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he rode�察�and a promise of fifty guineas' reward to any person who would 



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give an account of him ��so that he might be captured�� to Captain Count 

Galgenstein   at   Birmingham�察  �to   Mr。   Murfey   at   the   ;Golden   Ball;   in   the 

Savoy�察�or Mr。 Bates at the ;Blew Anchor in Pickadilly。; But Captain Wood�察�

in an   enormous full´bottomed   periwig that   cost him  sixty pounds��*   with 

high   red   heels   to   his   shoes�察  �a   silver   sword�察  �and   a   gold   snuff´box�察  �and   a 

large     wound     ��obtained�察    �he    said�察  �at  the   siege    of   Barcelona���察     �which 

disfigured much of his countenance�察�and caused him to cover one eye�察�was 

in   small   danger�察  �he   thought�察  �of   being   mistaken   for   Corporal   Brock�察  �the 

deserter of Cutts's�察�and strutted along the Mall with as grave an air as the 

very best nobleman who appeared there。 He was generally�察�indeed�察�voted 

to   be   very   good   company�察  �and   as   his   expenses   were   unlimited   �─�A  few 

convent   candlesticks�察─  �my   dear�察  �he   used   to   whisper�察   �melt   into   a   vast 

number of doubloons;���察�he commanded as good society as he chose to ask 

for�此  �and   it   was   speedily   known   as   a   fact   throughout   town�察  �that   Captain 

Wood�察     �who    had   served     under   His    Majesty   Charles      III。  of  Spain�察   �had 

carried off the diamond petticoat of Our Lady of Compostella�察�and lived 

upon the proceeds of the fraud。 People were good Protestants in those days�察�

and many a one longed to have been his partner in the pious plunder。 

     * In the ingenious contemporary history of Moll Flanders�察�a periwig is 

mentioned as costing that sum。 

     All    surmises      concerning      his   wealth�察    �Captain     Wood�察    �with    much 

discretion�察�encouraged。 He contradicted no report�察�but was quite ready to 

confirm all�察�and when two different rumours were positively put to him�察�

he used only to laugh�察�and say�察 �My dear sir�察�_I_ don't make the stories�察�

but I'm not called upon to deny them�察�and I give you fair warning�察�that I 

shall assent to every one of them�察�so you may believe them or not�察�as you 

please。;   And   so   he   had   the   reputation   of   being   a   gentleman�察  �not   only 

wealthy�察�but discreet。 In truth�察�it was almost a pity that worthy Brock had 

not been a gentleman born�察�in which case�察�doubtless�察�he would have lived 

and died as became his station�察�for he spent his money like a gentleman�察�

he   loved   women   like   a   gentleman�察  �he   would   fight   like   a   gentleman�察  �he 

gambled and got drunk like a gentleman。 What did he want else�拭�Only a 

matter   of   six   descents�察  �a   little   money�察  �and   an   estate�察  �to   render   him   the 

equal   of   St。   John   or   Harley。   ;Ah�察  �those   were   merry   days� ─  �would   Mr。 



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Brock   say��for   he   loved�察  �in   a   good   old   age�察  �to   recount   the   story   of   his 

London   fashionable   campaign�察�and   when   I   think   how   near   I   was   to 

become a great man�察�and to die perhaps a general�察�I can't but marvel at the 

wicked obstinacy of my ill´luck。; 

     ;I will tell you what I did�察�my dear�此�I had lodgings in Piccadilly�察�as if I 

were a lord�察�I had two large periwigs�察�and three suits of laced clothes�察�I 

kept   a little   black   dressed out   like   a Turk�察  �I   walked daily  in   the   Mall�察  �I 

dined at the politest ordinary in Covent Garden�察�I frequented the best of 

coffee´houses�察  �and   knew   all   the   pretty   fellows   of   the   town�察  �I   cracked   a 

bottle   with   Mr。   Addison�察  �and   lent   many   a   piece   to   Dick   Steele   ��a   sad 

debauched   rogue�察  �my   dear���察  �and�察  �above   all�察  �I'll   tell   you   what   I   didthe 

noblest stroke that sure ever a gentleman performed in my situation。 

     ;One   day�察  �going   into   'Will's��'   I   saw   a   crowd   of   gentlemen   gathered 

together�察�and heard one of them say�察�'Captain Wood� �I don't know the man�察�

but there was a Captain Wood in Southwell's regiment。' Egad�察�it was my 

Lord Peterborough himself who was talking about me。 So�察�putting off my 

hat�察�I made a most gracious conge to my Lord�察�and said I knew HIM�察�and 

rode behind him at Barcelona on our entry into that town。 

     ;'No   doubt   you   did�察  �Captain Wood��'   says   my   Lord�察  �taking   my   hand�察�

'and no doubt you know me�此�for many  more know Tom Fool�察�than Tom 

Fool knows。' And with this�察�at which all of us laughed�察�my Lord called for 

a bottle�察�and he and I sat down and drank it together。 

     ;Well�察�he was in disgrace�察�as you know�察�but he grew mighty fond of 

me�察�andwould you believe it��nothing would satisfy him but presenting 

me     at  Court�    �Yes�察  �to  Her    Sacred    Majesty     the   Queen�察    �and   my    Lady 

