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Galgenstein the laudanum�察�she had the self´same look with her� ─�

     ;Had   she   really   now�拭─  �said   Mr。   Macshane。   ;And   pree�察  �Meejor�察  �who 

WAS his mother�拭─�

     ;Mrs。 Cat�察�you fool� ─�answered Wood。 

     ;Then�察    �upon    my    secred    word    of  honour�察   �she   has   a   mighty    fine 

KITTEN anyhow�察�my dear。 Aha� ─�

     ;They     don't   DROWN         such   kittens�察─  �said   Mr。   Wood�察    �archly�察  �and 

Macshane�察�taking the allusion�察�clapped his finger to his nose in token of 

perfect approbation of his commander's sentiment。 

     While   the   blacksmith   was   shoeing   the   horse�察  �Mr。   Wood   asked   him 

many questions concerning the lad whom he had just been chastising�察�and 

succeeded�察  �beyond   a   doubt�察  �in   establishing   his   identity   with   the   child 

whom      Catherine     Hall   had   brought     into  the   world    seven   years    since。 

Billings told him of all the virtues of his wife�察�and the manifold crimes of 

the   lad�此  �how   he   stole�察  �and   fought�察  �and   lied�察  �and   swore�察  �and   though   the 

youngest under his roof�察�exercised the most baneful influence over all the 

rest   of   his   family。   He   was   determined   at last�察  �he   said�察�to   put   him  to   the 

parish�察�for he did not dare to keep him。 

     ;He's a fine whelp�察�and would fetch ten pieces in Virginny�察─�sighed the 

Ensign。 

     ;Crimp�察     �of   Bristol�察  �would     give   five   for  him�察─   �said   Mr。    Wood�察�

ruminating。 

     ;Why not take him�拭─�said the Ensign。 



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     ;Faith�察�why not�拭─�said Mr。 Wood。 ;His keep�察�meanwhile�察�will not be 

sixpence a day。; Then turning round to the blacksmith�察 �Mr。 Billings�察─�said 

he�察   �you    will  be   surprised�察  �perhaps�察   �to  hear   that  I  know    everything 

regarding   that   poor  lad's   history。   His   mother  was   an   unfortunate  lady  of 

high    family�察  �now   no   more�察  �his  father   a  German     nobleman�察    �Count    de 

Galgenstein by name。; 

     ;The very man� ─�said Billings�此 �a young�察�fair´haired man�察�who came 

here with the child�察�and a dragoon sergeant。; 

     ;Count     de   Galgenstein      by   name�察   �who�察   �on   the   point   of   death�察�

recommended the infant to me。; 

     ;And did he pay  you seven years' boarding�拭─�said Mr。 Billings�察�who 

was quite alive at the very idea。 

     ;Alas�察�sir�察�not a jot� �He died�察�sir�察�six hundred pounds in my debt�察�didn't 

he�察�Ensign�拭─�

     ;Six hundred�察�upon my secred honour� �I remember when he got into 

the house along with the poli; 

     ;Psha� �what matters it�拭─�here broke out Mr。 Wood�察�looking fiercely at 

the Ensign。 ;Six hundred pounds he owes me�此�how was he to pay you�拭�But 

he told me to take charge of this boy�察�if I found him�察�and found him I have�察�

and WILL take charge of him�察�if you will hand him over。; 

     ;Send     our  Tom� ─    �cried   Billings。   And   when     that  youth   appeared�察�

scowling�察    �and   yet  trembling�察   �and   prepared�察   �as  it  seemed�察   �for  another 

castigation�察�his father�察�to his surprise�察�asked him if he was willing to go 

along with those gentlemen�察�or whether he would be a good lad and stay 

with him。 

     Mr。 Tom replied immediately�察 �I won't be a good lad�察�and I'd rather go 

to  than stay with you� ─�

     ;Will you leave your brothers and sisters�拭─�said Billings�察�looking very 

dismal。 

     ;Hang my brothers and sistersI hate 'em�察�and�察�besides�察�I haven't got 

any� ─�

     ;But you had a good mother�察�hadn't you�察�Tom�拭─�

     Tom paused for a moment。 

     ;Mother's   gone�察─  �said   he�察   �and   you   flog   me�察  �and   I'll   go   with   these 



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men。; 

     ;Well�察�then�察�go thy ways�察─�said Billings�察�starting up in a passion�此 �go 

thy ways for a graceless reprobate�察�and if this gentleman will take you�察�he 

may do so。; 

     After    some    further   parley�察   �the  conversation      ended�察   �and   the   next 

morning Mr。 Wood's party consisted of three�此�a little boy being mounted 

upon the bay  horse�察�in addition   to the  Ensign or himself�察  �and the  whole 

company went journeying towards Bristol。 

       * * * 

     We have said that Mrs。 Hayes had�察�on a sudden�察�taken a fit of maternal 

affection�察�and was bent upon being restored to her child�察�and that benign 

destiny which watched over the life of this lucky lady instantly set about 

gratifying her wish�察�and�察�without cost to herself of coach´hire or saddle´ 

horse�察�sent the young gentleman very quickly to her arms。 The village in 

which the Hayeses dwelt was but a very few miles out of the road from 

Bristol�察�whither�察�on the benevolent mission above�察�hinted at�察�our party of 

worthies were bound�此�and coming�察�towards the afternoon�察�in sight of the 

house   of   that   very   Justice   Ballance   who   had   been   so   nearly   the   ruin   of 

