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     ;You   see�察  �Count�察─  �said   he�察  �calmly�察   �when   rogues   fall   out   there's   the 

deuce to pay。 You'll have me drummed out of the regiment�察�will you�拭�I'm 

going to leave it of my own accord�察�look you�察�and to live like a gentleman 

for the rest of my days。 Schlafen Sie wohl�察�noble Captain�此�bon repos。 The 

Squire will be with you pretty early in the morning�察�to ask for the money 

you owe him。; 

     With     these   sarcastic   observations      Mr。   Brock    departed�察   �not   by   the 

window�察�as Mrs。 Catherine had done�察�but by the door�察�quietly�察�and so into 

the street。 And when�察�the next morning�察�the doctor came to visit his patient�察�

he   brought   with   him   a   story   how�察  �at   the   dead   of   night�察  �Mr。   Brock   had 

roused the ostler at the stables where the Captain's horses were kepthad 

told him that Mrs。 Catherine had poisoned the Count�察�and had run off with 

a thousand pounds�察�and how he and all lovers of justice ought to scour the 

country   in   pursuit   of   the   criminal。   For   this   end   Mr。   Brock   mounted   the 

Count's best horsethat very animal on which he had carried away Mrs。 

Catherine�此  �and   thus�察  �on   a   single   night�察  �Count   Maximilian   had   lost   his 

mistress�察�his money�察�his horse�察�his corporal�察�and was very near losing his 

life。 



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       CHAPTER IV。 IN WHICH MRS。 

         CATHERINE BECOMES AN 

          HONEST WOMAN AGAIN。 



    In this woeful plight�察�moneyless�察�wifeless�察�horseless�察�corporalless�察�with 

a gag in his mouth and a rope round his body�察�are we compelled to leave 

the gallant   Galgenstein�察 �until his   friends   and  the progress of this   history 

shall   deliver   him    from   his   durance。   Mr。   Brock's    adventures     on  the 

Captain's   horse   must   likewise   be   pretermitted�察  �for   it   is   our   business   to 

follow Mrs。 Catherine through the window by which she made her escape�察�

and among the various chances that befell her。 

     She had one cause to congratulate herself��that she had not her baby at 

her back�察  �for   the  infant   was   safely  housed   under   the   care   of   a  nurse�察 �to 

whom   the   Captain   was   answerable。   Beyond   this   her   prospects   were   but 

dismal�此�no home to fly to�察�but a few shillings in her pocket�察�and a whole 

heap of injuries and dark revengeful thoughts in her bosom�此�it was a sad 

task to her to look either backwards or forwards。 Whither was she to fly�拭�

How to live�拭�What good chance was to befriend her�拭�There was an angel 

watching over the steps of Mrs。 Catnot a good one�察�I think�察�but one of 

those from that unnameable place�察�who have their many subjects here on 

earth�察�and often are pleased to extricate them from worse perplexities。 

    Mrs。 Cat�察�now�察�had not committed murder�察�but as bad as murder�察�and 

as   she   felt   not   the   smallest   repentance   in   her   heartas   she   had�察  �in   the 

course of her life and connection with the Captain�察�performed and gloried 

in a number of wicked coquetries�察�idlenesses�察�vanities�察�lies�察�fits of anger�察�

slanders�察�foul abuses�察�and what notshe was fairly bound over to this dark 

angel whom we have alluded to�察�and he dealt with her�察�and aided her�察�as 

one of his own children。 

    I   do   not   mean   to   say   that�察  �in   this   strait�察  �he   appeared   to   her   in   the 

likeness of a gentleman in black�察�and made her sign her name in blood to a 

document      conveying     over   to  him    her  soul�察  �in  exchange     for  certain 



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conditions to be performed by him。 Such diabolical bargains have always 

appeared to me unworthy of the astute personage who is supposed to be 

one of the parties to them�察�and who would scarcely be fool enough to pay 

dearly for that which he can have in a few years for nothing。 It is not�察�then�察�

to be supposed that a demon of darkness appeared to Mrs。 Cat�察�and led her 

into a flaming chariot harnessed by dragons�察�and careering through air at 

the rate of   a   thousand   leagues a   minute。   No   such thing�察  �the vehicle   that 

was sent to aid her was one of a much more vulgar description。 

     The    ;Liverpool      carryvan�察─   �then�察  �which    in  the   year   1706    used   to 

perform   the     journey   between      London     and   that  place   in  ten   days�察  �left 

