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

after another down her nose。 

     I don't think they were tears of repentance�察�but of regret for the time 

when she had   her first love�察 �and her fine   clothes�察�and her   white hat   and 

blue feather。 Of the two�察�the Corporal's whistle was much more innocent 

than   the   girl's   sobbing�此  �he   was   a   rogue�察  �but   a   good´natured   old   fellow 

when his humour was not crossed。 Surely our novel´writers make a great 

mistake in divesting their rascals of all gentle human qualities�此�they have 

suchand the only sad point to think of is�察�in all private concerns of life�察�

abstract feelings�察�and dealings with friends�察�and so on�察�how dreadfully like 

a rascal is to an honest man。 The man who murdered the Italian boy�察�set 

him   first   to   play   with   his   children   whom   he   loved�察  �and   who   doubtless 

deplored his loss。 



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     CHAPTER VI。 ADVENTURES OF 

            THE AMBASSADOR�察�MR。 

                            MACSHANE。 



     If   we   had   not   been  obliged   to   follow   history   in   all   respects�察  �it   is 

probable that we should have left out the last adventure of Mrs。 Catherine 

and her husband�察�at the inn at Worcester�察�altogether�察�for�察�in truth�察�very little 

came   of   it�察 �and   it   is   not very  romantic   or striking。  But   we   are   bound   to 

stick   closely�察  �above   all�察 �by   THE   TRUTHthe       truth�察 �though    it  be  not 

particularly   pleasant   to   read   of   or   to   tell。   As   anybody   may   read   in   the 

;Newgate       Calendar�察─   �Mr。   and   Mrs。    Hayes    were    taken   at  an   inn  at 

Worcester�察�were confined there�察�were swindled by persons who pretended 

to impress the bridegroom for military service。 What is one to do after that�拭�

Had we been writing novels instead of authentic histories�察�we might have 

carried them anywhere else we chose�此�and we had a great mind to make 

Hayes philosophising with Bolingbroke�察�like a certain Devereux�察�and Mrs。 

Catherine maitresse en titre to Mr。 Alexander Pope�察�Doctor Sacheverel�察�Sir 

John    Reade    the   oculist�察 �Dean    Swift�察  �or  Marshal    Tallard�察  �as  the  very 

commonest romancer would under such circumstances。 But alas and alas� �

truth   must   be   spoken�察  �whatever   else   is   in   the   wind�察  �and   the   excellent 

;Newgate Calendar�察─�which contains the biographies and thanatographies 

of Hayes and his wife�察�does not say a word of their connections with any 

of the leading literary or military heroes of the time of Her Majesty Queen 

Anne。 The ;Calendar; says�察�in so many words�察�that Hayes was obliged to 

send to his father in Warwickshire for money to get him out of the scrape�察�

and that the old gentleman came down to his aid。 By this truth must we 

stick�察�and not for the sake of the most brilliant episode��no�察�not for a bribe 

of twenty extra guineas per sheet�察�would we depart from it。 

     Mr。 Brock's account of his adventure in London has given the reader 

some   short   notice   of   his   friend�察  �Mr   Macshane。   Neither   the   wits   nor   the 

principles of that worthy Ensign were particularly firm�此�for drink�察�poverty�察�



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and a crack on the skull at the battle of Steenkirk had served to injure the 

former�察�and the Ensign was not in his best days possessed of any share of 

the latter。 He had really�察�at one period�察�held such a rank in the army�察�but 

pawned his half´pay for drink and play�察�and for many years past had lived�察�

one    of  the   hundred     thousand    miracles     of  our  city�察 �upon    nothing    that 

anybody  knew  of�察 �or   of  which   he himself   could   give  any  account。 Who 

has not a catalogue of these men in his list�拭�who can tell whence comes 

the    occasional      clean    shirt�察 �who     supplies     the   continual     means     of 

drunkenness�察�who wards off the daily´impending starvation�拭�Their life is a 

wonder from day to day�此�their breakfast a wonder�察�their dinner a miracle�察�

their bed an interposition of Providence。 If you and I�察�my dear sir�察�want a 

shilling    tomorrow�察     �who    will  give   it  us�拭  �Will   OUR     butchers    give   us 

mutton´chops�拭�will OUR laundresses clothe us in clean linen��not a bone 

or a rag。 Standing as we do ��may it be ever so�� somewhat removed from 

want��*     is  there   one   of   us  who    does    not   shudder    at  the   thought    of 

descending into the lists to combat with it�察�and expect anything but to be 

utterly crushed in the encounter�拭�

     *   The    author�察  �it  must   be  remembered�察      �has   his  lodgings    and   food 

