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wounds�� reclining on his knee。  Guilty England would thus be 
stabbed in the most delicate quarters�察�the moment had�察�
indeed�察�been well selected�察�and M'Guire�察�with a radiant 
provision of the event�察�drew merrily nearer。  Suddenly his 
eye alighted on the burly form of a policeman�察�standing hard 
by the effigy in an attitude of watch。  My bold companion 
paused�察�he looked about him closely�察�here and there�察�at 
different points of the enclosure�察�other men stood or 
loitered�察�affecting an abstraction�察�feigning to gaze upon the 
shrubs�察�feigning to talk�察�feigning to be weary and to rest 
upon the benches。  M'Guire was no child in these affairs�察�he 
instantly divined one of the plots of the Machiavellian 
Gladstone。

A chief difficulty with which we have to deal�察�is a certain 
nervousness in the subaltern branches of the corps�察�as the 
hour of some design draws near�察�these chicken´souled 
conspirators appear to suffer some revulsion of intent�察�and 
frequently despatch to the authorities�察�not indeed specific 
denunciations�察�but vague anonymous warnings。  But for this 
purely accidental circumstance�察�England had long ago been an 
historical expression。  On the receipt of such a letter�察�the 
Government lay a trap for their adversaries�察�and surround the 
threatened spot with hirelings。  My blood sometimes boils in 
my veins�察�when I consider the case of those who sell 
themselves for money in such a cause。  True�察�thanks to the 
generosity of our supporters�察�we patriots receive a very 
comfortable stipend�察�I myself�察�of course�察�touch a salary 
which puts me quite beyond the reach of any peddling�察�
mercenary thoughts�察�M'Guire�察�again�察�ere he joined our ranks�察�
was on the brink of starving�察�and now�察�thank God� �receives a 
decent income。  That is as it should be�察�the patriot must not 
be diverted from his task by any base consideration�察�and the 
distinction between our position and that of the police is 
too obvious to be stated。

Plainly�察�however�察�our Leicester Square design had been 
divulged�察�the Government had craftily filled the place with 
minions�察�even the pensioner was not improbably a hireling in 
disguise�察�and our emissary�察�without other aid or protection 
than the simple apparatus in his bag�察�found himself 
confronted by force�察�brutal force�察�that strong hand which was 
a character of the ages of oppression。  Should he venture to 
deposit the machine�察�it was almost certain that he would be 
observed and arrested�察�a cry would arise�察�and there was just 
a fear that the police might not be present in sufficient 
force�察�to protect him from the savagery of the mob。  The 
scheme must be delayed。  He stood with his bag on his arm�察�
pretending to survey the front of the Alhambra�察�when there 
flashed into his mind a thought to appal the bravest。  The 
machine was set�察�at the appointed hour�察�it must explode�察�and 
how�察�in the interval�察�was he to be rid of it��

Put yourself�察�I beseech you�察�into the body of that patriot。  
There he was�察�friendless and helpless�察�a man in the very 
flower of life�察�for he is not yet forty�察�with long years of 
happiness before him�察�and now condemned�察�in one moment�察�to a 
cruel and revolting death by dynamite�  �The square�察�he said�察�
went round him like a thaumatrope�察�he saw the Alhambra leap 
into the air like a balloon�察�and reeled against the railing。  
It is probable he fainted。

When he came to himself�察�a constable had him by the arm。

'My God��' he cried。

'You seem to be unwell�察�sir��' said the hireling。

'I feel better now��' cried poor M'Guire�此 �and with uneven 
steps�察�for the pavement of the square seemed to lurch and 
reel under his footing�察�he fled from the scene of this 
disaster。  Fled�拭 �Alas�察�from what was he fleeing�拭 �Did he not 
carry that from which he fled along with him�拭�and had he the 
wings of the eagle�察�had he the swiftness of the ocean winds�察�
could he have been rapt into the uttermost quarters of the 
earth�察�how should he escape the ruin that he carried�拭 �We 
have heard of living men who have been fettered to the dead�察�
the grievance�察�soberly considered�察�is no more than 
sentimental�察�the case is but a flea´bite to that of him who 
should be linked�察�like poor M'Guire�察�to an explosive bomb。

A thought struck him in Green Street�察�like a dart through his 
liver�此 �suppose it were the hour already。  He stopped as 
though he had been shot�察�and plucked his watch out。  There 
was a howling in his ears�察�as loud as a winter tempest�察�his 
sight was now obscured as if by a cloud�察�now�察�as by a 
lightning flash�察�would show him the very dust upon the 
street。  But so brief were these intervals of vision�察�and so 
violently did the watch vibrate in his hands�察�that it was 
impossible to distinguish the numbers on the dial。  He 
covered his eyes for a few seconds�察�and in that space�察�it 
seemed to him that he had fallen to be a man of ninety。  When 
he looked again�察�the watch´plate had grown legible�此 �he had 
twenty minutes。  Twenty minutes�察�and no plan��

Green Street�察�at that time�察�was very empty�察�and he now 
observed a little girl of about six drawing near to him�察�and 
as she came�察�kicking in front of her�察�as children will�察�a 
piece of wood。  She sang�察�too�察�and something in her accent 
recalling him to the past�察�produced a sudden clearness in his 
mind。  Here was a God´sent opportunity��

