'Well, Chester, what have you to say for yourself?' demanded the judge,

directing a glance at the boy, as though he would pierce his very soul
'Well, Chester, what have you to say for yourself?' demanded the judge,
directing a glance at the boy, as though he would pierce his very soul.
'Are you guilty, or not guilty?'

But Sir Giles was further served, though unintentionally, by Madame

Bonaventure, who succeeded in drawing back the rusty bolt at the very
moment he came up; and no impediment now existing, the knight thrust her
rudely aside, and sprang through the doorway just as Jocelyn leaped from
the wall
But Sir Giles was further served, though unintentionally, by Madame
Bonaventure, who succeeded in drawing back the rusty bolt at the very
moment he came up; and no impediment now existing, the knight thrust her
rudely aside, and sprang through the doorway just as Jocelyn leaped from
the wall.

'We will watch an" wait--but I"ll finish him

'We will watch an" wait--but I"ll finish him. Tell me, Nell--fury of
hell, woman--can it be possible--no--well--I"ll murder him, though;
but can it be possible that she"s guilty? eh? She wouldn"t prosecute
him--No--no--she would not.'

'By my halidame! he shall have reason for congratulation,' cried James,

graciously regarding the young man
'By my halidame! he shall have reason for congratulation,' cried James,
graciously regarding the young man.

'John,' said the old man, now in tears, 'will you refuse me? You are my

only son, my only child, an" I cannot lose you
'John,' said the old man, now in tears, 'will you refuse me? You are my
only son, my only child, an" I cannot lose you. Your name is cleared.'

'It is false, my lord Marquis,' Jocelyn replied

'It is false, my lord Marquis,' Jocelyn replied. 'His Majesty hath not a
more loyal subject than myself. I would cut out my tongue rather than
speak against him. I have said the King is ill served in such officers
as Giles Mompesson and Sir Francis Mitchell, and I abide by my words.
They can reflect no dishonour on his Majesty.'

'My name, I see, awakens unpleasant associations in your breast,' he

said; 'and your look shows you have been influenced by the calumnies of
my enemies
'My name, I see, awakens unpleasant associations in your breast,' he
said; 'and your look shows you have been influenced by the calumnies of
my enemies. I do not blame you. Men can only be judged of by report; and
those I have had dealings with have reported ill enough of me. But they
have spoken falsely. I have done no more than any other person would do.
I have obtained the best interest I could for my money; and my losses
have been almost equal to my gains. Folks are ready enough to tell all
they can against you; but slow to mention aught they conceive to be in
your favour. They stigmatize me as a usurer; but they forget to add, I
am ever the friend of those in need. They use me, and abuse me. That is
the way of the world. Wherefore, then, should I complain? I am no worse
off than my neighbours. And the proof that I can be disinterested is the
way in which I have acted towards you, a perfect stranger, and who have
no other recommendation to my good offices than your gracious mien and
gentle manners.'

The countryman"s suggestion that he be intrusted with the money aroused

Bob"s suspicion, for he remembered that the others had placed five
hundred dollars in the envelope, and he thought it was a scheme on the
part of Simpkins to get possession of this money
The countryman"s suggestion that he be intrusted with the money aroused
Bob"s suspicion, for he remembered that the others had placed five
hundred dollars in the envelope, and he thought it was a scheme on the
part of Simpkins to get possession of this money. So that after this
interchange of words, both lapsed into silence.

'Let him be,' he cried

'Let him be,' he cried. 'He is some puir demented creature fitter for
Bedlam than anywhere else; and we will see that he be sent thither; but
molest him not till we hae spoken wi" him, and certified his condition
more fully. Quit not the position ye hae sae judiciously occupied, young
Sir, albeit against our orders,' he cried to Jocelyn. 'Dinna draw your
blade unless the fellow seeks to come till us. Not that we are under ony
apprehension; but there are bluidthirsty traitors even in our pacific
territories, and as this may be ane of them, it is weel not to neglect
due precaution. And now, man,' he added, raising his voice, and
addressing the Puritan, who still maintained a steadfast and unmoved
demeanour, with his eye constantly fixed upon his interrogator. 'Ye say
ye are a messenger frae heaven. An it be sae,--whilk we take leave to
doubt, rather conceiving ye to be an envoy from the Prince of Darkness
than an ambassador from above,--an ill choice hath been made in ye. Unto
what order of prophets do ye conceive yourself to belong?'

'Ye are right, Count,' rejoined James cautiously

'Ye are right, Count,' rejoined James cautiously. 'He hath the strongest
claim upon us, and he shall not find us ungrateful. We will confer wi"
Steenie--wi" Buckingham, we mean--about him.'

Not the least, however, of the attractions of the Three Cranes, was the

hostess herself
Not the least, however, of the attractions of the Three Cranes, was the
hostess herself. A lively little brunette was Madame Bonaventure, still
young, or, at all events, very far from being old; with extremely fine
teeth, which she was fond of displaying, and a remarkably neat ancle,
which she felt no inclination to hide beneath the sweep of her round
circling farthingale. Her figure was quite that of a miniature Venus;
and as, like most of her country-women, she understood the art of dress
to admiration, she set off her person to the best advantage; always
attiring herself in a style, and in colours, that suited her, and never
indulging in an unwarrantable extravagance of ruff, or absurd and
unbecoming length of peaked boddice. As to the stuffs she wore, they
were certainly above her station, for no Court dame could boast of
richer silks than those in which the pretty Dameris appeared on fete
days; and this was accounted for by reason that the good skipper seldom
returned from a trip to France without bringing his wife a piece of
silk, brocade, or velvet from Lyons; or some little matter from Paris,
such as a ruff, cuff, partlet, bandlet, or fillet. Thus the last French
mode might be seen at the Three Crowns, displayed by the hostess, as
well as the last French _entremet_ at its table; since, among other
important accessories to the well-doing of the house, Madame Bonaventure
kept a _chef de cuisine_--one of her compatriots--of such superlative
skill, that in later times he must infallibly have been distinguished as
a _cordon bleu_.

