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cane�察�but the gentlemen rushed between us。 

     ;'O   bluthanowns��'   says   honest   Macshane�察  �'the   lying   scounthrel   this 

fellow     is�  �Gentlemen�察     �I  swear    be   me   honour     that  Captain     Wood     was 

wounded   at   Barcelona�察  �and   that   I   saw   him   there�察  �and   that   he   and   I   ran 

away together at the battle of Almanza�察�and bad luck to us。' 

     ;You see�察�my dear�察�that these Irish have the strongest imaginations in 

the world�察�and that I had actually persuaded poor Mac that he and I were 

friends in Spain。 Everybody knew Mac�察�who was a character in his way�察�

and believed him。 

     ;'Strike a gentleman��' says I。 'I'll have your blood�察�I will。' 

     ;'This instant��' says the Count�察�who was boiling with fury�察�'and where 

you like。' 

     ;'Montague House��' says I。 'Good��' says he。 And off we went。 In good 

time too�察�for the constables came in at the thought of such a disturbance�察�

and wanted to take us in charge。 

     ;But the gentlemen present�察�being military men�察�would not hear of this。 

Out came Mac's rapier�察�and that of half´a´dozen others�察�and the constables 

were then told to do their duty if they liked�察�or to take a crown´piece�察�and 



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leave us to ourselves。 Off they went�察�and presently�察�in a couple of coaches�察�

the   Count   and   his   friends�察  �I   and   mine�察  �drove   off   to   the   fields   behind 

Montague House。 Oh that vile coffee´house� �why did I enter it�拭�

     ;We came to the ground。 Honest Macshane was my second�察�and much 

disappointed because the second on the other side would not make a fight 

of it�察�and exchange a few passes with him�察�but he was an old major�察�a cool 

old hand�察�as brave as steel�察�and no fool。 Well�察�the swords are measured�察�

Galgenstein strips off his doublet�察�and I my  handsome cut´velvet in   like 

fashion。 Galgenstein flings off his hat�察�and I handed mine overthe lace on 

it   cost   me   twenty  pounds。   I   longed   to be   at   him�察 �forcurse him��I   hate 

him�察�and know that he has no chance with me at sword's´play。 

     ;'You'll not fight in that periwig�察�sure��' says Macshane。 'Of course not��' 

says I�察�and took it off。 

     ;May   all   barbers   be   roasted   in   flames�察  �may   all   periwigs�察  �bobwigs�察�

scratchwigs�察�and Ramillies cocks�察�frizzle in purgatory from this day forth 

to the end of time� �Mine was the ruin of me�此�what might I not have been 

now but for that wig� �

     ;I gave it over to Ensign Macshane�察�and with it went what I had quite 

forgotten�察�the large patch which I wore over one eye�察�which popped out 

fierce�察�staring�察�and lively as was ever any eye in the world。 

     ;'Come on��' says I�察�and made a lunge at my Count�察�but he sprang back 

��the dog was as active as a hare�察�and knew�察�from old times�察�that I was his 

master   with   the   small´sword���察  �and   his   second�察  �wondering�察  �struck   up   my 

blade。 

     ;'I will not fight that man��' says he�察�looking mighty pale。 'I swear upon 

my honour that his name is Peter Brock�此�he was for two years my corporal�察�

and deserted�察�running away with a thousand pounds of my moneys。 Look 

at the fellow� �What is the matter with his eye�拭�why did he wear a patch 

over it�拭�But stop��' says he。 'I have more proof。 Hand me my pocket´book。' 

And      from    it�察 �sure   enough�察    �he   produced      the   infernal   proclamation 

announcing my desertion� �'See if the fellow has a scar across his left ear' 

��and   I   can't   say�察 �my   dear�察  �but   what   I   have�此  �it   was   done   by   a   cursed 

Dutchman at the Boyne��。 'Tell me if he has not got C。R。 in blue upon his 

right arm' ��and there it is sure enough��。 'Yonder swaggering Irishman may 



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be his accomplice for what I know�察�but I will have no dealings with Mr。 

Brock�察�save with a constable for a second。' 

     ;'This is an odd story�察�Captain Wood��' said the old Major who acted for 

the Count。 

     ;'A scounthrelly falsehood regarding me and   my friend��' shouted out 

Mr。 Macshane�察�'and the Count shall answer for it。' 

     ;'Stop�察�stop��' says the Major。 'Captain Wood is too gallant a gentleman�察�

I am sure�察�not to satisfy the Count�察�and will show us that he has no such 

mark on his arm as only private soldiers put there。' 

     ;'Captain Wood��'   says   I�察  �'will   do   no   such   thing�察 �Major。   I'll   fight   that 

scoundrel Galgenstein�察�or you�察�or any of you�察�like a man of honour�察�but I 

won't submit to be searched like a thief��' 

     ;'No�察�in coorse��' said Macshane。 

     ;'I must take my man off the ground��' says the Major。 

     ;'Well�察  �take   him�察  �sir��'   says   I�察  �in   a   rage�察  �'and   just   let   me   have   the 

pleasure of telling him that he's a coward and a liar�察�and that my lodgings 

are in Piccadilly�察�where�察�if ever he finds courage to meet me�察�he may hear 

of me��' 