provided for him by the government of his country。 

     Not a bit of it�察�my dear sir。 It takes much more than you think for to 

starve a man。 Starvation is very little when you are used to it。 Some people 

I know even�察�who live on it quite comfortably�察�and make their daily bread 

by it。 It had been our friend Macshane's sole profession for many years�察�

and he did not fail to draw from it such a livelihood as was sufficient�察�and 

perhaps too good�察�for him。 He managed to dine upon it a certain or rather 

uncertain   number   of   days   in   the   week�察  �to   sleep   somewhere�察  �and   to   get 

drunk   at least three  hundred times   a  year。  He  was   known to one  or two 

noblemen who occasionally helped him with a few pieces�察�and whom he 

helped   in   turnnever   mind   how。   He   had   other   acquaintances   whom   he 

pestered undauntedly�察�and from whom he occasionally extracted a dinner�察�

or a   crown�察�or   mayhap�察�by  mistake�察�a   goldheaded cane�察 �which found   its 

way   to   the   pawnbroker's。   When   flush   of   cash�察  �he   would   appear   at   the 

coffee´house�察�when low in funds�察�the deuce knows into what mystic caves 

and dens he slunk for food and lodging。 He was perfectly ready with his 



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sword�察�and when sober�察�or better still�察�a very little tipsy�察�was a complete 

master of it�察�in the art of boasting and lying he had hardly any equals�察�in 

shoes he stood six feet five inches�察�and here is his complete signalement。 It 

was a fact that he had been in Spain as a volunteer�察�where he had shown 

some   gallantry�察  �had   had   a   brain´fever�察  �and   was   sent   home   to   starve   as 

before。 

     Mr。 Macshane had�察�however�察�like Mr。 Conrad�察�the Corsair�察�one virtue 

in the midst of a thousand crimes��he was faithful to his employer for the 

time   being�此  �and   a story  is   told   of   him�察  �which   may  or   may  not   be to   his 

credit�察�viz。 that being hired on one occasion by a certain lord to inflict a 

punishment upon a roturier who had crossed his lordship in his amours�察�he�察�

Macshane�察�did actually refuse from the person to be belaboured�察�and who 

entreated his forbearance�察�a larger sum of money than the nobleman gave 

him for the beating�察�which he performed punctually�察�as bound in honour 

and friendship。 This tale would the Ensign himself relate�察�with much self´ 

satisfaction�察�and when�察�after the sudden flight from London�察�he and Brock 

took to their roving occupation�察�he cheerfully submitted to the latter as his 

commanding   officer�察  �called him  always   Major�察  �and�察 �bating   blunders   and 

drunkenness�察�was perfectly true to his leader。 He had a notionand�察�indeed�察�

I   don't   know   that   it   was   a   wrong   onethat   his   profession   was   now�察  �as 

before�察�strictly military�察�and according to the rules of honour。 Robbing he 

called plundering the enemy�察�and hanging was�察�in his idea�察�a dastardly and 

cruel    advantage      that  the   latter  took�察  �and   that   called   for   the  sternest 

reprisals。 

     The other gentlemen concerned were strangers to Mr。 Brock�察�who felt 

little inclined to trust either of them upon such a message�察�or with such a 

large   sum  to   bring   back。 They  had�察  �strange   to say�察  �a   similar   mistrust   on 

their side�察�but Mr。 Brock lugged out five guineas�察�which he placed in the 

landlady's hand as security for his comrade's return�察�and Ensign Macshane�察�

being mounted on poor Hayes's own horse�察�set off to visit the parents of 

that   unhappy   young   man。   It   was   a   gallant   sight   to   behold   our   thieves' 

ambassador�察�in a faded sky´blue suit with orange facings�察�in a pair of huge 

jack´boots unconscious of blacking�察�with a mighty basket´hilted sword by 

his side�察�and a little shabby beaver cocked over a large tow´periwig�察�ride 



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out from the inn of the ;Three Rooks; on his mission to Hayes's paternal 

village。 

     It   was   eighteen     miles    distant   from    Worcester�察     �but   Mr。   Macshane 

performed the distance in safety�察�and in sobriety moreover ��for such had 

been   his   instructions���察  �and   had   no   difficulty  in   discovering   the   house   of 

old Hayes�此�towards which�察�indeed�察�John's horse trotted incontinently。 Mrs。 

Hayes�察�who was knitting at the house´door�察�was not a little surprised at the 

appearance of the well´known grey gelding�察�and of the stranger mounted 

upon it。 

     Flinging   himself   off   the   steed   with   much   agility�察  �Mr。   Macshane�察  �as 

soon   as   his   feet   reached   the   ground�察  �brought   them   rapidly   together�察  �in 

order to make a profound and elegant bow to Mrs。 Hayes�察�and slapping his 

greasy   beaver   against   his   heart�察  �and   poking   his   periwig   almost   into   the 

nose of the old lady�察�demanded whether he had the 

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