take
it
as
a
faviour
if
your
friend
the
minister
would
just
step
round
—
or
shall
I
call
upon
him
?
"
"
No
,
Mrs.
Smith
—
certainly
not
.
He
shall
pay
his
respects
to
you
.
Gentlemen
always
waits
upon
ladies
,
"
added
Mr.
Banks
.
Though
he
uttered
a
compliment
,
he
did
not
smile
;
but
Mrs.
Smith
was
flattered
;
and
,
leading
the
way
down
stairs
to
her
little
parlour
,
she
invited
Mr.
Banks
to
take
"
a
thimble-full
of
something
short
to
keep
out
the
damp
that
cold
morning
.
"
Mr.
Banks
accepted
the
civility
;
and
the
costs
of
the
funeral
were
duly
settled
.
The
undertaker
engaged
to
inter
the
deceased
lodger
for
five
pounds
,
and
pay
all
expenses
.
At
length
he
took
his
leave
;
and
Mrs.
Smith
felt
quite
relieved
from
any
anxiety
respecting
the
obsequies
of
the
deceased
.
From
Mrs.
Smith
's
humble
abode
,
the
respectable
Mr.
Banks
proceeded
to
the
dwelling
of
the
Resurrection
Man
,
who
had
just
returned
from
a
visit
to
the
surgeon
that
had
attended
upon
the
deceased
.
The
success
of
this
visit
will
be
related
hereafter
;
for
the
present
,
let
us
hasten
to
inform
our
readers
that
Mr.
Banks
acquainted
his
friend
Mr.
Tidkins
with
every
particular
respecting
his
call
upon
the
widow
in
Smart
Street
.
CHAPTER
CII
.
THE
REVEREND
VISITOR
.
WHEN
Mr.
Banks
had
taken
his
leave
of
the
widow
in
Smart
Street
,
Globe
Town
,
the
latter
seated
herself
in
her
little
parlour
to
reflect
upon
what
had
passed
during
the
interview
.
"
Well
,
"
she
said
to
herself
,
"
that
certainly
is
a
wery
singular
man
.
To
have
knowed
my
husband
so
well
,
and
for
me
never
to
have
knowed
him
!
P'raps
,
after
all
,
my
poor
Mat
was
fond
of
the
public-house
,
and
did
n't
like
to
speak
of
the
acquaintances
he
met
there
.
That
accounts
for
his
never
mentioning
Mr.
Banks
's
name
.
But
for
a
man
like
Mr.
Banks
to
come
here
whimpering
and
crying
over
a
corpse
which
he
never
see
living
,
shows
a
excellent
heart
.
Mr.
Banks
must
be
a
wery
amiable
man
.
And
yet
I
always
heerd
say
that
butchers
and
undertakers
was
the
most
unfeelingest
of
men
.
They
never
let
butchers
set
on
juries
;
but
I
'm
sure
if
undertakers
is
so
milk-hearted
,
they
may
set
on
juries
,
or
up
in
pulpits
,
or
any
where
else
,
for
my
part
.
Mr.
Banks
is
a
wery
respectable
man
—
and
a
wery
pious
one
too
.
I
'm
sure
I
thought
he
was
going
to
sing
a
hymn
—
'
specially
after
the
dodger
of
gin
he
took
.
The
minister
that
he
said
he
'd
send
to
me
must
be
a
holy
man
:
I
shall
put
confidence
in
him
—
and
foller
his
advice
.
"
A
tap
at
the
parlour
door
interrupted
Mrs.
Smith
's
reverie
;
and
the
Buffer
's
wife
entered
the
room
.
"
How
do
you
do
this
morning
,
ma'am
?
"
said
Moll
Wicks
.
"
I
thought
I
heerd
that
you
had
company
just
now
?
"
"
Only
Mr.
Banks
,
the
undertaker
,
Mrs.
Wicks
.
"
"
Oh
!
Mr.
Banks
,
was
it
?
"
ejaculated
the
Buffer
's
wife
,
who
now
began
to
comprehend
a
part
of
the
Resurrection
Man
's
plan
:
"
and
a
highly
respectable
individual
he
is
too
.
"
"
Do
you
know
any
thing
of
him
,
Mrs.
Wicks
?
"
"
Certainly
I
do
,
ma'am
.
He
buried
my
grandfather
and
grandmother
,
my
great
uncle
and
my
lame
aunt
,
and
never
took
no
more
than
expenses
out
of
pocket
,
"
answered
Moll
—
although
be
it
well
remembered
,
she
had
never
seen
nor
heard
of
Mr.
Banks
before
the
preceding
evening
.
"
Ah
!
well
—
I
thought
I
could
n't
be
wrong
,
"
observed
the
widow
,
extremely
satisfied
with
this
information
.
"
And
so
I
suppose
,
ma'am
,
you
've
made
the
arrangements
with
him
for
the
funeral
?
"
"
Just
so
,
"
responded
Mrs.
Smith
;
"
and
in
the
course
of
the
day
I
expect
a
wery
pious
minister
of
Mr.
Banks
's
acquaintance
.
"
Scarcely
were
these
words
uttered
,
when
a
modest
double
knock
at
the
front
door
was
heard
—
a
summons
which
Mrs.
Wicks
volunteered
to
answer
.
The
moment
she
opened
the
door
,
an
ejaculation
of
surprise
was
about
to
issue
from
her
tongue
;
but
the
individual
whom
she
saw
upon
the
threshold
put
his
finger
to
his
lips
to
impose
silence
.
The
Buffer
's
wife
responded
with
a
significant
nod
,
and
introduced
the
visitor
into
the
widow
's
parlour
.
Moll
Wicks
then
withdrew
to
her
own
room
.
Meantime
the
visitor
stood
in
the
presence
of
Mrs.
Smith
,
who
beheld
before
her
a
short
man
,
with
a
pale
face
,
dark
piercing
eyes
,
shaggy
brows
,
and
long
straggling
black
hair
.
He
was
dressed
in
a
respectable
suit
of
mourning
,
and
wore
a
clean
white
cravat
.
"
Pardon
me
,
ma'am
,
if
I
intrude
,
"
said
the
visitor
;
"
but
my
friend
Mr.
Banks
—
"
"
Oh
!
sir
,
you
are
quite
welcome
,
"
ejaculated
the
widow
.
"
Pray
sit
down
,
sir
.
I
presume
you
are
the
reverend
minister
—
"
"
I
am
a
humble
vessel
of
the
Lord
,
"
answered
the
visitor
,
casting
down
his
eyes
with
great
meekness
:
"
and
I
am
come
to
see
in
what
way
I
can
be
useful
to
a
respectable
widow
of
whom
my
friend
,
the
excellent
Mr.
Banks
,
has
spoken
so
very
highly
.
"
"
The
truth
is
,
reverend
sir
,
"
said
the
widow
,
sinking
her
voice
,
and
drawing
her
chair
closer
up
to
her
sanctified
visitor
,
"
I
want
some
good
advice
how
to
act
in
a
wery
partickler
matter
.
"
"
It
is
my
business
to
give
good
advice
,
"
was
the
reply
.
"
I
thought
so
,
reverend
sir
;
and
if
Mat
had
been
alive
,
I
should
have
told
him
that
I
thought
so
.
