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

prepared for the screech of surprise which Mrs。 Score gave on dropping it�察�

exclaiming�察 �Why�察�law bless us�察�it's our Catherine� ─�

     ;I'm very ill�察�and tired�察�aunt�察─�said Cat�察 �and would give the world for 

a few hours' sleep。; 

     ;A few  hours   and welcome�察  �my  love�察�and   a   sack´posset too。 You   do 

look sadly tired and poorly�察�sure enough。 Ah�察�Cat�察�Cat� �you great ladies are 

sad rakes�察�I do believe。 I wager now�察�that with all your balls�察�and carriages�察�

and fine clothes�察�you are neither so happy nor so well as when you lived 

with your poor old aunt�察�who used to love you so。; And with these gentle 

words�察  �and   an   embrace   or   two�察  �which   Mrs。   Catherine   wondered   at�察  �and 

permitted�察     �she   was   conducted      to  that   very   bed    which    the   Count    had 

occupied       a   year    previously�察     �and    undressed�察     �and     laid   in   it�察 �and 

affectionately tucked up by her aunt�察�who marvelled at the fineness of her 

clothes�察  �as   she   removed   them  piece   by  piece�察  �and   when   she   saw   that   in 

Mrs。   Catherine's   pocket   there   was   only  the   sum  of   three   and   fourpence�察�

said�察�archly�察 �There was no need of money�察�for the Captain took care of 

that。; 

     Mrs。   Cat   did   not   undeceive   her�察  �and   deceived   Mrs。   Score   certainly 

was��for she imagined the well´dressed gentleman who led Cat from the 

carriage was no other than the Count�察�and�察�as she had heard�察�from time to 

time�察�exaggerated reports of the splendour of the establishment which he 

kept   up�察  �she   was   induced   to   look   upon   her   niece   with   the   very   highest 

respect�察�and to treat her as if she were a fine lady。 ;And so she IS a fine 

lady�察─  �Mrs。   Score   had   said   months   ago�察  �when   some   of   these   flattering 



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stories   reached   her�察  �and   she   had   overcome   her   first   fury   at   Catherine's 

elopement。   ;The   girl   was   very  cruel   to   leave   me�察  �but   we   must   recollect 

that   she   is   as   good   as   married   to   a   nobleman�察  �and   must   all   forget   and 

forgive�察�you know。; 

     This speech had been made to Doctor Dobbs�察�who was in the habit of 

taking   a    pipe   and    a   tankard   at  the   ;Bugle�察─  �and     it  had   been    roundly 

reprobated by the worthy divine�察�who told Mrs。 Score�察�that the crime of 

Catherine   was   only   the   more   heinous�察  �if   it   had   been   committed   from 

interested motives�察�and protested that�察�were she a princess�察�he would never 

speak     to   her   again。   Mrs。    Score    thought     and   pronounced       the   Doctor's 

opinion to be very bigoted�察�indeed�察�she was one of those persons who have 

a   marvellous   respect   for   prosperity�察  �and   a   corresponding   scorn   for   ill´ 

fortune。     When�察     �therefore�察   �she   returned     to  the   public    room�察   �she    went 

graciously to the gentleman who had led Mrs。 Catherine from the carriage�察�

and with a knowing curtsey welcomed him to the ;Bugle�察─�told him that 

his lady would not come to dinner�察�but bade her say�察�with her best love to 

his Lordship�察�that the ride had fatigued her�察�and that she would lie in bed 

for an hour or two。 

     This   speech   was   received   with   much   wonder   by   his   Lordship�察  �who 

was�察  �indeed�察  �no   other   than   a   Liverpool   tailor   going   to   London   to   learn 

fashions�察  �but   he   only   smiled�察  �and   did   not   undeceive   the   landlady�察  �who 

herself went off�察�smilingly�察�to bustle about dinner。 

     The      two    or   three    hours     allotted    to   that    meal    by    the    liberal 

coachmasters   of   those   days   passed   away�察  �and   Mr。   Coachman�察  �declaring 

that his horses were now rested enough�察�and that they had twelve miles to 

ride�察�put the steeds to�察�and summoned the passengers。 Mrs。 Score�察�who had 

seen   with   much   satisfaction   that   her   niece   was   really   ill�察  �and   her   fever 

more violent�察�and hoped to have her for many days an inmate in her house�察�

now     came     forward�察    �and    casting    upon    the   Liverpool      tailor  a  look    of 

profound but respectful melancholy�察�said�察 �My Lord ��for I recollect your 

Lordship quite well���察�the lady upstairs is so ill�察�that it would be a sin to 

move   her�此  �had   I   not   better   tell   coachman   to   take   down   your   Lordship's 

trunks�察�and the lady's�察�and make you a bed in the next room�拭─�

     Very much to her surprise�察�this proposition was received with a roar of 



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laughter。 ;Madam�察─�said the person addressed�察 �I'm not a lord�察�but a tailor 

and draper�察�and as for that young woman�察�before to´day I never set eyes on 

her。; 