'I"m glad of that

'I"m glad of that. Now, you sit here a few minutes, and I"ll put up a
lunch for you, and then you won"t have to buy any food while you are on
the train. They always charge a lot more on trains or in station
restaurants than they ought to.'

Sir Giles glanced at his myrmidons

Sir Giles glanced at his myrmidons. They stepped quickly towards him in
a body. At the same time Jocelyn Mounchensey, whom no efforts of the
friendly gentleman could now restrain, sprang forward, and, drawing his
sword, was just in time to place himself before Madame Bonaventure, as
she drew hastily back.

This, indeed, was the severest trial that Lamh Laudher had yet

sustained
This, indeed, was the severest trial that Lamh Laudher had yet
sustained. With all the force of an affection as strong and tender as
it was enduring and disinterested, she urged him to relinquish his
determination to meet the Dead Boxer on the following day. John soothed
her, chid her, and even bantered her, as a cowardly girl, unworthy of
being the sister of Meehaul Neil, but to her, as well as to all others
who had attempted to change his purpose, he was immovable. No; the
sense of his disgrace had sunk too deep into his heart, and the random
allusions just made by Ellen herself to the Dead Boxer"s villainy, but
the more inflamed his resentment against him.

This constant suggestion that he was running away angered the boy, and

he determined to put an end to it
This constant suggestion that he was running away angered the boy, and
he determined to put an end to it.

'Yellow"s givin" it to you straight,' asserted Shorty Flinn

'Yellow"s givin" it to you straight,' asserted Shorty Flinn. 'There"s
some folks ain"t never happy unless they"re makin" others onhappy.'

'_You_ get a pass! Say, are you crazy? Only the general managers and the

other high officers travel on passes
'_You_ get a pass! Say, are you crazy? Only the general managers and the
other high officers travel on passes.'

While the unhappy lady thus unavailingly deplored the sad position in

which her own misconduct had placed her, and from which she felt wholly
incapable of extricating herself; while in this wretched frame of mind,
she awaited her lover"s return,--with, as we have shown, some remains of
good struggling with the evil in her bosom,--we will cast a hasty glance
round the chamber in which she sat
While the unhappy lady thus unavailingly deplored the sad position in
which her own misconduct had placed her, and from which she felt wholly
incapable of extricating herself; while in this wretched frame of mind,
she awaited her lover"s return,--with, as we have shown, some remains of
good struggling with the evil in her bosom,--we will cast a hasty glance
round the chamber in which she sat. And we are prompted to do this, not
because it merits particular description, but because it was the room
referred to by Lady Lake as the scene of the confession she had forged.

'As you please--peace or war; it is the same to me,' said Lord Roos

'As you please--peace or war; it is the same to me,' said Lord Roos.
'Meantime, I am wearied of this scene, and must put an end to it.
Diego!' And beckoning his servant to him, he whispered some directions
in his ear.

'Ay, ay! it"s fine spakin": but you don"t know the hand you talk of

'Ay, ay! it"s fine spakin": but you don"t know the hand you talk of.
It"s one that you had better avoid than meet. It"s the strong hand, an"
the dangerous one when vexed. You know Lamh Laudher Oge?'

For a moment after this terrible alternative was pronounced there was

silence and the conspirators made no move
For a moment after this terrible alternative was pronounced there was
silence and the conspirators made no move. Then one by one they stood
up, glowering with awful hatred at Bob.

'Now don"t go turning on the sympathy,' growled the sergeant

'Now don"t go turning on the sympathy,' growled the sergeant. 'I don"t
care whether the boy is guilty or not. All I know is that we have got to
make a case against him. It would never do to have it said that two
sharpers could rob a countryman in broad daylight in our precinct.
Haven"t our reports to headquarters said, and haven"t the papers said,
that our precinct has been free from all such crimes for more than six
months, and this is one of the rawest swindles that has been worked for
a long time. So you two get busy and fix up your case if you want to
stay in this precinct. If you don"t, I"ll tell the captain and the
inspector, and you will be sorry.'

When the festive throng reached the village, all its inhabitants--male

and female, old and young--rushed forth to greet them; and such as were
able to leave their dwellings for a short while joined in the
procession, at the head of which, of course, was borne the May-pole
When the festive throng reached the village, all its inhabitants--male
and female, old and young--rushed forth to greet them; and such as were
able to leave their dwellings for a short while joined in the
procession, at the head of which, of course, was borne the May-pole.
After it, came a band of young men, armed with the necessary implements
for planting the shaft in the ground; and after them a troop of maidens,
bearing bundles of rushes. Next came the minstrels, playing merrily on
tabor, fife, sacbut, rebec, and tambourine. Then followed the Queen of
the May, walking by herself,--a rustic beauty, hight Gillian
Greenford,--fancifully and prettily arrayed for the occasion, and
attended, at a little distance, by Robin Hood, Maid Marian, Friar Tuck,
the Hobby-horse, and a band of morrice-dancers. Then came the crowd,
pellmell, laughing, shouting, and huzzaing,--most of the young men and
women bearing green branches of birch and other trees in their hands.