Howsomever
,
this
is
what
I
want
to
know
about
.
An
old
gentleman
dies
yesterday
morning
in
my
house
;
and
he
leaves
a
little
money
—
thirty
or
forty
pounds
,
or
so
—
behind
him
.
He
always
paid
his
way
with
me
;
and
so
I
do
n't
start
no
claim
to
a
farthing
of
it
.
He
has
no
name
—
no
friends
—
no
relations
—
no
nothing
:
now
the
question
is
,
sir
,
what
am
I
to
do
with
this
here
money
that
he
's
left
behind
him
?
"
"
You
are
a
very
honest
woman
,
Mrs.
Smith
,
"
answered
the
reverend
gentleman
;
"
and
you
conduct
yourself
in
a
most
creditable
way
in
this
respect
.
Many
people
would
have
put
the
money
into
their
own
pockets
.
"
"
And
that
's
just
what
a
female
lodger
of
mine
wanted
me
to
do
,
reverend
sir
,
"
exclaimed
the
landlady
.
"
But
I
know
myself
better
.
Dead
man
's
money
never
did
no
one
no
good
unless
it
was
properly
left
,
as
the
saying
is
.
Mrs.
Wicks
would
have
had
me
keep
it
all
quiet
;
and
I
must
say
that
I
was
surprised
at
the
perposal
.
But
,
between
you
and
me
,
sir
,
I
do
n't
think
overmuch
of
my
lodgers
,
although
they
do
pay
their
rent
pretty
reg'lar
.
The
man
does
n't
seem
to
have
any
work
or
employment
;
and
yet
they
live
on
the
best
—
biled
beef
one
day
,
steaks
the
next
,
bacon
and
greens
the
next
—
and
so
on
.
I
know
that
I
ca
n't
do
it
on
nothing
.
And
then
they
have
their
ale
at
dinner
,
and
their
gin
of
an
evening
.
For
my
part
I
ca
n't
understand
it
.
The
man
keeps
late
hours
too
;
and
the
woman
swears
like
a
trooper
when
she
's
got
a
drop
too
much
.
But
then
,
as
I
said
,
they
pays
their
way
;
and
a
lone
widder
like
me
does
n't
dare
ask
no
questions
.
"
"
Of
course
not
,
"
said
the
reverend
gentleman
.
"
I
think
you
stated
that
the
name
of
the
lodgers
you
allude
to
is
Wicks
?
"
"
Yes
,
sir
—
Wicks
.
"
"
I
know
them
—
by
reputation
only
.
They
have
an
annuity
of
eighty
pounds
a-year
,
and
are
very
respectable
people
.
Their
only
fault
is
that
they
are
rather
fond
of
company
—
and
that
,
perhaps
,
makes
them
stay
out
late
now
and
then
.
"
"
Well
,
sir
,
if
a
pious
gentleman
like
you
thinks
well
on
them
,
it
is
n't
for
a
poor
ignorant
creatur
'
like
me
to
say
black
's
the
white
of
their
eye
...
.
They
pays
their
way
;
and
that
's
all
I
ought
to
bother
myself
about
.
But
,
as
I
was
a-saying
,
the
old
gentleman
which
lodged
with
me
dies
,
and
leaves
some
money
behind
him
.
There
ai
n't
kith
or
kin
to
claim
it
.
Now
what
had
I
better
do
with
it
?
"
"
The
ecclesiastical
law
—
"
"
Sir
?
"
"
The
law
of
Doctors
'
Commons
,
I
mean
,
is
very
particular
on
this
head
,
"
said
the
reverend
visitor
.
"
There
are
only
two
things
to
do
.
"
"
And
which
be
they
,
sir
?
"
asked
the
widow
.
"
Either
to
go
and
put
the
money
into
the
Chancery
Court
,
or
to
bury
it
in
the
coffin
along
with
the
deceased
.
"
"
And
suppose
I
put
it
into
the
Chancery
Court
,
sir
?
"
"
Then
no
one
will
ever
get
it
out
again
—
that
's
all
.
"
"
But
if
some
relation
comes
for'ard
?
"
"
Then
he
'll
just
have
to
pay
two
pounds
costs
for
every
pound
he
draws
out
.
"
"
Lack-a-daisy
me
!
"
ejaculated
the
widow
.
"
I
raly
think
it
would
be
best
to
bury
the
money
in
the
poor
old
gentleman
's
coffin
.
"
"
I
am
sure
it
would
be
,
"
said
the
reverend
adviser
;
"
and
although
you
would
be
giving
up
a
treasure
in
this
life
,
you
would
be
laying
up
for
yourself
a
treasure
in
heaven
.
"
"
Ah
!
well-a-day
,
sir
—
we
must
all
think
of
that
.
I
shall
foller
your
advice
,
and
bury
the
money
with
the
poor
man
in
his
coffin
.
"
"
Without
mentioning
the
business
to
a
soul
except
Mr.
Banks
,
"
said
the
saintly
man
,
in
an
impressive
tone
.
"
Or
else
his
rest
might
be
disturbed
—
eh
,
sir
?
"
demanded
the
widow
,
sinking
her
voice
to
a
whisper
.
"
But
do
you
think
there
's
such
people
as
resurrection
men
now-a-days
?
"
"
Resurrection
men
!
"
ejaculated
the
reverend
visitor
,
bursting
out
into
a
laugh
;
"
no
,
my
dear
madam
—
society
has
got
rid
of
those
abominations
.
"
"
Then
where
do
surgeons
get
corpses
from
,
sir
?
"
"
From
the
hulks
,
the
prisons
,
and
the
workhouses
,
"
was
the
answer
.
"
What
!
poor
creatures
which
goes
to
the
workus
!
"
cried
Mrs.
Smith
,
revolting
at
the
idea
.
"
Yes
—
ma'am
;
but
the
surgeons
do
n't
like
them
as
subjects
,
because
they
're
nothing
but
skin
and
bone
.
"
"
Well
,
for
my
part
,
"
exclaimed
the
widow
,
wiping
away
a
tear
,
"
I
think
it
's
wery
hard
if
,
after
paying
rates
and
taxes
for
a
many
—
many
year
,
I
should
be
obleeged
to
go
to
the
workus
,
and
then
be
cut
up
in
a
surgeon
's
slaughter-house
at
last
.
"
"
Ah
!
my
dear
ma'am
,
these
are
sad
times
—
very
sad
times
,
"
said
the
sanctified
gentleman
.
"
But
a
woman
who
does
her
duty
to
her
fellow
creatures
as
you
do
,
need
fear
nothing
;
heaven
will
protect
you
!
"
With
these
words
the
holy
man
rose
from
his
seat
,
and
prepared
to
depart
.
"
I
hope
Mr.
Banks
has
engaged
you
to
perform
the
service
over
my
poor
deceased
lodger
,
sir
?
"
said
the
widow
,
as
she
conducted
him
to
the
door
.
"
He
has
,
ma'am
,
"
was
the
reply
;
and
the
reverend
minister
took
his
leave
of
Mrs.