     ;'Faugh� �I shpit on ye all��' cries my gallant ally Macshane。 And sure 

enough he kept his word�察�or all butsuiting the action to it at any rate。 

     ;And   so   we   gathered   up   our   clothes�察  �and   went   back   in   our   separate 

coaches�察�and no blood spilt。 

     ;'And is it thrue now��' said Mr。 Macshane�察�when we were alone'is it 

thrue now�察�all these divvles have been saying��' 'Ensign��' says I�察�'you're a 

man of the world��' 

     ;''Deed and I am�察�and insign these twenty´two years。' 

     ;'Perhaps you'd like a few pieces��' says I。 

     ;'Faith   and   I   should�察  �for   to   tell   you   the   secred   thrut�察  �I've   not   tasted 

mate these four days。' 

     ;'Well then�察�Ensign�察�it IS true��' says I�察�'and as for meat�察�you shall have 

some   at   the   first   cook´shop。'   I   bade   the   coach   stop   until   he   bought   a 

plateful�察�which he ate in the carriage�察�for my time was precious。 I just told 

him the whole story�此�at which he laughed�察�and swore that it was the best 

piece of GENERALSHIP he ever heard on。 When his belly was full�察�I took 



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out a couple of guineas and gave them to him。 Mr。 Macshane began to cry 

at this�察�and kissed me�察�and swore he never would desert me�此�as�察�indeed�察�my 

dear�察�I don't think he will�察�for we have been the best of friends ever since�察�

and he's the only man I ever could trust�察�I think。 

     ;I   don't   know   what   put   it   into   my   head�察  �but   I   had   a   scent   of   some 

mischief in the wind�察�so stopped the coach a little before I got home�察�and�察�

turning into   a tavern�察 �begged Macshane   to go before me   to   my  lodging�察�

and see if the coast was clear�此�which he did�察�and came back to me as pale 

as death�察�saying that the house was full of constables。 The cursed quarrel 

at the Tilt´yard had�察�I suppose�察�set the beaks upon me�察�and a pretty sweep 

they made of it。 Ah�察�my dear� �five hundred pounds in money�察�five suits of 

laced    clothes�察  �three   periwigs�察   �besides    laced   shirts�察 �swords�察   �canes�察  �and 

snuff´boxes�察�and all to go back to that scoundrel Count。 

     ;It was all over with me�察�I sawno more being a gentleman for me�察�

and if I remained to be caught�察�only a choice between Tyburn and a file of 

grenadiers。     My    love�察  �under    such   circumstances�察     �a  gentleman      can't  be 

particular�察�and must be prompt�察�the livery´stable was hard by where I used 

to   hire   my   coach   to   go   to   Court��ha�   �ha��and   was   known   as   a   man   of 

substance。      Thither    I  went   immediately。      'Mr。   Warmmash��'       says   I�察 �'my 

gallant    friend    here   and   I  have    a  mind    for   a  ride   and   a  supper     at 

Twickenham�察�so you must lend us a pair of your best horses。' Which he did 

in a twinkling�察�and off we rode。 

     ;We did not go into the Park�察�but turned off and cantered smartly up 

towards   Kilburn�察  �and�察  �when   we   got   into   the   country�察  �galloped   as   if   the 

devil were at our heels。 Bless you�察�my love�察�it was all done in a minute�此�

and the Ensign and I found ourselves regular knights of the road�察�before 

we knew where we were almost。 Only think of our finding you and your 

new   husband   at   the   'Three   Rooks'�   �There's   not   a   greater   fence   than   the 

landlady in all the country。 It was she that put us on seizing your husband�察�

and introduced us to the other two gentlemen�察�whose names I don't know 

any more than the dead。; 

     ;And what became of the horses�拭─�said Mrs。 Catherine to Mr。 Brock�察�

when his tale was finished。 

     ;Rips�察�madam�察─�said he�察 �mere rips。 We sold them at Stourbridge fair�察�



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and got but thirteen guineas for the two。; 

     ;Andandthe Count�察�Max�察�where is he�察�Brock�拭─�sighed she。 

     ;Whew� ─  �whistled   Mr。   Brock。   ;What�察  �hankering   after   him   still�拭  �My 

dear�察�he is off to Flanders with his regiment�察�and�察�I make no doubt�察�there 

have been twenty Countesses of Galgenstein since your time。; 

     ;I don't believe any such thing�察�sir�察─�said Mrs。 Catherine�察�starting up 

very angrily。 

     ;If you did�察�I suppose you'd laudanum him�察�wouldn't you�拭─�

     ;Leave   the   room�察  �fellow�察─  �said   the   lady。   But   she   recollected   herself 

speedily   again�察  �and�察  �clasping   her   hands�察  �and   looking   very   wretched   at 

Brock�察�at the ceiling�察�at the floor�察�at her husband ��from whom she violently 

turned   away   her   head���察  �she   began   to   cry   piteously�此  �to   which   tears   the 

Corporal set up a gentle accompaniment of whistling�察�as they trickled one 

after another down her nose。 

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