'My dear��' said he�察�'would you like a present of a pretty 
bag��'

The child cried aloud with joy and put out her hands to take 
it。  She had looked first at the bag�察�like a true child�察�but 
most unfortunately�察�before she had yet received the fatal 
gift�察�her eyes fell directly on M'Guire�察�and no sooner had 
she seen the poor gentleman's face�察�than she screamed out and 
leaped backward�察�as though she had seen the devil。  Almost at 
the same moment a woman appeared upon the threshold of a 
neighbouring shop�察�and called upon the child in anger。  'Come 
here�察�colleen��' she said�察�'and don't be plaguing the poor old 
gentleman��'  With that she re´entered the house�察�and the 
child followed her�察�sobbing aloud。

With the loss of this hope M'Guire's reason swooned within 
him。  When next he awoke to consciousness�察�he was standing 
before St。 Martin's´in´the´Fields�察�wavering like a drunken 
man�察�the passers´by regarding him with eyes in which he read�察�
as in a glass�察�an image of the terror and horror that dwelt 
within his own。

'I am afraid you are very ill�察�sir��' observed a woman�察�
stopping and gazing hard in his face。  'Can I do anything to 
help you��'

'Ill��' said M'Guire。  'O God��'  And then�察�recovering some 
shadow of his self´command�察�'Chronic�察�madam��' said he�此 �'a 
long course of the dumb ague。  But since you are so 
compassionate ´ an errand that I lack the strength to carry 
out��' he gasped ´ 'this bag to Portman Square。  Oh�察�
compassionate woman�察�as you hope to be saved�察�as you are a 
mother�察�in the name of your babes that wait to welcome you at 
home�察�oh�察�take this bag to Portman Square�  �I have a mother�察�
too��' he added�察�with a broken voice。  'Number 19�察�Portman 
Square。'

I suppose he had expressed himself with too much energy of 
voice�察�for the woman was plainly taken with a certain fear of 
him。  'Poor gentleman��' said she。  'If I were you�察�I would go 
home。'  And she left him standing there in his distress。

'Home��' thought M'Guire�察�'what a derision��'  What home was 
there for him�察�the victim of philanthropy�拭 �He thought of his 
old mother�察�of his happy youth�察�of the hideous�察�rending pang 
of the explosion�察�of the possibility that he might not be 
killed�察�that he might be cruelly mangled�察�crippled for life�察�
condemned to lifelong pains�察�blinded perhaps�察�and almost 
surely deafened。  Ah�察�you spoke lightly of the dynamiter's 
peril�察�but even waiving death�察�have you realised what it is 
for a fine�察�brave young man of forty�察�to be smitten suddenly 
with deafness�察�cut off from all the music of life�察�and from 
the voice of friendship�察�and love�拭 �How little do we realise 
the sufferings of others�  �Even your brutal Government�察�in 
the heyday of its lust for cruelty�察�though it scruples not to 
hound the patriot with spies�察�to pack the corrupt jury�察�to 
bribe the hangman�察�and to erect the infamous gallows�察�would 
hesitate to inflict so horrible a doom�此 �not�察�I am well 
aware�察�from virtue�察�not from philanthropy�察�but with the fear 
before it of the withering scorn of the good。

But I wander from M'Guire。  From this dread glance into the 
past and future�察�his thoughts returned at a bound upon the 
present。  How had he wandered there�拭�and how long ´ oh�察�
heavens� �how long had he been about it�拭 �He pulled out his 
watch�察�and found that but three minutes had elapsed。  It 
seemed too bright a thing to be believed。  He glanced at the 
church clock�察�and sure enough�察�it marked an hour four minutes 
faster than the watch。

Of all that he endured�察�M'Guire declares that pang was the 
most desolate。  Till then�察�he had had one friend�察�one 
counsellor�察�in whom he plenarily trusted�察�by whose 
advertisement�察�he numbered the minutes that remained to him 
of life�察�on whose sure testimony�察�he could tell when the time 
was come to risk the last adventure�察�to cast the bag away 
from him�察�and take to flight。  And now in what was he to 
place reliance�拭 �His watch was slow�察�it might be losing time�察�
if so�察�in what degree�拭 �What limit could he set to its 
derangement�拭�and how much was it possible for a watch to lose 
in thirty minutes�拭 �Five�拭�ten�拭�fifteen�拭 �It might be so�察�
already�察�it seemed years since he had left St。 James's Hall 
on this so promising enterprise�察�at any moment�察�then�察�the 
blow was to be looked for。

In the face of this new distress�察�the wild disorder of his 
pulses settled down�察�and a broken weariness succeeded�察�as 
though he had lived for centuries and for centuries been 
dead。  The buildings and the people in the street became 
incredibly small�察�and far´away�察�and bright�察�London sounded in 
his ears stilly�察�like a whisper�察�and the rattle of the cab 
that nearly charged him down�察�was like a sound from Africa。  
Meanwhile�察�he was conscious of a strange abstraction from 
himself�察�and heard and felt his footfalls on the ground�察�as 
those of a very old�察�small�察�debile an

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