Smith
,
from
whose
mind
a
considerable
load
was
removed
by
the
suggestion
she
had
received
relative
to
the
disposal
of
the
money
of
her
defunct
lodger
—
a
suggestion
which
she
now
determined
to
follow
to
the
very
letter
.
In
the
mean
time
the
Rattlesnake
had
been
left
alone
at
the
mysterious
dwelling
which
she
and
her
terrible
paramour
inhabited
.
Before
the
Resurrection
Man
went
out
,
after
the
call
of
Mr.
Banks
,
he
threw
aside
his
every-day
garb
,
and
put
on
a
complete
suit
of
black
.
He
performed
the
ceremony
of
his
toilet
somewhat
hurriedly
;
and
the
Rattlesnake
perceived
with
the
most
unfeigned
delight
that
he
forgot
to
transfer
the
contents
of
the
pockets
of
his
old
garments
to
those
of
his
new
ones
.
At
length
he
went
out
;
and
the
Rattlesnake
instantly
commenced
a
strict
examination
of
the
clothes
which
he
had
just
put
off
.
There
were
a
few
papers
and
dirty
letters
,
but
of
those
the
woman
took
no
notice
.
Neither
did
her
fingers
clutch
greedily
the
three
or
four
sovereigns
which
were
contained
in
a
greasy
purse
.
A
bunch
of
keys
—
the
principal
object
of
her
search
—
rivetted
all
her
attention
—
engrossed
all
her
interest
.
Without
a
moment
's
delay
,
she
descended
the
stairs
,
and
issued
from
the
house
.
She
darted
up
the
narrow
alley
,
paused
at
the
side
door
,
and
tried
the
lock
with
the
different
keys
.
The
last
of
all
was
the
one
which
opened
the
door
.
The
heart
of
the
Rattlesnake
beat
with
joy
as
she
entered
the
passage
,
and
closed
the
door
carefully
behind
her
.
She
first
peeped
into
the
front
room
,
and
by
the
faint
light
that
was
admitted
through
the
heart-shaped
holes
in
the
shutters
,
she
beheld
only
the
implements
peculiar
to
the
avocation
of
a
resurrection
man
;
namely
,
flexible
iron
rods
to
sound
the
depths
of
graves
,
and
long
poles
with
hooks
at
the
ends
to
drag
up
bodies
,
together
with
saws
,
spades
,
pickaxes
,
trowels
,
ropes
,
skeleton-keys
,
etc.
etc.
The
Rattlesnake
then
entered
the
back
room
,
which
was
small
,
damp
,
and
in
a
dilapidated
condition
.
The
plaster
of
the
walls
had
given
way
in
several
places
;
and
the
whole
appearance
of
the
chamber
seemed
to
indicate
that
it
had
not
been
inhabited
for
many
years
.
A
table
,
a
chair
,
and
a
cupboard
were
all
the
furniture
which
the
room
contained
.
On
the
table
lay
the
mask
,
and
over
the
chair
hung
the
cloak
in
which
the
Resurrection
Man
had
disguised
himself
on
the
preceding
night
.
The
basket
,
which
she
had
seen
him
use
on
the
same
occasion
,
and
which
was
of
the
kind
that
housewives
take
to
market
to
hold
their
purchases
,
lay
upon
the
floor
.
The
contents
and
appearance
of
the
room
were
visible
by
means
of
the
light
admitted
through
the
shutters
.
The
door
of
the
cupboard
was
locked
,
but
one
of
the
keys
which
the
Rattlesnake
had
with
her
speedily
unlocked
it
.
There
,
however
,
was
nothing
either
to
excite
or
allay
her
curiosity
—
for
it
was
empty
.
She
now
proceeded
to
examine
the
chamber
more
carefully
,
expecting
to
find
some
secret
communication
with
a
subterranean
excavation
;
for
she
was
still
impressed
with
the
idea
that
she
had
heard
the
steps
of
the
Resurrection
Man
descend
a
flight
of
stairs
on
the
preceding
evening
;
and
she
was
also
convinced
that
the
scream
she
had
then
heard
had
proceeded
from
a
greater
distance
or
lower
depth
than
the
small
back
chamber
in
which
she
now
found
herself
.
But
all
her
attempts
to
penetrate
this
mystery
were
unavailing
;
and
,
fearful
that
the
Resurrection
Man
might
return
and
detect
her
proceedings
,
she
hastened
away
from
the
ground
floor
of
this
strange
house
.
Carefully
locking
the
doors
after
her
,
she
succeeded
in
reaching
the
upper
story
and
replacing
the
keys
where
she
had
found
them
,
some
time
ere
she
heard
the
steps
of
the
Resurrection
Man
ascending
the
staircase
.
When
he
entered
the
bed-room
to
change
his
clothes
once
more
,
he
found
her
busily
engaged
in
some
domestic
occupation
;
and
,
as
she
welcomed
him
in
her
usual
manner
,
not
a
suspicion
of
her
proceedings
entered
his
mind
.
"
Well
,
"
he
said
,
as
he
assumed
his
common
garb
,
"
I
have
managed
this
business
.
I
have
played
the
parson
to
some
purpose
;
and
the
old
woman
has
consented
to
bury
the
yellow
boys
along
with
the
old
fellow
.
I
shall
now
sit
down
and
write
a
letter
to
a
certain
Mr.
Chichester
,
which
letter
you
must
take
to
the
post
yourself
.
That
being
done
,
I
can
remain
quiet
until
the
evening
;
and
then
,
"
he
added
,
with
a
ferocious
leer
,
"
then
for
Richard
Markham
!
"
CHAPTER
CIII
.
HOPES
AND
FEARS
.
WE
must
now
go
back
to
the
preceding
day
,
and
introduce
our
readers
to
Markham
Place
,
immediately
after
the
Buffer
had
called
upon
Richard
in
the
manner
already
described
.
Richard
had
received
him
in
the
library
,
and
had
there
heard
the
exciting
news
of
which
the
Buffer
was
the
bearer
.
Dismissing
the
man
to
the
kitchen
to
partake
of
some
refreshment
,
Richard
hastened
to
the
parlour
,
where
Mr.
Monroe
and
Ellen
were
seated
.
The
past
sorrows
and
anxieties
which
the
young
man
had
experienced
were
now
all
forgotten
:
forgotten
also
was
the
dread
exposure
which
he
had
so
recently
received
at
the
theatre
,
—
an
exposure
which
had
deprived
him
of
the
honourable
renown
earned
by
his
own
talent
,
—
an
exposure
,
too
,
which
had
induced
Ellen
to
abandon
that
career
wherein
she
excelled
so
pre-eminently
.
The
idea
of
meeting
his
well-beloved
brother
now
alone
occupied
his
mind
:
—
the
hope
of
seeing
and
even
succouring
the
wanderer
banished
every
other
consideration
.
His
cheek
,
lately
so
pale
,
was
flushed
with
a
glow
of
animation
,
and
his
eyes
glistened
with
delight
,
as
he
rushed
into
the
room
where
Ellen
and
her
father
were
seated
.
"
Eugene
is
returned
—
my
brother
has
come
back
at
last
!
"
he
exclaimed
.
"
Your
brother
!
"
repeated
Ellen
,
deadly
pallor
overspreading
her
countenance
.
"
Eugene
!
"
cried
Mr.