'But I say yes, yes, with great respect to you, sir,' observed Lamh

Laudher
'But I say yes, yes, with great respect to you, sir,' observed Lamh
Laudher. 'I"ve been banished from my father"s house, and treated with
scorn by all that know me, because they think me a coward. Now I"ll let
them know I"m no coward.'

'I did not, John--I did not; and if I did, think of your own words at

our meetin" in the Quarry; it was a small suspicion, though--no more
'I did not, John--I did not; and if I did, think of your own words at
our meetin" in the Quarry; it was a small suspicion, though--no more.
No, no; at heart I never doubted you.'

'In my turn I bend to you, William,' said the Countess, sinking on her

knee before him, and taking his hand
'In my turn I bend to you, William,' said the Countess, sinking on her
knee before him, and taking his hand. 'By the love you bear me, I
beseech you not to harm your wife! We have wronged her deeply--let us
not have her death to answer for. If the blow _must_ fall, let it be
upon the mother"s head. I have less compassion for her.'

'You had not escaped on that occasion, but for my connivance, Master

Jocelyn,' the man in the mask rejoined
'You had not escaped on that occasion, but for my connivance, Master
Jocelyn,' the man in the mask rejoined. 'Now, hear me. I am willing to
befriend you on certain conditions; and, to prove my sincerity, I engage
you shall go free if you accept them.'

'Damnation!' exclaimed Lord Roos

'Damnation!' exclaimed Lord Roos. 'What brings them here at such an
hour? But you must on no account admit them, Diego--at least, till I
have had time to remove the Countess to her own chamber. What a cursed
mischance!'

'I drink that toast most heartily, worthy Sir,' the young man exclaimed,

raising his beaded flagon on high
'I drink that toast most heartily, worthy Sir,' the young man exclaimed,
raising his beaded flagon on high. 'Confusion to my Enemies--Restoration
to my Rights!'

Incensed at his perversity, and determined to extort a full confession,

in order that it might be laid before the King, the serjeant-at-arms
ordered the manacles to be applied
Incensed at his perversity, and determined to extort a full confession,
in order that it might be laid before the King, the serjeant-at-arms
ordered the manacles to be applied. But though the torture was
exquisite, he bore it with firmness, and without uttering a groan;
maintaining the same determined silence as before. Had he dared, Master
Dendy would have had recourse to severer measures; but having no warrant
for any such proceeding, he was obliged to content himself with threats.
To these Hugh Calveley replied by a grim smile of contempt; but as the
serjeant-at-arms was departing to make his report to Sir Thomas Lake, he
said, 'I have something to disclose; but it is for the King"s ear
alone.'

Not having heard the words uttered by Bob, the agent"s inference that

the boy was disappointed at finding no one to meet him, was natural
Not having heard the words uttered by Bob, the agent"s inference that
the boy was disappointed at finding no one to meet him, was natural. But
Bob soon disillusioned him.

And graciously saluting Madame Bonaventure, he quitted the tavern

accompanied by a large train, and entering his barge amid the
acclamations of the spectators, was rowed towards Whitehall
And graciously saluting Madame Bonaventure, he quitted the tavern
accompanied by a large train, and entering his barge amid the
acclamations of the spectators, was rowed towards Whitehall.

Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle

presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder
Never had the boy been on a ferryboat at night, and the spectacle
presented by the brilliantly lighted buildings filled him with wonder.
Fortunate was it for him that he was so enthralled, for the boat had
bumped into her slip and the people were rushing ashore before he had
time to realize that he was leaving behind all he had ever known of a
home.

'Bear with him, worthy friends,' he cried, 'he means you well, though he

may reprove you somewhat too sharply
'Bear with him, worthy friends,' he cried, 'he means you well, though he
may reprove you somewhat too sharply.'

At the words proclaiming the conductor"s evident anxiety over how Bob

felt toward him, they all laughed
At the words proclaiming the conductor"s evident anxiety over how Bob
felt toward him, they all laughed.

But Sir Giles continued perfectly unmoved by the tempest raging around,

and laughed to scorn these menaces, contenting himself with signing to
Captain Bludder to be in readiness
But Sir Giles continued perfectly unmoved by the tempest raging around,
and laughed to scorn these menaces, contenting himself with signing to
Captain Bludder to be in readiness.

Drawing rein, Bob dismounted at the store, went inside and asked where

he could find out who owned property in the town fifteen years ago
Drawing rein, Bob dismounted at the store, went inside and asked where
he could find out who owned property in the town fifteen years ago.

'That"s hard,' replied Lamh Laudher, drawing his breath tightly; 'but

I know where it comes from
'That"s hard,' replied Lamh Laudher, drawing his breath tightly; 'but
I know where it comes from. I think your father might be softened a
little, ay, a great deal, if it wasn"t for your brother Meehaul.'

While he was speaking, Thomas had taken Bob"s lariat, which hung from

the pommel of his saddle, and drawing the noose small had slipped it
over his pony"s right hoof
While he was speaking, Thomas had taken Bob"s lariat, which hung from
the pommel of his saddle, and drawing the noose small had slipped it
over his pony"s right hoof.

Sir Francis then cast a look round to ascertain who were present; but he

was so inconveniently situated, and the crowd of serving-men was so
great at the upper table, that he could only imperfectly distinguish
those seated at it; besides which, most of the guests were hidden by the
traverse
Sir Francis then cast a look round to ascertain who were present; but he
was so inconveniently situated, and the crowd of serving-men was so
great at the upper table, that he could only imperfectly distinguish
those seated at it; besides which, most of the guests were hidden by the
traverse. Such, however, as he could make out were richly attired in
doublets of silk and satin, while their rich velvet mantles, plumed and
jewelled caps, and long rapiers, were carried by their servants.

