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dancer's leg�察�a stomach so elastic that it would accommodate itself to any 

given   or   stolen   quantity   of   food�察  �a   great   aptitude   for   strong   liquors�察  �a 

considerable   skill   in   singing   chansons   de   table   of   not   the   most   delicate 

kind�察�he was a lover of jokes�察�of which he made many�察�and passably bad�察�

when pleased�察�simply coarse�察�boisterous�察�and jovial�察�when angry�察�a perfect 

demon�此  �bullying�察  �cursing�察  �storming�察  �fighting�察  �as   is   sometimes   the   wont 

with gentlemen of his cloth and education。 



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     Mr。 Brock was strictly�察�what the Marquis of Rodil styled himself in a 

proclamation to his soldiers after running away�察�a hijo de la guerraa child 

of war。 Not seven cities�察�but one or two regiments�察�might contend for the 

honour of giving him birth�察�for his mother�察�whose name he took�察�had acted 

as    camp´follower        to   a   Royalist     regiment�察     �had    then    obeyed      the 

Parliamentarians�察�died in   Scotland when   Monk   was commanding   in   that 

country�察    �and   the   first  appearance      of  Mr。   Brock    in   a  public   capacity 

displayed him as a fifer in the General's own regiment of Coldstreamers�察�

when they marched from Scotland to London�察�and from a republic at once 

into a monarchy。 Since that period�察�Brock had been always with the army�察�

he had had�察�too�察�some promotion�察�for he spake of having a command at the 

battle   of   the   Boyne�察  �though   probably   ��as   he   never   mentioned   the   fact�� 

upon the losing side。 The very year before this narrative commences�察�he 

had    been    one   of  Mordaunt's      forlorn   hope    at  Schellenberg�察    �for   which 

service he was promised a pair of colours�察�he lost them�察�however�察�and was 

almost shot ��but fate did not ordain that his career should close in that way�� 

for   drunkenness       and   insubordination      immediately      after   the  battle�察 �but 

having in some measure reinstated himself by a display of much gallantry 

at   Blenheim�察    �it  was   found    advisable     to  send   him   to  England     for   the 

purposes      of  recruiting�察  �and    remove     him   altogether    from    the  regiment 

where his gallantry only rendered the example of his riot more dangerous。 

     Mr。   Brock's   commander   was   a   slim   young   gentleman   of   twenty´six�察�

about whom there was likewise a history�察�if one would take the trouble to 

inquire。 He was a Bavarian by birth ��his mother being an English lady���察�

and enjoyed along with a dozen other brothers the title of count�此�eleven of 

these�察�of course�察�were penniless�察�one or two were priests�察�one a monk�察�six 

or   seven   in   various   military   services�察  �and   the   elder   at   home   at   Schloss 

Galgenstein breeding horses�察�hunting wild boars�察�swindling tenants�察�living 

in a great   house with   small   means�察�obliged to be   sordid at home   all   the 

year�察�to be splendid for a month at the capital�察�as is the way with many 

other noblemen。 Our young count�察�Count Gustavus Adolphus Maximilian 

von   Galgenstein�察  �had   been   in   the   service   of   the   French   as   page   to    a 

nobleman�察  �then   of   His   Majesty's   gardes   du   corps�察  �then   a   lieutenant   and 

captain   in   the   Bavarian   service�察  �and   when�察  �after   the   battle   of   Blenheim�察�



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two    regiments     of  Germans      came    over    to  the  winning     side�察 �Gustavus 

Adolphus Maximilian found himself among them�察�and at the epoch when 

this story commences�察�had enjoyed English pay for a year or more。 It is 

unnecessary  to   say   how   he   exchanged   into   his   present   regiment�察  �how   it 

appeared that�察�before her marriage�察�handsome John Churchill had known 

the young gentleman's mother�察�when they were both penniless hangers´on 

at Charles the Second's court��it is�察�we say�察�quite useless to repeat all the 

scandal of which   we are   perfectly  masters�察  �and to trace step by step the 

events of his history。 Here�察�however�察�was Gustavus Adolphus�察�in a small 

inn�察�in a small village of Warwickshire�察�on an autumn evening in the year 

1705�察�and at the very moment when this history begins�察�he and Mr。 Brock�察�

his corporal and friend�察�were seated at a round table before the kitchen´fire 

while a small groom of the establishment was leading up and down on the 

village green�察 �before   the   inn   door�察 �two black�察 �glossy�察 �long´tailed�察  �barrel´ 

bellied�察�thick´flanked�察�arch´necked�察�Roman´nosed Flanders horses�察�which 

were   the   property   of   the   two   gentlemen   now   taking   their   ease   at     the 