Monroe
,
in
a
tone
of
deep
interest
.
"
Yes
—
Eugene
is
in
London
—
is
returned
,
"
answered
Richard
,
not
noticing
the
strange
impression
which
his
words
had
made
,
and
still
produced
upon
Ellen
,
who
now
sat
incapable
of
motion
in
her
chair
,
as
if
she
were
suddenly
paralyzed
:
"
Eugene
is
in
London
!
A
man
has
just
been
to
tell
me
this
welcome
news
;
and
I
am
to
see
my
brother
to-morrow
evening
.
"
"
To-morrow
evening
!
"
said
Mr.
Monroe
.
"
And
why
not
now
—
at
once
?
"
"
Alas
!
my
brother
is
in
some
difficulty
,
and
dares
not
appear
at
the
dwelling
of
his
forefathers
.
I
am
not
aware
of
the
nature
of
that
dilemma
,
but
I
am
assured
that
he
has
need
of
my
help
.
"
"
Where
are
you
to
meet
him
?
"
inquired
Monroe
,
somewhat
surprised
by
the
singularity
of
this
announcement
.
"
At
the
eastern
extremity
of
London
—
on
the
banks
of
the
canal
,
near
some
place
called
Twig
Folly
.
"
"
And
at
what
hour
?
"
demanded
the
old
man
.
"
To-morrow
night
,
at
ten
precisely
,
"
was
the
reply
.
"
Do
you
know
the
man
who
brought
you
this
message
?
or
have
you
received
a
letter
?
"
asked
Ellen
,
who
now
began
to
breathe
more
freely
.
"
No
,
I
never
saw
the
man
before
;
nor
have
I
any
letter
.
But
,
surely
,
you
cannot
suppose
that
any
one
is
deceiving
me
in
so
cruel
a
manner
?
"
"
I
feel
convinced
of
it
,
"
said
Ellen
,
with
peculiar
emphasis
on
her
words
and
warmth
in
her
manner
.
"
No
—
no
—
impossible
!
"
cried
Markham
,
unwilling
to
allow
the
hope
which
had
a
moment
ago
appeared
so
bright
,
to
be
obscured
by
the
mists
of
doubt
:
then
,
acting
upon
a
sudden
impulse
,
he
rang
the
bell
violently
.
Whittingham
speedily
made
his
appearance
.
"
The
man
that
I
have
just
sent
below
,
"
said
Richard
,
hastily
,
"
has
come
to
inform
me
that
my
brother
is
in
London
—
"
"
Mister
Eugene
in
London
!
"
ejaculated
the
old
butler
,
forgetting
his
gravity
,
and
literally
beginning
to
dance
with
joy
.
"
And
he
has
appointed
to
meet
me
to-morrow
evening
in
a
very
distant
and
lonely
part
of
London
,
"
continued
Markham
.
"
This
circumstance
seems
suspicious
—
strange
;
—
at
least
so
Miss
Monroe
thinks
—
"
"
Nay
—
I
do
not
think
,
Richard
:
I
am
sure
,
"
exclaimed
Ellen
,
with
the
same
emphasis
which
had
marked
her
previous
declaration
.
"
At
all
events
,
Whittingham
,
"
said
Markham
,
"
do
you
return
to
the
kitchen
,
get
into
conversation
with
the
man
,
and
then
give
us
your
opinion
.
"
The
old
butler
withdrew
to
execute
these
orders
.
Markham
then
began
to
pace
the
room
in
an
agitated
manner
.
"
I
cannot
think
who
could
be
cruel
enough
to
practise
such
a
vile
cheat
upon
me
,
"
he
said
,
"
if
a
cheat
it
really
be
.
No
one
would
benefit
himself
by
so
doing
.
Besides
—
the
man
spoke
of
the
appointment
which
my
brother
made
when
we
parted
on
yonder
hill
;
he
spoke
of
that
appointment
as
a
token
of
his
sincerity
—
as
a
proof
of
the
veracity
of
his
statement
—
as
an
evidence
that
he
came
direct
from
Eugene
!
"
"
Many
persons
are
acquainted
with
the
fact
of
that
appointment
,
"
said
Ellen
.
"
There
is
not
an
individual
in
this
neighbourhood
who
is
ignorant
of
the
meeting
that
is
named
for
the
10th
of
July
,
1843
,
between
the
ash-trees
on
that
hill
.
"
"
True
!
"
exclaimed
Markham
.
"
The
mere
mention
of
that
appointment
is
scarcely
a
sufficient
evidence
.
And
yet
my
brother
might
deem
that
it
would
prove
sufficient
:
Eugene
may
not
know
how
suspicious
the
deceits
of
this
world
are
calculated
to
render
the
mind
that
has
been
their
victim
.
"
"
I
have
no
doubt
that
Eugene
is
by
this
time
as
well
acquainted
with
the
world
as
you
can
be
,
Richard
,
"
persisted
Ellen
;
"
and
I
am
also
convinced
that
if
he
were
to
send
such
a
message
to
you
as
this
stranger
has
brought
—
making
an
appointment
at
a
strange
place
and
at
a
very
lonely
hour
—
he
would
have
been
careful
to
accompany
it
with
some
undeniable
token
of
its
genuineness
.
"
"
You
reason
sensibly
,
Ellen
,
"
said
Markham
;
"
and
yet
I
am
by
no
means
inclined
to
surrender
up
the
hope
that
was
just
now
so
consoling
to
my
heart
—
wounded
as
that
heart
is
by
many
misfortunes
!
"
"
I
reason
consistently
with
your
interests
,
"
returned
Ellen
.
"
Nothing
could
persuade
me
that
your
brother
would
fail
to
write
a
line
to
you
in
such
a
case
as
this
is
represented
to
be
.
"
"
What
say
you
,
Mr.
Monroe
?
"
inquired
Richard
.
"
I
am
hesitating
between
the
two
arguments
,
"
answered
the
old
man
:
"
I
know
not
whether
to
encourage
the
hope
to
which
you
cling
—
or
to
suffer
myself
to
be
persuaded
by
the
reasoning
of
Ellen
.
"
At
this
moment
Whittingham
returned
to
the
parlour
.
"
The
enwoy-plentipotent-and-hairy
is
gone
,
"
said
Whittingham
;
"
and
,
although
he
did
n't
show
his
credentials
,
my
firm
compression
is
that
he
was
raly
the
representation
of
the
court
he
said
he
come
from
.
"
"
You
questioned
him
closely
?
"
asked
Markham
.
"
You
know
,
Master
Richard
,
I
can
put
a
poser
or
two
now
and
then
;
and
if
this
man
had
been
a
compostor
,
I
should
have
circumwented
him
pretty
soon
,
I
can
assure
you
.
"
"
He
answered
your
questions
in
a
straightforward
manner
,
then
?
"
persisted
Richard
.
"
He
could
n't
have
been
more
straightfor'ard
,
"
replied
Whittingham
.
"
I
'm
sure
he
's
a
honest
,
simple-hearted
,
well-meaning
man
.
"
"
Then
it
is
decided
!
"
ejaculated
Richard
:
"
I
will
go
to
this
appointment
.