From the remarks, Bob could see plainly that the officious conductor was

not popular, and he was wondering whether or not he was expected to
make any comment, when Hosmer said, his face suffused with a look of
glee:

'I told you so,' grunted the policeman, but further comment was

interrupted by the actions of Simpkins
'I told you so,' grunted the policeman, but further comment was
interrupted by the actions of Simpkins.

'You"d better sit down,' said the official, 'because it will take a few

minutes to get it ready
'You"d better sit down,' said the official, 'because it will take a few
minutes to get it ready.'

'Ay, marry! have we,' cried an embroiderer"s apprentice;

'these extortioners have ruined my master"s trade by their
gold-and-silver-thread monopoly
'Ay, marry! have we,' cried an embroiderer"s apprentice;
'these extortioners have ruined my master"s trade by their
gold-and-silver-thread monopoly.'

'Ah! but, my good young Sir, I do not publicly proclaim my opinions as

you do
'Ah! but, my good young Sir, I do not publicly proclaim my opinions as
you do. My lord of Buckingham"s name must no more be called in question
than his Majesty"s. To associate the Marquis"s name with those of his
known instruments were to give him mortal offence. Even to hint at such
a connection is sufficient to provoke his displeasure! But enough of
this. My purpose is not to lecture you, but to befriend you. Tell me
frankly, my good young Sir--and be not offended with the offer--will my
purse be useful to you? If so, "tis freely at your service; and it may
help you in your present emergency--for though there is not enough in it
to bribe the master to forego his purpose against you, there is amply
sufficient to procure your liberation, privily, from the men.'

'I know not what may be the nature of that last-named play,' the young

man rather sternly remarked; 'but if the character of Vendice at all
bears out its name, it would suit me
'I know not what may be the nature of that last-named play,' the young
man rather sternly remarked; 'but if the character of Vendice at all
bears out its name, it would suit me. I am an avenger.'

Meanwhile, the May-pole had been planted, and the first dance round it

concluded
Meanwhile, the May-pole had been planted, and the first dance round it
concluded. At its close, Gillian, quitting her post of honour near the
tree, and leaving the morrice-dancers and mummers to resume their merry
rounds, unsanctioned by her sovereign presence, took a tambourine from
one of the minstrels, and proceeded to collect gratuities within it
intended for the hired performers in the ceremony. She was very
successful in her efforts, as the number of coins, soon visible within
the tambourine, showed. Not without blushing and some hesitation did the
May Queen approach Dick Taverner. The "prentice made a pretence of
fumbling in his pouch in order to prolong the interview, which chance
had thus procured him; and after uttering all the complimentary phrases
he could muster, and looking a great deal more than he said, he wound up
his speech by declaring he would bestow a mark (and that was no slight
sum, for the highest coin yet given was a silver groat) upon the
minstrels, if they would play a lively dance for him, and she, the May
Queen, would grace him with her hand in it. Encouraged by the laughter
of the bystanders, and doubtless entertaining no great dislike to the
proposal, Gillian, with a little affected coyness, consented; and the
mark was immediately deposited in the tambourine by Dick, who,
transported by his success, sprang from his saddle, and committing his
steed to the care of a youth near him, whom he promised to reward for
his trouble, followed close after the May Queen, as she proceeded with
her collection. Ere long she came to Jocelyn, and held out the
tambourine towards him. An idea just then occurred to the young man.

'It may be so,' rejoined the Puritan

'It may be so,' rejoined the Puritan. 'I will not dispute it. But though
ill has accrued to me, and good to you, I would not change positions
with you. You will wear the tyrant"s fetters for ever. I shall soon be
free from mine.'

It was with difficulty that he could realize that he was actually on his

way to the great West
It was with difficulty that he could realize that he was actually on his
way to the great West. But the steady motion of the train, the whirl of
the wheels, and the occasional blast of the engine"s whistle, told him
that he was not dreaming, and after enjoying for a while the sensation
of travelling he began to think about what he should do when he reached
Chicago.

Evidently never thinking the lad would be astir so early, the brakeman

had neglected to obey his instructions and keep close watch on Bob, so
that his leaving the car was unnoticed
Evidently never thinking the lad would be astir so early, the brakeman
had neglected to obey his instructions and keep close watch on Bob, so
that his leaving the car was unnoticed.

And while the countryman and the boy gazed at him in speechless dismay,

the policeman took the envelope from Bob"s hand, opened it, and drew
forth to their startled gaze a roll of tissue-paper
And while the countryman and the boy gazed at him in speechless dismay,
the policeman took the envelope from Bob"s hand, opened it, and drew
forth to their startled gaze a roll of tissue-paper.

'If I could hear them speak, I could recognize the voice of the man who

proposed the plan
'If I could hear them speak, I could recognize the voice of the man who
proposed the plan. I did not get a look at them,' replied Bob.

'What nonsense! What an outrage!' exclaimed the grocer, though Bob"s

statement had caused his face to become more than usually ashen-hued
'What nonsense! What an outrage!' exclaimed the grocer, though Bob"s
statement had caused his face to become more than usually ashen-hued.
'I"ve a mind to thrash you for saying such a thing. Me have five
thousand dollars of yours! I never heard anything so preposterous!'

As the agent uttered these words, he drew himself to his full height and

Bob could see that he was a splendid specimen of manhood
As the agent uttered these words, he drew himself to his full height and
Bob could see that he was a splendid specimen of manhood. And that the
others had a wholesome respect for his prowess was evident in the more
deferential manner which they adopted toward Bob.