Marlborough�察�who was in high feather。 Ay�察�truly�察�the sentinels on duty used 

to salute me as if I were Corporal John himself� �I was on the high road to 

fortune。 Charley Mordaunt used to call me Jack�察�and drink canary at my 

chambers�察�I used to make one at my Lord Treasurer's levee�察�I had even got 

Mr。 Army´Secretary Walpole to take a hundred guineas as a compliment�此�

and he had promised me a majority�此�when bad luck turned�察�and all my fine 

hopes were   overthrown   in   a   twinkling。 ;You see�察  �my  dear�察  �that   after   we 

had   left   that   gaby�察  �Galgenstein��ha�察  �hawith   a   gag   in   his   mouth�察  �and 

twopence´ halfpenny  in   his   pocket�察 �the  honest   Count   was   in the  sorriest 



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plight   in   the   world�察  �owing   money   here   and   there   to   tradesmen�察  �a   cool 

thousand to the Warwickshire Squire�此�and all this on eighty pounds a year� �

Well�察�for a little time the tradesmen held their hands�察�while the jolly Count 

moved heaven and earth to catch hold of his dear Corporal and his dear 

money´bags         over   again�察   �and   placarded      every    town    from    London      to 

Liverpool   with   descriptions   of   my   pretty   person。   The   bird   was   flown�察�

however��the        money     clean    gone��and      when     there   was    no    hope    of 

regaining   it�察  �what   did   the   creditors   do   but   clap   my   gay   gentleman   into 

Shrewsbury gaol�此�where I wish he had rotted�察�for my part。 

     ;But no such luck for honest Peter Brock�察�or Captain Wood�察�as he was 

in those days。 One blessed Monday I went to wait on Mr。 Secretary�察�and he 

squeezed   my   hand   and   whispered   to   me   that   I   was   to   be   Major   of   a 

regiment   in   Virginiathe   very   thing�此  �for   you   see�察  �my   dear�察  �I   didn't   care 

about joining my Lord Duke in Flanders�察�being pretty well known to the 

army there。 The Secretary squeezed my hand ��it had a fifty´pound bill in it�� 

and wished me joy�察�and called me Major�察�and bowed me out of his closet 

into   the   ante´room�察  �and�察  �as   gay   as   may   be�察  �I   went   off   to   the   'Tilt´yard 

Coffee´house' in Whitehall�察�which is much frequented by gentlemen of our 

profession�察�where I bragged not a little of my good luck。 

     ;Amongst the company were several of my acquaintance�察�and amongst 

them a gentleman I did not much care to see�察�look you� �I saw a uniform 

that I knewred and yellow facingsCutts's�察�my dear�察�and the wearer of 

this   was   no   other   than   his   Excellency   Gustavus   Adolphus   Maximilian�察�

whom we all know of� �

     ;He   stared   me   full   in   the   face�察  �right   into   my   eye   ��t'other   one   was 

patched�察  �you   know���察  �and   after   standing   stock´still   with   his   mouth   open�察�

gave   a   step   back�察  �and   then   a   step   forward�察  �and   then   screeched   out�察  �'It's 

Brock��' 

     ;'I beg your pardon�察�sir��' says I�察�'did you speak to me��' 

     ;'I'll SWEAR it's Brock��' cries Gal�察�as soon as he hears my voice�察�and 

laid hold of my cuff ��a pretty bit of Mechlin as ever you saw�察�by the way��。 

     ;'Sirrah��' says I�察�drawing it back�察�and giving my Lord a little touch of 

the fist ��just at the last button of the waistcoat�察�my dear��a rare place if 

you wish to prevent a man from speaking too much�此�it sent him reeling to 



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the other end of the room��。 'Ruffian��' says I。 'Dog��' says I。 'Insolent puppy 

and coxcomb� �what do you mean by laying your hand on me��' 

     ;'Faith�察  �Major�察  �you   giv   him   his   BILLYFUL��'   roared   out   a   long   Irish 

unattached   ensign�察  �that   I   had   treated   with   many   a   glass   of   Nantz   at   the 

tavern。 And   so�察  �indeed�察  �I   had�察  �for   the   wretch   could   not   speak   for   some 

minutes�察  �and   all   the   officers   stood   laughing   at   him�察  �as   he   writhed   and 

wriggled hideously。 

     ;'Gentlemen�察  �this   is   a   monstrous   scandal��'   says   one   officer。   'Men   of 

rank and honour at fists like a parcel of carters��' 

     ;'Men of honour��' says   the Count�察�who had   fetched up his breath   by 

this time。 ��I  made   for the door�察 �but Macshane held   me and said�察 �'Major�察�

you are not going to shirk him�察�sure��' Whereupon I gripped his hand and 

vowed I would have the dog's life。�� 

     ;'Men of honour��' says the Count。 'I tell you the man is a deserter�察�a 

thief�察�and a swindler� �He was my corporal�察�and ran away with a thou' 

     ;'Dog�察  �you   lie��'   I   roared   out�察  �and   made   another   cut   at   him   with   my 

cane�察�but the gentlemen rushed between us。 

     ;'O   bluthanowns��

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