Who
knows
in
what
peril
my
poor
brother
may
be
?
who
can
say
from
what
dangers
I
may
save
him
?
who
can
explain
what
powerful
motives
he
may
have
for
the
nature
of
the
appointment
he
has
made
,
and
the
caution
he
has
adopted
in
making
it
?
I
should
be
wrong
to
allow
a
suspicion
to
interfere
with
a
duty
.
Were
any
thing
serious
to
happen
to
Eugene
,
through
the
want
of
a
friend
at
this
moment
,
how
should
I
ever
after
reproach
myself
?
I
will
not
incur
such
a
chance
:
I
will
go
to-morrow
evening
to
the
spot
named
,
and
to
the
hour
appointed
!
"
Whittingham
withdrew
;
and
Ellen
once
more
endeavoured
to
deter
Richard
from
his
resolution
.
"
In
the
name
of
God
,
reflect
,
"
she
exclaimed
,
with
an
earnestness
which
,
had
he
not
been
otherwise
preoccupied
,
would
have
struck
him
by
its
peculiarity
,
for
it
seemed
rather
the
impassioned
expression
of
a
conviction
based
on
indisputable
grounds
,
than
a
doubt
which
might
be
based
on
truth
or
error
;
—
"
in
the
name
of
God
,
reflect
,
Richard
,
ere
you
endanger
your
life
,
perhaps
,
by
going
at
a
auspicious
hour
to
a
lonely
place
.
Remember
,
you
have
enemies
:
recollect
how
nearly
you
met
your
death
at
the
hands
of
one
villain
in
the
neighbourhood
of
Bird-Cage
Walk
—
the
narrative
of
which
occurrence
and
your
miraculous
escape
you
have
so
often
related
to
us
;
—
reflect
that
that
was
not
the
only
occasion
on
which
the
same
miscreant
has
sought
to
injure
you
—
"
"
I
know
to
what
you
allude
,
Ellen
,
"
said
Markham
,
significantly
;
"
and
I
thank
you
sincerely
for
your
interest
in
my
behalf
.
But
,
believe
me
,
there
is
no
Resurrection
Man
in
the
present
matter
:
all
is
straightforward
—
I
feel
convinced
of
it
.
"
Markham
uttered
these
words
in
a
tone
which
left
no
scope
for
further
argument
or
remonstrance
;
and
Ellen
threw
herself
back
in
her
chair
,
a
prey
to
reflections
of
the
most
painful
nature
.
At
length
she
retired
to
her
chamber
to
meditate
in
secret
upon
the
incident
of
the
morning
.
"
What
can
I
do
,
"
she
mused
aloud
,
"
to
convince
Richard
Markham
that
he
is
nursing
a
delusion
?
I
tremble
lest
some
enemy
should
meditate
treachery
against
him
.
Perhaps
even
his
life
may
be
threatened
?
Oh
!
the
plots
—
the
perfidies
—
the
villanies
which
are
engendered
in
this
London
!
But
how
warn
him
?
how
prove
to
him
that
he
is
deceived
?
Alas
!
that
is
impossible
;
unless
,
indeed
—
"
But
she
shook
her
head
impatiently
,
as
if
to
renounce
as
impracticable
the
idea
which
had
for
a
moment
occupied
her
mind
.
"
No
,
"
she
continued
,
"
that
were
madness
indeed
!
And
yet
what
can
be
done
?
He
must
not
be
allowed
to
rush
headlong
and
blindly
into
danger
—
for
that
danger
awaits
him
,
I
feel
convinced
.
Perhaps
that
terrible
man
,
from
whose
power
he
once
escaped
,
and
who
denounced
him
at
the
theatre
,
may
be
the
instigator
of
all
this
?
And
,
if
such
be
the
fact
,
then
who
knows
where
the
atrocity
of
that
miscreant
may
stop
?
Murder
—
cold-blooded
,
ruthless
murder
may
be
the
result
of
this
mysterious
appointment
.
And
the
murder
of
whom
?
"
said
Ellen
,
a
shudder
passing
,
like
a
cold
chill
,
over
her
entire
frame
:
"
the
murder
of
my
benefactor
—
of
the
noble-minded
,
the
generous
hearted
young
man
who
gave
us
an
asylum
when
all
the
world
forsook
us
!
Oh
!
no
—
no
—
it
must
not
be
!
I
dare
not
tell
him
all
I
know
;
but
I
can
do
somewhat
to
protect
him
!
"
She
smiled
,
in
spite
of
the
unpleasant
nature
of
the
emotions
that
agitated
her
bosom
,
—
she
smiled
,
because
a
wild
and
romantic
idea
had
entered
her
imagination
.
Without
further
hesitation
,
—
and
acting
under
the
sudden
impulse
of
that
idea
,
—
she
sate
down
and
wrote
a
short
note
.
When
she
had
sealed
and
addressed
it
,
she
rang
the
bell
.
In
a
few
moments
Marian
answered
the
summons
.
"
My
faithful
friend
,
"
said
Ellen
,
"
I
am
about
to
put
your
goodness
to
another
test
.
But
before
I
explain
what
I
require
of
you
,
I
beseech
that
you
will
not
now
endeavour
to
penetrate
my
motives
.
You
shall
know
all
the
day
after
to-morrow
.
"
"
Speak
,
Miss
;
I
am
always
ready
to
do
any
thing
I
can
for
you
,
"
said
Marian
.
"
In
the
evening
,
"
continued
Ellen
,
"
you
must
find
a
pretence
to
go
out
for
two
or
three
hours
.
In
the
first
instance
you
must
call
at
Mr.
Greenwood
's
house
—
"
"
Mr.
Greenwood
's
?
"
ejaculated
Marian
.
"
Yes
—
but
your
business
is
not
this
time
with
him
.
On
the
contrary
,
he
must
not
know
the
real
motive
of
your
visit
,
which
is
to
deliver
this
note
into
the
hands
of
his
Italian
valet
Filippo
.
You
have
never
seen
Filippo
—
for
he
entered
the
service
of
Mr.
Greenwood
since
you
called
there
some
months
ago
.
You
cannot
,
however
,
mistake
him
.
He
is
a
tall
,
dark
man
,
with
long
black
curling
hair
.
Moreover
,
he
speaks
English
with
a
strong
foreign
accent
.
"
"
The
description
is
sufficient
,
Miss
,
"
said
Marian
;
"
I
shall
not
be
mistaken
.
"
"
This
note
is
to
be
delivered
into
his
hand
—
and
his
only
,
"
continued
Ellen
.
"
Should
you
meet
Mr.
Greenwood
by
accident
,
you
may
say
,
'
I
come
from
Miss
Monroe
to
inform
you
that
your
child
is
well
and
thriving
.
'
This
will
be
an
excuse
;
I
must
leave
the
rest
to
you
;
but
I
implore
you
to
do
all
you
can
to
obtain
an
interview
with
Filippo
.
"
"
I
will
follow
your
wishes
,
Miss
,
to
the
utmost
of
my
power
,
"
returned
Marian
.
"
And
when
you
know
the
motives
of
my
present
proceeding
,
"
said
Ellen
,
"
you
will
be
satisfied
with
the
part
you
have
taken
in
it
.
"
"
I
do
not
doubt
you
,
Miss
,
"
observed
Marian
.