Birmingham about an hour after Mrs。 Catherine had quitted that town�察�and 

as   she   sat   weeping   on   a   hillside�察  �and   plunged   in   bitter   meditation�察  �the 

lumbering�察�jingling vehicle overtook her。 The coachman was marching by 

the side of his horses�察�and encouraging them to maintain their pace of two 

miles an hour�察�the passengers had some of them left the vehicle�察�in order 

to   walk   up   the   hill�察  �and   the   carriage   had   arrived   at   the   top   of   it�察  �and�察�

meditating a brisk trot down the declivity�察�waited there until the lagging 

passengers should arrive�此�when Jehu�察�casting a good´natured glance upon 

Mrs。 Catherine�察�asked the pretty maid whence she was come�察�and whether 

she would like a ride in his carriage。 To the latter of which questions Mrs。 

Catherine   replied   truly   yes�察  �to   the   former�察  �her   answer   was   that   she   had 

come     from   Stratford�察   �whereas�察    �as  we   very   well   know�察   �she   had   lately 

quitted Birmingham。 

     ;Hast thee seen a woman pass this way�察�on a black horse�察�with a large 

bag of goold over the saddle�拭─�said Jehu�察�preparing to mount upon the roof 

of his coach。 

     ;No�察�indeed�察─�said Mrs。 Cat。 

     ;Nor a trooper on another horse after herno�拭�Well�察�there be a mortal 

row down Birmingham way about sich a one。 She have killed�察�they say�察�

nine gentlemen at supper�察�and have strangled a German prince in bed。 She 

have   robbed   him  of   twenty  thousand   guineas�察  �and   have   rode   away  on   a 

black horse。; 

     ;That can't be I�察─�said Mrs。 Cat�察�naively�察 �for I have but three shillings 

and a groat。; 



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     ;No�察�it can't be thee�察�truly�察�for where's your bag of goold�拭�and�察�besides�察�

thee   hast   got   too   pretty   a   face   to   do   such   wicked   things   as   to   kill   nine 

gentlemen and strangle a German prince。; 

     ;Law�察  �coachman�察─  �said   Mrs。   Cat�察  �blushing   archly;��Law�察  �coachman�察�

DO you think so�拭─�The girl would have been pleased with a compliment 

even   on   her   way  to   be   hanged�察  �and   the  parley  ended   by  Mrs。   Catherine 

stepping into the carriage�察�where there was room for eight people at least�察�

and   where   two   or   three   individuals   had   already   taken   their   places。   For 

these Mrs。 Catherine had in the first place to make a story�察�which she did�察�

and a very glib one for a person of her years and education。 Being asked 

whither she was bound�察�and how she came to be alone of a morning sitting 

by a road´side�察�she invented a neat history suitable to the occasion�察�which 

elicited   much   interest   from   her   fellow´passengers�此  �one   in   particular�察  �a 

young   man�察 �who   had   caught   a glimpse   of her   face   under   her   hood�察  �was 

very tender in his attentions to her。 

     But    whether     it  was   that   she   had   been    too   much     fatigued    by   the 

occurrences       of  the   past   day   and   sleepless    night�察  �or  whether     the   little 

laudanum which she had drunk a few hours previously now began to act 

upon her�察�certain it is that Mrs。 Cat now suddenly grew sick�察�feverish�察�and 

extraordinarily sleepy�察�and in this state she continued for many hours�察�to 

the pity of all her fellow´travellers。 At length the ;carryvan; reached the 

inn�察�where horses and passengers were accustomed to rest for a few hours�察�

and to dine�察�and Mrs。 Catherine was somewhat awakened by the stir of the 

passengers�察�and the friendly voice of the inn´servant welcoming them to 

dinner。 The gentleman who had been smitten by her beauty now urged her 

very   politely   to   descend�察  �which�察  �taking   the   protection   of   his   arm�察  �she 

accordingly did。 

     He made some very gallant speeches to her as she stepped out�察�and she 

must   have   been   very   much   occupied   by   them�察  �or   wrapt   up   in   her   own 

thoughts�察�or stupefied by sleep�察�fever�察�and opium�察�for she did not take any 

heed   of   the   place   into   which   she   was   going�此  �which�察  �had   she   done�察  �she 

would probably have preferred remaining in the coach�察�dinnerless and ill。 

Indeed�察  �the   inn   into   which   she   was   about   to   make   her   entrance   was   no 

other than the ;Bugle�察─�from which she set forth at the commencement of 



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this history�察�and which then�察�as now�察�was kept by her relative�察�the thrifty 

Mrs。 Score。 That good landlady�察�seeing a lady�察�in a smart hood and cloak�察�

leaning�察  �as   if   faint�察  �upon   the   arm   of   a   gentleman   of   good   appearance�察�

concluded   them   to   be   man   and   wife�察  �and   folks   of   quality   too�察  �and   with 

much   discrimination�察  �as   well   as   sympathy�察  �led   them   through   the   public 

kitchen to her own private parlour�察�or bar�察�where she handed the lady an 

armchair�察�and asked what she would like to drink。 By this time�察�and indeed 

at the very moment she heard her aunt's voice�察�Mrs。 Catherine was aware 

of her situation�察�and when her companion retired�察�and the landlady�察�with 

much      officiousness�察     �insisted    on   removing      her    hood�察   �she 

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