Realizing this and feeling his desire growing stronger, at the end of

the sixth month to learn the truth about his father when Ford paid him,
Bob asked if he could ride over to Red Top for a day
Realizing this and feeling his desire growing stronger, at the end of
the sixth month to learn the truth about his father when Ford paid him,
Bob asked if he could ride over to Red Top for a day.

'Well,' said Rody, 'an" what if he does? I would feel rather satisfied

at that circumstance
'Well,' said Rody, 'an" what if he does? I would feel rather satisfied
at that circumstance. I served the black dog for five years, and a more
infernal tyrant never existed, nor a milder or more amiable woman than
his wife. Now that you have his money, the sooner the devil gets himself
the better.'

The voices of the men on the platform were audible and he decided to

join the group in the hope that from some chance remark he might learn
of a ranch where he could obtain a job as cowboy
The voices of the men on the platform were audible and he decided to
join the group in the hope that from some chance remark he might learn
of a ranch where he could obtain a job as cowboy. For though he was
grateful to the agent, Bob wanted to be independent.

'So long as you"ve got to walk, go straight down the track till you see

a building with a red roof, on the left hand side,' directed Higgins
'So long as you"ve got to walk, go straight down the track till you see
a building with a red roof, on the left hand side,' directed Higgins.

'MR

'MR. PERKINS: You have been very kind to me, but I
am sorry you discharged the porter. I wish you
would take him back. Please, Mr. Perkins. From
your friend, BOB CHESTER.'

'If you have put all the interrogations you desire to make to Gillian,

Madam,' said Lord Roos to his mother-in-law, 'perhaps she may be
permitted to depart? The situation cannot be agreeable to her
'If you have put all the interrogations you desire to make to Gillian,
Madam,' said Lord Roos to his mother-in-law, 'perhaps she may be
permitted to depart? The situation cannot be agreeable to her.'

Yet so uneven was the race that Bob would certainly have been captured

had not aid come from an unexpected quarter
Yet so uneven was the race that Bob would certainly have been captured
had not aid come from an unexpected quarter.

'We shall all be responsible!' he rejoined

'We shall all be responsible!' he rejoined. 'You will not only ruin
yourself, but all your family, if this fearful step be taken. Hitherto
we have had right on our side, but henceforth we shall be more culpable
than the others.'

'"Leven thirty,' returned the man in the ticket office, turning to his

rack and taking down a long strip of paper, which he stamped rapidly
'"Leven thirty,' returned the man in the ticket office, turning to his
rack and taking down a long strip of paper, which he stamped rapidly.

'When and where you please, Sir Jocelyn,' the knight replied; but

recollect the duello is forbidden, and, though I would not willingly
disappoint you in your desire to cut my throat, I should be sorry to
think you might be hanged for it afterwards
'When and where you please, Sir Jocelyn,' the knight replied; but
recollect the duello is forbidden, and, though I would not willingly
disappoint you in your desire to cut my throat, I should be sorry to
think you might be hanged for it afterwards. Come, Sir Jocelyn, lay
aside this idle passion, and look to your true interests, which lie not
in quarrelling with me, but in our reconciliation. I can help you
effectually, as I have shown; and, as I am a true gentleman, I _will_
help you. Give me your hand, and let us be friends!'


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Meehaul had but little doubt as to the truth of what Nell M"Collum told

him
Meehaul had but little doubt as to the truth of what Nell M"Collum told
him. There was a saucy and malignant confidence in her manner, which,
although it impressed him with a sense of her earnestness, left,
nevertheless, an indefinite feeling of dislike against her on his mind.
He knew that her motive for disclosure was not one of kindness or regard
for him or for his family. Nell M"Collum had often declared that 'the
wide earth did not carry a bein" she liked or loved, but one--not even
excepting herself, that she hated most of all.' This however was not
necessary to prove that she acted rather from the gratification of some
secret malice, than from the principle of benevolence. The venomous
leer of her eye, therefore, and an accurate knowledge of her character,
induced him to connect some apprehension of approaching evil with the
unpleasant information she had just given him.


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'I tell you it"s as true as the sun to the dial,' replied Nell; 'and I

tell you more, he"s wid her this minnit behind your father"s orchard!
Ay! an" if you wish you may see them together wid your own eyes, an"
sure if you don"t b"lieve me, you"ll b"lieve them
'I tell you it"s as true as the sun to the dial,' replied Nell; 'and I
tell you more, he"s wid her this minnit behind your father"s orchard!
Ay! an" if you wish you may see them together wid your own eyes, an"
sure if you don"t b"lieve me, you"ll b"lieve them. But, Meehaul,
take care of him; for he has his fire-arms; if you meet him don"t go
empty-handed, and I"d advise you to have the first shot.'


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'"Leven thirty,' returned the man in the ticket office, turning to his

rack and taking down a long strip of paper, which he stamped rapidly
'"Leven thirty,' returned the man in the ticket office, turning to his
rack and taking down a long strip of paper, which he stamped rapidly.


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Disregarding Sir Giles"s summons to surrender, the young man hurried on

till he reached the middle of the bowling-green, where, finding flight
impossible, as there was no apparent outlet at the further end of the
garden, while it was certain that the tipstaves would pluck him from the
wall with their hooks if he attempted to clamber over it, he turned, and
stood upon his defence
Disregarding Sir Giles"s summons to surrender, the young man hurried on
till he reached the middle of the bowling-green, where, finding flight
impossible, as there was no apparent outlet at the further end of the
garden, while it was certain that the tipstaves would pluck him from the
wall with their hooks if he attempted to clamber over it, he turned, and
stood upon his defence.