     ;WHAT� ─�screamed out Mrs。 Score。 ;Are not you the Count�拭�Do you 

mean   to   say   that   you   a'n't   Cat's�拭  �DO   you   mean   to   say   that   you   didn't 

order her bed�察�and that you won't pay this here little bill�拭─�And with this 

she produced a document�察�by which the Count's lady was made her debtor 

in a sum of half´a´guinea。 

     These passionate words excited more and more laughter。 ;Pay it�察�my 

Lord�察─�said the coachman�察 �and then come along�察�for time presses。; ;Our 

respects   to   her   Ladyship�察─  �said   one   passenger。   ;Tell   her   my   Lord   can't 

wait�察─�said another�察�and with much merriment one and all quitted the hotel�察�

entered the coach�察�and rattled off。 

     Dumbpale        with   terror   and    ragebill   in   hand�察  �Mrs。    Score    had 

followed      the   company�察     �but   when    the   coach    disappeared�察    �her   senses 

returned。 Back she flew into the inn�察�overturning the ostler�察�not deigning to 

answer Doctor Dobbs ��who�察�from behind soft tobacco´fumes�察�mildly asked 

the   reason   of   her   disturbance���察  �and�察  �bounding   upstairs   like   a   fury�察  �she 

rushed into the room where Catherine lay。 

     ;Well�察�madam� ─�said she�察�in her highest key�察 �do you   mean that you 

have come into this here house to swindle me�拭�Do you dare for to come 

with your airs here�察�and call yourself a nobleman's lady�察�and sleep in the 

best   bed�察  �when   you're   no   better   nor   a   common   tramper�拭  �I'll   thank   you�察�

ma'am�察�to get out�察�ma'am。 I'll have no sick paupers in this house�察�ma'am。 

You know your way to the workhouse�察�ma'am�察�and there I'll trouble you 

for    to  go。;   And    here   Mrs。    Score   proceeded      quickly    to  pull   off  the 

bedclothes�察�and poor Cat arose�察�shivering with fright and fever。 

     She had no spirit to answer�察�as she would have done the day before�察�

when   an   oath   from   any   human   being   would   have   brought   half´a´dozen 

from her in return�察�or a knife�察�or a plate�察�or a leg of mutton�察�if such had 

been to her hand。 She had no spirit left for such repartees�察�but in reply to 

the above words of Mrs。 Score�察�and a great many more of the same kind 

which are not necessary for our history�察�but which that lady uttered with 

inconceivable shrillness and volubility�察�the poor wench could say little�察�



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only  sob   and   shiver�察  �and   gather   up   the   clothes   again�察  �crying�察   �Oh�察  �aunt�察�

don't speak unkind to me� �I'm very unhappy�察�and very ill� ─�

     ;Ill�察�you strumpet� �ill�察�be hanged� �Ill is as ill does�察�and if you are ill�察�it's 

only what you merit。 Get out� �dress yourselftramp� �Get to the workhouse�察�

and don't come to cheat me any more� �Dress yourselfdo you hear�拭�Satin 

petticoat forsooth�察�and lace to her smock� ─�

     Poor�察  �wretched�察  �chattering�察  �burning�察  �shivering   Catherine   huddled   on 

her clothes as well she might�此�she seemed hardly to know or see what she 

was doing�察�and did not reply a single word to the many that the landlady 

let fall。 Cat tottered down the narrow stairs�察�and through the kitchen�察�and 

to the door�察�which she caught hold of�察�and paused awhile�察�and looked into 

Mrs。 Score's face�察�as for one more chance。 ;Get out�察�you nasty trull� ─�said 

that   lady�察  �sternly�察  �with   arms   akimbo�察  �and   poor   Catherine�察  �with   a   most 

piteous scream and outgush of tears�察�let go of the door´post and staggered 

away into the road。 

       * * * 

     ;Why�察�noyesnoit is poor Catherine Hall�察�as I live� ─�said somebody�察�

starting   up�察  �shoving   aside   Mrs。   Score   very   rudely�察  �and   running   into   the 

road�察�wig off and pipe in hand。 It was honest Doctor Dobbs�察�and the result 

of his interview with Mrs。 Cat was�察�that he gave up for ever smoking his 

pipe at the ;Bugle�察─�and that she lay sick of a fever for some weeks in his 

house。 

       * * * 

     Over this part of Mrs。 Cat's history we shall be as brief as possible�察�for�察�

to   tell   the   truth�察  �nothing   immoral   occurred   during   her   whole   stay   at   the 

good Doctor's house�察�and we are not going to insult the reader by offering 

him silly pictures of piety�察�cheerfulness�察�good sense�察�and simplicity�察�which 

are milk´and´water virtues   after   all�察 �and   have no   relish   with them  like   a 

good     strong    vice�察  �highly   peppered。      Well�察  �to  be   short�此  �Doctor    Dobbs�察�

though a  profound theologian�察 �was a  very simple   gentleman�察�and   before 

Mrs。 Cat had been a month in the house�察�he had learned to look upon her 

as one of the most injured and repentant characters in the world�察�and had�察�

with Mrs。 Dobbs�察�resolved many plans for the future welfare of the young 

Magdalen。 ;She was but sixteen�察�my love�察�re

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