"
Have
you
seen
the
dear
little
baby
lately
?
"
"
I
saw
him
yesterday
,
"
answered
Ellen
.
"
I
called
at
Mr.
Wentworth
's
:
the
excellent
man
's
wife
was
nursing
my
little
Richard
.
I
took
him
in
my
arms
and
fondled
him
;
but
,
alas
!
he
cried
bitterly
.
Of
course
he
does
not
know
me
:
he
will
learn
to
look
up
to
a
stranger
as
his
mother
!
Oh
!
Marian
,
that
idea
pierced
like
a
dagger
to
my
very
heart
!
"
"
Cheer
up
,
Miss
!
"
exclaimed
Marian
,
in
a
kind
tone
;
"
better
days
will
come
.
"
"
But
never
the
day
,
Marian
,
"
added
Ellen
,
solemnly
,
"
when
I
can
proclaim
myself
the
mother
of
that
child
,
nor
blush
to
mention
its
father
's
name
!
"
CHAPTER
CIV
.
FEMALE
COURAGE
.
HOLYWELL
Street
was
once
noted
only
as
a
mart
for
second-hand
clothing
,
and
booksellers
'
shops
dealing
in
indecent
prints
and
volumes
.
The
reputation
it
thus
acquired
was
not
a
very
creditable
one
.
Time
has
,
however
,
included
Holywell
Street
in
the
clauses
of
its
Reform
Bill
.
Several
highly
respectable
booksellers
and
publishers
have
located
themselves
in
the
place
that
once
deserved
no
better
denomination
than
"
Rag
Fair
.
"
The
unprincipled
venders
of
demoralizing
books
and
pictures
have
,
with
few
exceptions
,
migrated
into
Wych
Street
or
Drury
Lane
;
and
even
the
two
or
three
that
pertinaciously
cling
to
their
old
temples
of
infamy
in
Holywell
Street
,
seem
to
be
aware
of
the
incursions
of
respectability
into
that
once
notorious
thoroughfare
,
and
cease
to
outrage
decency
by
the
display
of
vile
obscenities
in
their
windows
.
The
reputation
of
Holywell
Street
has
now
ceased
to
be
a
by-word
:
it
is
respectable
;
and
,
as
a
mart
for
the
sale
of
literary
wares
,
threatens
to
rival
Paternoster
Row
.
It
is
curious
to
observe
that
,
while
butchers
,
tailors
,
linen-drapers
,
tallow-manufacturers
,
and
toy-venders
,
are
gradually
dislodging
the
booksellers
of
Paternoster
Row
,
and
thus
changing
the
once
exclusive
nature
of
this
famous
street
into
one
of
general
features
,
the
booksellers
,
on
the
other
hand
,
are
gradually
ousting
the
old-clothes
dealers
of
Holywell
Street
.
As
the
progress
of
the
American
colonist
towards
the
far-west
drives
before
it
the
aboriginal
inhabitants
,
so
do
the
inroads
of
the
bibliopoles
menace
the
Israelites
of
Holywell
Street
with
total
extinction
.
Paternoster
Row
and
Holywell
Street
are
both
losing
their
primitive
features
:
the
former
is
becoming
a
mart
of
miscellaneous
trades
;
the
latter
is
rising
into
a
bazaar
of
booksellers
.
Already
has
Holywell
Street
progressed
far
towards
this
consummation
.
On
the
southern
side
of
the
thoroughfare
scarcely
a
clothes
shop
remains
;
and
those
on
the
opposite
side
wear
a
dirty
and
miserably
dilapidated
appearance
.
The
huge
masks
,
which
denote
the
warehouse
where
masquerading
and
fancy-attire
may
be
procured
on
sale
or
hire
,
seem
to
"
grin
horribly
a
ghastly
smile
,
"
as
if
they
knew
that
their
occupation
was
all
but
gone
.
The
red-haired
ladies
who
stand
at
their
doors
beneath
a
canopy
of
grey
trousers
with
black
seats
,
and
blue
coats
with
brown
elbows
—
a
distant
imitation
of
Joseph
's
garment
of
many
colours
—
seem
dispirited
and
care-worn
,
and
no
longer
watch
,
with
the
delighted
eyes
of
maternal
affection
,
their
promising
offspring
playing
in
the
gutters
.
Their
glances
are
turned
towards
the
east
—
a
sure
sign
that
they
meditate
an
early
migration
to
the
pleasant
regions
which
touch
upon
the
Minories
.
Holywell
Street
is
now
a
thoroughfare
which
no
one
can
decry
on
the
score
of
reputation
:
it
is
,
however
,
impossible
to
deny
that
,
were
the
southern
range
of
houses
pulled
down
,
the
Strand
would
reap
an
immense
advantage
,
and
a
fine
road
would
be
opened
from
the
New
Church
to
Saint
Clement
Danes
.
It
was
about
half-past
seven
in
the
evening
that
Ellen
Monroe
,
dressed
in
the
most
simple
manner
,
and
enveloped
in
a
large
cloak
,
entered
Holywell
Street
.
Her
countenance
was
pale
;
but
its
expression
was
one
of
resolution
and
firmness
.
She
walked
slowly
along
from
the
west
end
of
the
street
towards
the
eastern
extremity
,
glancing
anxiously
upon
the
countenances
of
those
traders
who
stood
in
front
of
the
second-hand
clothes
shops
.
At
length
she
beheld
a
female
—
one
of
the
identical
ladies
with
red
hair
above
alluded
to
—
standing
on
the
threshold
of
one
of
those
warehouses
.
Ellen
looked
upwards
,
and
perceived
all
kinds
of
articles
of
male
attire
suspended
over
the
head
of
this
female
,
and
swinging
backwards
and
forwards
,
like
so
many
men
hanging
,
upon
the
shop-front
.
Ellen
paused
—
glanced
wistfully
at
the
Jewess
,
and
appeared
to
hesitate
.
Her
manner
was
so
peculiar
,
that
,
although
the
clothes
venders
do
not
usually
solicit
the
custom
of
females
,
the
Jewess
immediately
exclaimed
in
a
sharp
under-tone
,
"
Sell
or
buy
,
ma'am
?
"
Ellen
turned
,
without
another
moment
's
hesitation
,
into
the
shop
.
"
I
wish
to
purchase
a
complete
suit
of
male
attire
—
for
myself
,
"
said
Miss
Monroe
.
"
Serve
me
quickly
—
and
we
shall
not
dispute
about
the
price
.
"
These
last
words
denoted
a
customer
of
precisely
the
nature
that
was
most
agreeable
to
the
Jewess
.
She
accordingly
bustled
about
her
,
ransacked
drawers
and
cupboards
,
and
spread
such
a
quantity
of
coats
,
trousers
,
and
waistcoats
,
before
Ellen
,
that
the
young
lady
was
quite
bewildered
.
"
Select
me
a
good
suit
which
you
think
will
fit
me
,
"
said
Miss
Monroe
,
after
a
moment
's
hesitation
;
"
and
allow
me
to
try
it
on
in
a
private
room
.
"
"
Certainly
,
ma'am
,
"
answered
the
Jewess
;
and
,
having
looked
out
a
suit
,
she
conducted
Ellen
up
stairs
into
her
own
sleeping-apartment
.