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Twelve o"clock was the hour at which he deemed proper to make his

appearance, and as it happened also to be the market-day of the town,
the crowd which followed him was unprecedented
Twelve o"clock was the hour at which he deemed proper to make his
appearance, and as it happened also to be the market-day of the town,
the crowd which followed him was unprecedented. The old and young, the
hale and feeble of both sexes, all rushed out to see, with feelings of
fear and wonder, the terrible and far-famed Dead Boxer. The report
of his arrival had already spread far and wide into the country,
and persons belonging to every class and rank of life might be seen
hastening on horseback, and more at full speed on foot, that they might,
if possible, catch an early glimpse of him. The most sporting
characters among the nobility and gentry of the country, fighting-peers,
fire-eaters, snuff-candle squires, members of the hell-fire and
jockey clubs, gaugers, gentlemen tinners, bluff yeomen, laborers,
cudgel-players, parish pugilists, men of renown within a district of ten
square miles, all jostled each other in hurrying to see, and if possible
to have speech of, the Dead Boxer. Not a word was spoken that day,
except with reference to him, nor a conversation introduced, the topic
of which was not the Dead Boxer. In the town every window was filled
with persons standing to get a view of him; so were the tops of the
houses, the dead walls, and all the cars, gates, and available eminences
within sight of the way along which he went. Having thus perambulated
the town, he returned to the market-cross, which, as we have said, stood
immediately in front of his inn. Here, attended by music, he personally
published his challenge in a deep and sonorous voice, calling upon the
corporation in right of his championship, to produce a man in ten clear
days ready to undertake battle with him as a pugilist, or otherwise to
pay him the sum of fifty guineas out of their own proper exchequer.


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'Somebody has been making a fool of you, Nell,' replied Meehaul; 'he

had neither fire-arms, nor staff, nor any thing else; an" for my part, I
might as well have left mine at home
'Somebody has been making a fool of you, Nell,' replied Meehaul; 'he
had neither fire-arms, nor staff, nor any thing else; an" for my part, I
might as well have left mine at home.'


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When the spectators saw and heard what had occurred, their acclamations

rose to the sky; cheer after cheer pealed from the graveyard over a
wide circuit of the country
When the spectators saw and heard what had occurred, their acclamations
rose to the sky; cheer after cheer pealed from the graveyard over a
wide circuit of the country. With a wild luxury of triumph they seized
O"Rorke, placed him on their shoulders, and bore him in triumph through
every street in the town. All kinds of mad but good-humored excesses
were committed. The public houses were filled with those who had
witnessed the fight, songs were sung, healths were drank, and blows
given. The streets, during the remainder of the day, were paraded by
groups of his townsmen belonging to both factions, who on that occasion
buried their mutual animosity in exultation for his victory.


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The situation was one to call forth every latent energy in Aveline"s

character
The situation was one to call forth every latent energy in Aveline"s
character. Controlling her emotion, she uttered no further cry, but set
herself, with calmness, to apply such restoratives as were at hand to
her father. After bathing his temples and chafing his hands, she had the
satisfaction, ere long, of seeing him open his eyes. At first, he seemed
to have a difficulty in fixing his gaze upon her, but her voice reached
his ears, and the feeble pressure of his hand told that he knew her.


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'You have been at the Bankside you say, young Sir? On my credit, you

must cross the river again and visit the theatres--the Globe or the
Rose
'You have been at the Bankside you say, young Sir? On my credit, you
must cross the river again and visit the theatres--the Globe or the
Rose. Our great actor, Dick Burbadge, plays Othello to-day, and, I
warrant me, he will delight you. A little man is Dick, but he hath a
mighty soul. There is none other like him, whether it be Nat Field or
Ned Alleyn. Our famous Shakespeare is fortunate, I trow, in having him
to play his great characters. You must see Burbadge, likewise, in the
mad Prince of Denmark,--the part was written for him, and fits him
exactly. See him also in gentle and love-sick Romeo, in tyrannous and
murderous Macbeth, and in crookback Richard; in all of which, though
different, our Dick is equally good. He hath some other parts of almost
equal merit,--as Malevole, in the "Malcontent;" Frankford, in the "Woman
Killed with Kindness;" Brachiano, in Webster"s "White Devil;" and
Vendice, in Cyril Tournour"s "Revenger"s Tragedy."'


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A strong contrast to this dastardly debauchee was offered by the bolder

villain
A strong contrast to this dastardly debauchee was offered by the bolder
villain. Sir Giles Mompesson was a very handsome man, with a striking
physiognomy, but dark and sinister in expression. His eyes were black,
singularly piercing, and flashed with the fiercest fire when kindled by
passion. A finely-formed aquiline nose gave a hawk-like character to his
face; his hair was coal-black (though he was no longer young), and hung
in long ringlets over his neck and shoulders. He wore the handsomely cut
beard and moustache subsequently depicted in the portraits of Vandyke,
which suited the stern gravity of his countenance. Rich, though sober in
his attire, he always affected a dark colour, being generally habited in
a doublet of black quilted silk, Venetian hose, and a murrey-coloured
velvet mantle. His conical hat was ornamented with a single black
ostrich feather; and he carried a long rapier by his side, in the use of
which he was singularly skilful; being one of Vincentio Saviolo"s best
pupils. Sir Giles was a little above the middle height, with a well
proportioned athletic figure; and his strength and address were such,
that there seemed good reason for his boast when he declared, as he
often did, 'that he feared no man living, in fair fight, no, nor any two
men.'


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'I intended to make certain conditions with you,' the mysterious

personage pursued, 'for the service I should render you, but you have
thwarted my plans by your obstinacy, and I must reserve them to our
next meeting
'I intended to make certain conditions with you,' the mysterious
personage pursued, 'for the service I should render you, but you have
thwarted my plans by your obstinacy, and I must reserve them to our
next meeting. For we _shall_ meet again, and that ere long; and then
when you tender your thanks for what I have now done, I will tell you
how to requite the obligation.'