Ensign Macshane�察�that officer narrated�察�for the hundredth time�察�and with 

much      glee�察 �the   circumstances      which    had   then   befallen    him�察  �and   the 

manner in which Mrs。 Hayes the elder had come forward to his rescue。 

     ;Suppose we go and see the old girl�拭─�suggested Mr。 Wood。 ;No harm 

can come to us now。; And his comrade always assenting�察�they wound their 

way   towards   the   village�察  �and   reached   it   as   the   evening   came   on。   In   the 

public´house      where     they  rested�察  �Wood     made    inquiries    concerning     the 

Hayes     family�察   �was   informed     of   the  death    of  the  old   couple�察   �of  the 

establishment of John Hayes and his wife in their place�察�and of the kind of 

life that these latter led together。 When all these points had been imparted 

to   him�察   �he  ruminated      much�此   �an   expression     of  sublime     triumph    and 

exultation at length lighted up his features。 ;I think�察�Tim�察─�said he at last�察�

;that we can make more than five pieces of that boy。; 

     ;Oh�察�in coorse� ─�said Timothy Macshane�察�Esquire�察�who always agreed 

with his ;Meejor。; 

     ;In coorse�察�you fool� �and how�拭�I'll tell you how。 This Hayes is well to 



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do in the world�察�and; 

     ;And   we'll   nab   him   againha�察  �ha� ─  �roared   out   Macshane。   ;By   my 

secred honour�察�Meejor�察�there never was a gineral like you at a strathyjam� ─�

     ;Peace�察�you bellowing donkey�察�and don't wake the child。 The man is 

well to do�察�his wife rules him�察�and they have no children。 Now�察�either she 

will be very glad to have the boy back again�察�and pay for the finding of 

him�察  �or   else   she   has   said   nothing   about   him�察  �and   will   pay   us   for   being 

silent   too�此  �or�察  �at   any  rate�察  �Hayes   himself   will   be   ashamed   at   finding   his 

wife the mother of a child a year older than his marriage�察�and will pay for 

the keeping   of   the   brat   away。 There's   profit�察  �my  dear�察  �in   any  one   of   the 

cases�察�or my name's not Peter Brock。; 

     When the Ensign understood this wondrous argument�察�he would fain 

have fallen on his knees and worshipped his friend and guide。 They began 

operations�察�almost immediately�察�by an attack on Mrs。 Hayes。 On hearing�察�

as she did in private interview with the ex´corporal the next morning�察�that 

her son was found�察�she was agitated by both of the passions which Wood 

attributed   to   her。   She   longed   to   have   the   boy   back�察  �and   would   give   any 

reasonable   sum   to   see   him�察  �but   she   dreaded   exposure�察  �and   would   pay 

equally  to   avoid   that。   How   could   she   gain   the   one   point   and   escape   the 

other�拭�

     Mrs。 Hayes hit upon an expedient which�察�I am given to understand�察�is 

not   uncommon   nowadays。   She   suddenly   discovered   that   she   had   a   dear 

brother�察�who had been obliged to fly the country in consequence of having 

joined the Pretender�察�and had died in France�察�leaving behind him an only 

son。 This boy her brother had�察�with his last breath�察�recommended to her 

protection�察 �and had   confided him  to   the   charge   of   a brother officer   who 

was now in the country�察�and would speedily make his appearance�察�and�察�to 

put the story beyond a doubt�察�Mr。 Wood wrote the letter from her brother 

stating      all  these     particulars�察    �and    Ensign     Macshane        received      full 

instructions      how     to  perform     the   part   of  the   ;brother     officer。;   What 

consideration Mr。 Wood received for his services�察�we cannot say�察�only it is 

well   known   that   Mr。   Hayes   caused   to   be   committed   to          gaol   a   young 

apprentice in his service�察�charged with having broken open a cupboard in 

which Mr。 Hayes had forty guineas in gold and silver�察�and to which none 



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but he and his wife had access。 

     Having   made   these   arrangements�察  �the   Corporal   and   his   little   party 

decamped to a short distance�察�and Mrs。 Catherine was left to prepare her 

husband for a  speedy addition to his   family�察�in   the shape  of this   darling 

nephew。 John Hayes received the news with anything but pleasure。 He had 

never     heard   of  any    brother   of  Catherine's�察    �she   had   been   bred    at  the 

workhouse�察�and nobody ever hinted that she had relatives�此�but it is easy for 

a   lady   of   moderate   genius   to   invent   circumstances�察  �and   with   lies�察  �tears�察�

threats�察  �coaxings�察  �oaths�察  �and   other   blandishments�察  �she   compelled   him   to 

submit。 

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