"
And
now
I
require
a
hat
and
a
pair
of
boots
,
"
said
Ellen
;
—
"
in
a
word
,
every
thing
suitable
to
form
a
complete
male
disguise
.
I
am
going
to
a
masquerade
,
"
she
added
,
with
a
smile
.
The
Jewess
made
no
reply
:
it
did
not
concern
her
,
if
her
customer
chose
to
metamorphose
herself
,
so
long
as
she
was
paid
;
and
she
accordingly
hastened
to
supply
all
the
remaining
apparel
necessary
to
complete
the
disguise
.
She
then
left
Ellen
to
dress
herself
at
leisure
.
And
soon
that
charming
form
was
clothed
in
the
raiment
of
the
other
sex
:
those
delicate
feet
and
ankles
were
encased
in
heavy
boots
;
thick
blue
trousers
hampered
the
limbs
lately
so
supple
in
the
voluptuous
dance
;
a
coarse
shirt
and
faded
silk
waistcoat
imprisoned
the
lovely
bosom
;
a
collar
and
black
neckcloth
concealed
the
swan-like
neck
and
dazzling
whiteness
of
the
throat
;
and
a
capacious
frock
coat
concealed
the
admirable
symmetry
of
the
faultless
figure
.
The
hair
was
then
gathered
up
in
a
manner
which
would
not
betray
the
sex
of
the
wearer
of
those
coarse
habiliments
,
especially
when
the
disguise
was
aided
by
the
darkness
of
the
night
,
and
when
that
luxuriant
mass
was
covered
with
the
broad-brimmed
and
somewhat
slouching
hat
which
the
Jewess
had
provided
for
the
purpose
.
Ellen
's
toilette
was
thus
completed
,
and
she
then
descended
to
the
shop
.
The
Jewess
—
perhaps
not
altogether
unaccustomed
to
such
occurrences
—
made
no
comment
,
and
took
no
impertinent
notice
of
the
metamorphosed
lady
.
She
contented
herself
with
asking
a
handsome
price
for
the
clothes
and
accommodation
afforded
;
and
Ellen
paid
the
sum
without
a
murmur
,
merely
observing
that
she
should
send
for
her
own
apparel
next
day
.
Miss
Monroe
then
left
the
shop
,
and
issued
from
Holywell
Street
just
as
the
church
clocks
in
the
neighbourhood
struck
eight
.
The
reader
has
,
doubtless
,
seen
enough
of
her
character
to
be
well
aware
that
she
had
acquired
a
considerable
amount
of
fortitude
and
self-possession
from
the
various
circumstances
in
which
she
had
been
placed
:
she
was
not
,
therefore
,
now
likely
to
betray
any
diffidence
or
timidity
as
she
threaded
,
in
male
attire
,
the
crowded
streets
of
the
metropolis
.
She
threw
into
her
gait
as
much
assurance
as
possible
;
and
thus
,
without
exciting
any
particular
notice
,
she
pursued
her
way
towards
the
eastern
districts
of
the
great
city
.
The
weather
was
cold
and
damp
;
but
the
rain
,
which
had
fallen
in
torrents
the
day
before
,
had
apparently
expended
its
rage
for
a
short
interval
.
A
sharp
wind
,
however
,
swept
through
the
streets
;
and
Ellen
pitied
the
poor
shivering
,
half-naked
wretches
,
whom
she
saw
huddling
upon
steps
,
or
crouching
beneath
archways
,
as
she
passed
along
.
Ellen
walked
rapidly
,
and
having
gained
Bishopsgate
Street
,
proceeded
as
far
as
the
terminus
of
the
Eastern
Counties
Railway
.
There
she
halted
,
and
glanced
anxiously
around
her
.
In
a
few
minutes
,
a
tall
man
,
wrapped
up
in
a
large
cloak
,
came
up
to
the
spot
where
she
was
standing
.
"
Is
that
you
,
Filippo
?
"
said
Ellen
.
"
Yes
,
Miss
;
I
am
here
in
obedience
to
your
commands
,
"
returned
Mr.
Greenwood
's
Italian
valet
.
"
I
promised
your
servant
yesterday
evening
that
I
would
be
punctual
to
the
hour
—
half-past
eight
—
to-night
;
and
I
have
kept
my
word
.
"
"
I
owe
you
a
debt
of
gratitude
,
which
I
never
shall
be
able
to
repay
,
"
said
Ellen
.
"
Your
generous
behaviour
towards
me
on
a
former
occasion
emboldened
me
to
write
to
you
when
I
required
a
friend
.
I
told
you
in
my
note
not
to
be
surprised
if
you
should
find
me
disguised
in
male
attire
;
I
moreover
requested
you
to
arm
yourself
with
pistols
.
Have
you
complied
with
this
desire
on
my
part
?
"
"
I
have
,
Miss
,
"
answered
Filippo
.
"
Conceiving
it
to
be
impossible
that
you
could
wish
me
to
aid
you
in
any
dishonourable
service
,
I
have
attended
to
your
commands
in
every
respect
.
I
mentioned
to
you
when
we
last
met
that
my
mission
to
England
is
from
a
lady
now
enjoying
a
sovereign
rank
,
and
that
it
is
devoted
to
good
and
liberal
purposes
.
Under
those
circumstances
,
I
am
ready
to
assist
you
in
any
manner
consistent
with
my
own
principles
and
with
the
real
objects
of
my
mission
.
"
You
will
this
night
be
the
means
of
rendering
an
essential
service
to
a
fellow-creature
,
"
said
Ellen
,
in
an
impressive
tone
.
"
A
foul
conspiracy
against
him
,
—
whether
to
take
his
life
or
for
other
purposes
of
villany
,
I
know
not
,
—
has
been
devised
;
and
he
has
blindly
fallen
into
the
snare
that
has
been
spread
for
him
.
At
ten
o'clock
he
is
to
attend
an
appointment
on
the
banks
of
the
canal
at
a
place
called
Twig
Folly
.
We
must
proceed
thither
:
we
must
watch
at
a
little
distance
;
and
,
if
need
be
,
we
must
interpose
to
save
him
.
"
"
A
more
simple
plan
,
Miss
,
"
said
the
Italian
,
"
would
be
to
warn
this
individual
of
his
danger
.
"
"
I
have
done
so
;
but
he
will
not
believe
that
treachery
is
intended
,
"
returned
Ellen
.
"
Then
another
effectual
manner
to
counteract
the
designs
of
villains
in
such
a
case
is
to
obtain
the
assistance
of
the
police
.
"
"
No
,
Filippo
;
such
a
proceeding
would
lead
to
inquiries
and
investigations
whence
would
transpire
circumstances
that
must
not
be
made
known
.
"
"
Miss
Monroe
,
this
proceeding
on
your
part
is
so
mysterious
,
that
I
hesitate
whether
to
accompany
you
further
,
"
said
the
Italian
.
While
thus
conversing
,
they
had
pursued
their
way
,
Ellen
being
the
guide
,
along
Church
Street
into
the
Bethnal
Green
Road
.
"
Come
with
me
—
do
not
hesitate
—
I
implore
you
,
"
exclaimed
Ellen
.