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'My mind"s made up to fight,' said the other, interrupting him

'My mind"s made up to fight,' said the other, interrupting him. 'No
power on earth will prevent me, sir. So, if you don"t choose to send the
challenge, I"ll bring it myself.'


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'But I can"t get out while the train"s going,' protested Bob

'But I can"t get out while the train"s going,' protested Bob. 'I might
get hurt, and--and besides, I want to go to Chicago, and if I get off
I"ll lose my train.'


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'Then wherefore persist in troubling me?' rejoined Hugh Calveley

'Then wherefore persist in troubling me?' rejoined Hugh Calveley. 'Have
I not good cause for my dislike of you? You have disappointed the
expectations I had formed of you. You failed me when I put your
professions to the test. You thwarted my design at the moment when its
success was certain, and when the tyrant was completely in my power. But
for you I should not be here, loaded with these fetters; or if I were, I
should be consoled by the thought that I had liberated my country from
oppression, instead of being crushed by the sense of failure. What seek
you from me, miserable time-server? Have you not had your reward for the
service you have rendered the King? Is he not grateful enough? I have
served as your stepping-stone to promotion. What more can I do?'


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'The girl does not look as if the imputations cast upon her character

can be true,' observed Sir Thomas Lake
'The girl does not look as if the imputations cast upon her character
can be true,' observed Sir Thomas Lake.


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'I suspect,' replied Nell, '_arraghid_--that is the money--is in other

hands
'I suspect,' replied Nell, '_arraghid_--that is the money--is in other
hands. Lord presarve us! but it"s a wicked world, blackey.'


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Straining his ears to catch every word, he heard another of the plotters

begin to speak, when a train thundered past, effectually cutting off all
conversation with its roar
Straining his ears to catch every word, he heard another of the plotters
begin to speak, when a train thundered past, effectually cutting off all
conversation with its roar.


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As the conductor announced this alternative, he watched Bob closely, and

the start the latter gave at the mention of the possibility of arrest,
only confirmed the man in his suspicion that there was something
irregular about the boy"s having the free transportation
As the conductor announced this alternative, he watched Bob closely, and
the start the latter gave at the mention of the possibility of arrest,
only confirmed the man in his suspicion that there was something
irregular about the boy"s having the free transportation. But as the
reader knows, it was no thought of the pass being spurious that
disturbed Bob. The word 'jail' had brought to his mind his unpleasant
experience in New York.


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'Tell him,' said the latter, with a composure still tinged with a

sorrowful spirit, 'that I will not see him to-day
'Tell him,' said the latter, with a composure still tinged with a
sorrowful spirit, 'that I will not see him to-day. To-morrow I may,
and if I don"t, tell him, that for his sister"s sake, he has my
forgiveness.'


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Drawing rein, Bob dismounted at the store, went inside and asked where

he could find out who owned property in the town fifteen years ago
Drawing rein, Bob dismounted at the store, went inside and asked where
he could find out who owned property in the town fifteen years ago.


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'You do, and you"ll never set foot inside this station while I"m in

charge,' retorted the officer
'You do, and you"ll never set foot inside this station while I"m in
charge,' retorted the officer. 'If you knew as much about old Dardus as
I do, you wouldn"t be so keen to champion this boy. The old man has been
mixed up in many a questionable transaction, and I shouldn"t be
surprised if it turned out that he was in league with these fellows who
got that country bumpkin"s seven hundred and fifty dollars, and that he
put the boy up to playing the part he did.'


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'Ellen, would you disgrace me? Would you wish me to bear the name of a

coward? Would you want my father to turn me out of the house? Would you
want my own faction to put their feet upon me, an" drive me from among
them?'


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'I am a believer in the Gospel,' the Puritan replied

'I am a believer in the Gospel,' the Puritan replied. 'And am willing to
seal my faith in it with my blood. I am sent hither to warn thee, O
King, and thou wilt do well not to despise my words. Repent ere it be
too late. Wonderfully hath thy life been preserved. Dedicate the
remainder of thy days to the service of the Most High. Persecute not His
people, and revile them not. Purge thy City of its uncleanness and
idolatry, and thy Court of its corruption. Profane not the Sabbath'--


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The repast was varied and abundant, consisting of all kinds of

fricassees, collops and rashers, boiled salmon from the Thames, trout
and pike from the same river, boiled pea-chickens, and turkey-poults,
and florentines of puff paste, calves-foot pies, and set custards
The repast was varied and abundant, consisting of all kinds of
fricassees, collops and rashers, boiled salmon from the Thames, trout
and pike from the same river, boiled pea-chickens, and turkey-poults,
and florentines of puff paste, calves-foot pies, and set custards.
Between each guest a boiled salad was placed, which was nothing more
than what we should term a dish of vegetables, except that the
vegetables were somewhat differently prepared; cinnamon, ginger, and
sugar being added to the pulped carrots, besides a handful of currants,
vinegar, and butter. A similar plan was adopted with the salads of
burrage, chicory, marigold leaves, bugloss, asparagus, rocket, and
alexanders, and many other plants discontinued in modern cookery, but
then much esteemed; oil and vinegar being used with some, and spices
with all; while each dish was garnished with slices of hard-boiled eggs.
A jowl of sturgeon was carried to the upper table, where there was also
a baked swan, and a roasted bustard, flanked by two stately venison
pasties. This was only the first service; and two others followed,
consisting of a fawn, with a pudding inside it, a grand salad, hot olive
pies, baked neats" tongues, fried calves" tongues, baked Italian
puddings, a farced leg of lamb in the French fashion, orangeado pie,
buttered crabs, anchovies, and a plentiful supply of little made dishes,
and _quelquechoses_, scattered over the table. With such a profusion of
good things, it may appear surprising that Sir Francis should find very
little to eat; but the attendants all seemed in league against him, and
whenever he set his eye upon a dish, it was sure to be placed out of
reach. Sir Francis was a great epicure, and the Thames salmon looked
delicious; but he would have failed in obtaining a slice of it, if his
neighbour (the young man who had made room for him) had not given him
the well-filled trencher intended for himself. In the same way he
secured the wing of a boiled capon, larded with preserved lemons, the
sauce of which was exquisite, as he well knew, from experience. Cyprien,
however, took care he should get none of the turkey poults, or the
florentines, but whipped off both dishes from under his very nose; and a
like fate would have attended a lumbar pie but for the interference of
his good-natured neighbour, who again came to his aid, and rescued it
from the clutches of the saucy Gascon, just as it was being borne away.