;Bugle Inn。; The two gentlemen were seated at their ease at the inn table�察�

drinking mountain´wine�察�and if the reader fancies from the sketch which 

we have given of their lives�察�or from his own blindness and belief in the 

perfectibility of human nature�察�that the sun of that autumn evening shone 

upon   any   two   men   in   county   or   city�察  �at   desk   or   harvest�察  �at   Court   or   at 

Newgate�察�drunk or sober�察�who were greater rascals than Count Gustavus 

Galgenstein and Corporal Peter Brock�察�he is egregiously mistaken�察�and his 

knowledge of human nature is not worth a fig。 If they had not been two 

prominent scoundrels�察�what earthly business should we have in detailing 

their histories�拭�What would the public care for them�拭�Who would meddle 

with   dull   virtue�察  �humdrum   sentiment�察  �or   stupid   innocence�察  �when   vice�察�

agreeable   vice�察  �is   the   only   thing   which   the   readers   of   romances   care   to 

hear�拭�

     The little horse´boy�察�who was leading the two black Flanders horses up 

and down the green�察�might have put them in the stable for any good that 

the horses got by the gentle exercise which they were now taking in the 

cool evening air�察�as their owners had not ridden very far or very hard�察�and 

there   was   not   a   hair   turned   of   their   sleek   shining   coats�察  �but   the   lad   had 



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been   especially   ordered   so   to   walk   the   horses   about   until   he   received 

further   commands   from   the   gentlemen   reposing   in   the   ;Bugle;   kitchen�察�

and the idlers of the village seemed so pleased with the beasts�察�and their 

smart saddles and shining bridles�察�that it would have been a pity to deprive 

them  of   the   pleasure   of   contemplating   such   an   innocent   spectacle。   Over 

the   Count's   horse   was   thrown        a   fine   red   cloth�察  �richly   embroidered      in 

yellow   worsted�察  �a   very   large   count's   coronet   and   a   cipher   at   the   four 

corners of the covering�察�and under this might be seen a pair of gorgeous 

silver stirrups�察�and above it�察�a couple of silver´mounted pistols reposing in 

bearskin      holsters�察   �the   bit   was    silver   too�察  �and    the   horse's    head    was 

decorated with many smart ribbons。 Of the Corporal's steed�察�suffice it to 

say�察  �that   the   ornaments   were   in   brass�察  �as   bright�察  �though   not   perhaps   so 

valuable�察 �as those   which decorated   the   Captain's   animal。 The   boys�察  �who 

had been at play on the green�察�first paused and entered into conversation 

with   the   horse´boy�察  �then   the   village   matrons   followed�察  �and   afterwards�察�

sauntering by ones and twos�察�came the village maidens�察�who love soldiers 

as flies love treacle�察�presently the males began to arrive�察�and lo� �the parson 

of   the   parish�察  �taking   his   evening   walk   with   Mrs。   Dobbs�察  �and   the   four 

children his offspring�察�at length joined himself to his flock。 

     To this audience the little ostler explained that the animals belonged to 

two gentlemen now reposing at the ;Bugle�此─�one young with gold hair�察�the 

other old with grizzled locks�察�both in red coats�察�both in jack´boots�察�putting 

the   house   into   a   bustle�察  �and   calling   for   the   best。   He   then   discoursed   to 

some of his own companions regarding the merits of the horses�察�and the 

parson�察�a learned man�察�explained to the villagers�察�that one of the travellers 

must be a count�察�or at least had a count's horsecloth�察�pronounced that the 

stirrups     were    of  real   silver�察  �and   checked      the  impetuosity       of  his   son�察�

William   Nassau   Dobbs�察  �who   was   for   mounting   the   animals�察  �and   who 

expressed a longing to fire off one of the pistols in the holsters。 

     As    this   family    discussion     was    taking    place�察  �the   gentlemen      whose 

appearance had created so much attention came to the door of the inn�察�and 

the elder and stouter was seen to smile at his companion�察�after which he 

strolled     leisurely    over   the   green�察   �and   seemed      to  examine      with    much 

benevolent   satisfaction   the   assemblage   of   villagers   who   were   staring   at 



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him and the quadrupeds。 

     Mr。 Brock�察�when he saw the parson's band and cassock�察�took off his 

beaver   reverently�察  �and   saluted   the   divine�此   �I   hope   your   reverence   won't 

baulk the little fellow�察─�said he�察 �I think I heard him calling out for a ride�察�

and whether he should like my horse�察�or his Lordship's horse�察�I am sure it 

is all one。 Don't be afraid�察�sir� �the horses are not tired�察�we have only come 

seventy   mile   to´day�察  �and   Prince   Eugene   once   rode   a   matter   of   fifty´two 

leagues ��a hundred and fifty miles���察�sir�察�upon that horse�察�between sunrise 

and sunset。;

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