"
If
you
persist
in
penetrating
my
motives
for
acting
in
this
strange
manner
,
I
will
tell
you
all
,
rather
than
you
should
retreat
at
a
moment
when
it
is
too
late
for
me
to
obtain
other
succour
.
And
be
your
resolve
as
it
may
,
"
added
Ellen
,
hastily
,
"
nothing
shall
induce
me
to
turn
back
.
Desert
me
—
abandon
me
if
you
will
,
Filippo
;
but
,
in
the
name
of
every
thing
sacred
,
lend
me
the
weapons
which
you
carry
with
you
.
"
The
Italian
made
no
reply
for
some
moments
,
but
continued
to
walk
rapidly
along
by
the
side
of
the
disguised
lady
.
"
I
will
believe
,
Miss
Monroe
,
"
he
said
,
at
length
,
"
that
your
motives
are
excellent
;
but
are
you
well
advised
?
"
"
Listen
,
"
exclaimed
Ellen
.
"
The
individual
,
whose
life
we
may
perhaps
this
night
save
,
is
Richard
Markham
—
the
generous
young
man
who
has
been
a
son
to
my
father
,
and
a
brother
to
myself
.
"
"
I
have
heard
Mr.
Greenwood
mention
his
name
many
times
,
"
observed
Filippo
.
"
He
believes
that
he
is
to
meet
his
brother
,
from
whom
he
has
been
for
many
years
separated
,
this
night
on
the
banks
of
the
canal
,
"
continued
Ellen
.
"
For
certain
reasons
I
know
most
positively
that
the
idea
of
such
an
appointment
can
only
be
a
plot
on
the
part
of
some
enemies
of
Richard
Markham
.
And
yet
I
dared
not
communicate
those
reasons
to
him
—
Oh
!
no
,
"
added
Ellen
,
with
a
shudder
,
"
that
was
impossible
—
impossible
!
"
"
I
do
not
seek
to
penetrate
further
into
your
secrets
,
Miss
,
"
said
Filippo
,
struck
by
the
earnestness
of
the
young
lady
's
manner
,
and
naturally
inclined
to
admire
the
heroism
of
her
character
,
as
developed
by
the
proceeding
in
which
he
was
now
bearing
a
part
.
"
And
the
necessity
of
keeping
those
certain
reasons
a
profound
secret
,
"
continued
Ellen
,
"
has
also
prevented
me
from
procuring
the
intervention
of
the
police
.
In
the
same
way
,
should
the
result
of
our
present
expedition
introduce
you
to
the
notice
of
Mr.
Markham
,
it
would
be
necessary
for
you
to
retain
as
a
profound
secret
who
you
are
—
how
you
came
to
accompany
me
—
and
especially
your
connexion
with
Mr.
Greenwood
.
Not
for
worlds
must
the
name
of
Greenwood
be
mentioned
in
the
presence
of
Richard
Markham
!
If
it
should
be
necessary
to
enter
into
explanations
with
him
,
leave
that
task
to
me
;
and
contradict
nothing
that
you
may
hear
me
state
.
I
have
my
motives
for
all
I
do
and
all
I
say
—
motives
so
grave
,
so
important
,
that
,
did
you
know
them
all
,
you
would
applaud
and
not
doubt
me
.
And
now
are
you
satisfied
?
"
"
Perfectly
,
"
returned
Filippo
:
"
I
will
not
ask
another
question
,
nor
hesitate
another
moment
.
"
"
My
everlasting
gratitude
is
your
due
,
"
said
Ellen
.
"
And
now
,
one
more
favour
have
I
to
ask
.
"
"
Name
it
,
"
answered
the
Italian
.
"
Give
me
one
of
your
pistols
.
"
"
But
,
Miss
Monroe
—
"
"
Pray
do
not
refuse
me
!
I
am
not
a
coward
;
and
I
must
inform
you
that
I
learnt
to
fire
a
pistol
at
the
theatre
.
"
The
Italian
handed
the
young
lady
one
of
his
loaded
weapons
.
She
concealed
it
beneath
the
breast
of
her
coat
;
and
her
heart
palpitated
with
pride
and
satisfaction
.
Ellen
and
the
Italian
then
quickened
their
pace
,
and
proceeded
rapidly
towards
Globe
Town
.
CHAPTER
CV
.
THE
COMBAT
.
IN
spite
of
the
suspicions
entertained
by
Mr.
Monroe
and
Ellen
concerning
the
genuineness
of
the
appointment
for
which
Markham
was
engaged
,
the
young
man
was
too
devotedly
attached
to
the
memory
of
his
brother
not
to
indulge
in
the
most
wild
and
sanguine
hopes
.
Thus
,
as
he
proceeded
to
the
place
of
meeting
near
Twig
Folly
,
he
communed
with
himself
in
the
following
manner
:
—
"
If
my
brother
be
involved
in
pecuniary
difficulties
,
—
or
if
he
have
committed
any
imprudence
,
from
the
results
of
which
money
may
release
him
,
—
how
gladly
will
I
dispose
of
the
remainder
of
my
small
income
—
how
joyfully
will
I
devote
all
I
possess
to
aid
him
!
And
then
,
when
I
have
no
other
resources
,
I
will
open
the
mysterious
document
which
Thomas
Armstrong
placed
in
my
hands
ere
he
breathed
his
last
;
and
I
feel
convinced
that
I
shall
at
least
receive
therefrom
good
advice
—
if
not
pecuniary
succour
—
to
guide
me
in
future
.
O
Eugene
!
is
it
possible
that
I
am
now
about
to
meet
you
once
more
?
On
the
10th
of
July
,
1831
,
did
we
part
on
the
summit
of
the
hill
which
overlooks
the
mansion
of
our
ancestors
.
This
is
the
2d
of
January
,
1840.
Eight
years
and
a
half
have
now
elapsed
since
the
day
of
our
separation
.
Ah
!
I
know
the
proud
—
the
haughty
—
the
independent
disposition
of
my
brother
!
Were
he
prosperous
—
were
he
successful
in
his
pursuits
,
(
be
those
pursuits
what
they
may
,
)
he
would
not
seek
me
now
.
He
would
wait
until
the
accomplishment
of
the
twelve
years
:
he
would
not
seek
me
until
the
10th
of
July
,
1843.
Then
should
we
compare
notes
,
and
ascertain
who
was
the
more
prosperous
!
Yes
—
this
would
be
my
brother
's
mode
of
conduct
.
And
therefore
he
is
unhappy
—
he
is
unfortunate
,
that
he
seeks
me
ere
the
time
be
elapsed
:
he
is
perhaps
poor
—
in
want
—
who
knows
?
Oh
!
how
sincerely
I
hope
that
this
is
no
delusion
;
that
my
unfortunate
star
will
not
pursue
me
even
unto
the
point
of
so
terrible
a
disappointment
!
No
—
I
feel
that
this
is
no
deception
—
that
Eugene
indeed
awaits
me
.
Who
could
wish
to
injure
me
?
who
would
desire
to
take
my
life
?
who
could
hope
to
obtain
a
treasure
by
laying
a
plot
to
rob
me
?
The
idea
is
preposterous
!
Yes
—
the
appointment
is
a