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'Tut! Madame

'Tut! Madame. You know well enough what brings me hither, and thus
attended,' he replied. 'I come in pursuance of a notice, served upon you
a month ago. You will not deny having received it, since the officer who
placed it in your hands is here present.' And he indicated Clement
Lanyere.


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'Come, son, it"s time you were up and doing, if you are going to have

breakfast with the "old man
'Come, son, it"s time you were up and doing, if you are going to have
breakfast with the "old man." He is liable to send in any time for you
now, and after you have known him as long as I have, you"ll learn that
he doesn"t like to be kept waiting.'


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Thomas asked and obtained permission from Mr

Thomas asked and obtained permission from Mr. Nichols for the east-bound
limited to stop at the way-station, and when Higgins and the others saw
the ranchman and Bob on the platform, they were consumed with curiosity.


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'You have uttered your own condemnation, Jocelyn Mounchensey,' Sir Giles

cried, with a savage laugh
'You have uttered your own condemnation, Jocelyn Mounchensey,' Sir Giles
cried, with a savage laugh. 'Know, to your confusion, that the High
Court of Star-Chamber is so tender of upholding the honour of its
sentences, that it ever punishes such as speak against them with the
greatest severity. You have uttered your scandals openly.'


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Unable to restrain his curiosity, Bob rose from his chair and approached

till he could see the map
Unable to restrain his curiosity, Bob rose from his chair and approached
till he could see the map. But this afforded him no reason for his
friend"s observation, and he asked:


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The young man, however, felt the propriety of this friendly caution

The young man, however, felt the propriety of this friendly caution.
'The person who spoke is right,' said he, 'whoever he is. I will
husband, my strength,' and he passed again into the cabin.


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'Well, if it"s all right, and properly made out, I don"t know that it"s

any concern of yours why it was given to me
'Well, if it"s all right, and properly made out, I don"t know that it"s
any concern of yours why it was given to me. If you have any doubt about
it, why don"t you find out from the people who issued it?'


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The Gascon did as he was bidden, and with the aid of his fellow drawers,

helped Sir Francis from the table
The Gascon did as he was bidden, and with the aid of his fellow drawers,
helped Sir Francis from the table. To the surprise of the company, the
knight then managed to stagger forward unassisted, and would have
embraced Sir Giles, if the latter had not thrust him off in disgust,
with some violence.


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At length, Jocelyn stopped, and plucking a flower, observed, as he

proffered it for her acceptance, 'My first offering to you was rejected
At length, Jocelyn stopped, and plucking a flower, observed, as he
proffered it for her acceptance, 'My first offering to you was rejected.
May this be more fortunate.'


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Nor was it a delusion under which he laboured

Nor was it a delusion under which he laboured. Aveline Calveley was all
his imagination painted her. Purity of heart, gentleness of disposition,
intellectual endowments, were as clearly revealed by her speaking
countenance as the innermost depths of a fountain are by the pellucid
medium through which they are viewed. Hers was a virgin heart, which,
like his own, had received no previous impression. Love for her father
alone had swayed her; though all strong demonstrations of filial
affection had been checked by that father"s habitually stern manner.
Brought up by a female relative in Cheshire, who had taken charge of her
on her mother"s death, which had occurred during her infancy, she had
known little of her father till late years, when she had come to reside
with him, and, though devout by nature, she could ill reconcile herself
to the gloomy notions of religion he entertained, or to the ascetic mode
of life he practised. With no desire to share in the pomps and vanities
of life, she could not be persuaded that cheerfulness was incompatible
with righteousness; nor could all the railings she heard against them
make her hate those who differed from her in religious opinions. Still
she made no complaint. Entirely obedient to her father"s will, she
accommodated herself, as far as she could, to the rule of life
prescribed by him. Aware of his pertinacity of opinion, she seldom or
ever argued a point with him, even if she thought right might be on her
side; holding it better to maintain peace by submission, than to hazard
wrath by disputation. The discussion on the May Games was an exception
to her ordinary conduct, and formed one of the few instances in which
she had ventured to assert her own opinion in opposition to that of her
father.


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'For the plain reason, that it knows they will not bear investigation or

discussion
'For the plain reason, that it knows they will not bear investigation or
discussion. Such is the practice of all arbitrary and despotic rule. But
will Englishmen submit to such tyranny?'


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'Now that the object of your disquietude is removed, Madam, it will not

be necessary to prolong this interview,' he said
'Now that the object of your disquietude is removed, Madam, it will not
be necessary to prolong this interview,' he said.


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