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     Two days afterwards�察�as Mr。 Hayes was working in his shop with his 

lady seated beside him�察�the trampling of a horse was heard in his courtyard�察�

and a gentleman�察�of huge stature�察�descended from it�察�and strode into the 

shop。 His figure was wrapped in a large cloak�察�but Mr。 Hayes could not 

help fancying that he had somewhere seen his face before。 

     ;This�察�I preshoom�察─�said the gentleman�察 �is Misther Hayes�察�that I have 

come so many miles to see�察�and this is his amiable lady�拭�I was the most 

intimate frind�察�madam�察�of your laminted brother�察�who died in King Lewis's 

service�察�and whose last touching letthers I despatched to you two days ago。 

I have with me a further precious token of my dear friend�察�Captain Hallit 

is HERE。; 

     And   so   saying�察  �the   military   gentleman�察  �with   one   arm�察  �removed   his 

cloak�察�and stretching forward the other into Hayes's face almost�察�stretched 

likewise     forward     a  little  boy�察 �grinning    and    sprawling     in  the  air�察 �and 

prevented only from falling to the ground by the hold which the Ensign 

kept of the waistband of his little coat and breeches。 

     ;Isn't   he   a   pretty   boy�拭─  �said   Mrs。   Hayes�察  �sidling   up   to   her   husband 

tenderly�察�and pressing one of Mr。 Hayes's hands。 

       * * * 

     About the lad's beauty it is needless to say what the carpenter thought�察�

but   that   night�察  �and   for   many   many   nights   after�察  �the   lad   stayed   at   Mr。 

Hayes's。 



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      CHAPTER VIII。 ENUMERATES 

     THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF 

    MASTER THOMAS BILLINGS 

          INTRODUCES BROCK AS 

              DOCTOR WOODAND 

   ANNOUNCES THE EXECUTION 

           OF ENSIGN MACSHANE。 



    We   are   obliged�察  �in   recording   this   history�察  �to   follow   accurately   that 

great     authority�察   �the    ;Calendarium      Newgaticum        Roagorumque 

Registerium�察─�of which every lover of literature�察�in the present day knows 

the value�察�and as that remarkable work totally discards all the unities in its 

narratives�察�and reckons the life of its heroes only by their actions�察�and not 

by   periods   of   time�察  �we   must   follow   in   the   wake   of   this   mighty   arka 

humble cock´boat。 When it pauses�察�we   pause�察�when it runs ten knots   an 

hour�察�we run with the same celerity�察�and as�察�in order to carry the reader 

from the penultimate chapter of this work unto the last chapter�察�we were 

compelled   to   make   him  leap   over   a   gap   of   seven   blank   years�察 �ten   years 

more must likewise be granted to us before we are at liberty to resume our 

history。 

    During    that  period�察 �Master   Thomas    Billings   had  been   under  the 

especial care of his mother�察�and�察�as may be imagined�察�he rather increased 

than diminished the accomplishments for which he had been remarkable 

while   under   the   roof   of   his   foster´father。   And   with   this   advantage�察  �that 

while at the blacksmith's�察�and only three or four years of age�察�his virtues 

were   necessarily   appreciated   only   in   his   family   circle   and   among   those 

few acquaintances of his own time of life whom a youth of three can be 

expected   to   meet   in   the   alleys   or   over   the   gutters   of   a   small   country 

hamlet��in his mothers residence�察�his circle extended with his own growth�察�



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and he began to give proofs of those powers of which in infancy there had 

been only encouraging indications。 Thus it was nowise remarkable that a 

child   of   four   years   should   not   know   his   letters�察  �and   should   have   had   a 

great    disinclination     to   learn   them�察   �but  when     a  young     man    of   fifteen 

showed the same creditable ignorance�察�the same undeviating dislike�察�it was 

easy to see that he possessed much resolution and perseverance。 When it 

was   remarked�察  �too�察  �that�察  �in   case   of   any   difference�察  �he   not   only   beat   the 

usher�察�but by no means disdained to torment and bully the very smallest 

boys of the school�察 �it   was   easy  to   see that his  mind   was   comprehensive 

and   careful�察  �as   well   as   courageous   and   grasping。  As   it   was   said   of   the 

Duke of Wellington�察�in the Peninsula�察�that he had a thought for everybody´ 

´from Lord Hill to the smallest drummer in the armyin like manner Tom 

Billings   bestowed   HIS   attention   on   high   and   low�察  �but   in   the   shape   of 

blows�此�he would fight the strongest and kick the smallest�察�and was always 

at work with one or the other。 At thirteen�察�when he was removed from the 

establishment whither he had been sent�察�he was the cock of the school out 

of doors�察�and the very last boy in。 He used to let the little boys and new´ 

comers       pass   him     by�察  �and    laugh�察   �but    he   always     belaboured       them 

unmercifully afterwards�察�and then it was�察�he said�察�HIS turn to laugh。 With 

such a pugnacious turn�察�Tom Billings ought to have been made a soldier�察�

and might have died a marshal�察�but�察�by an unlucky ordinance of fate�察�he 

was made a tailor�察�and died anever mind what for the present�察�suffice it 

to say�察�that he was suddenly cut off�察�at a very early period of his existence�察�

by a disease which has exercised considerable ravages among the British 

youth。 

     By consulting the authority above mentioned�察�we find that Hayes did 

not    confine    himself    to   the  profession     of   a  carpenter�察   �or   remain    long 

established   in   the   country�察  �but   was   induced�察  �by   the   eager   spirit   of   Mrs。 

Catherine   most   probably�察  �to   try   his   fortune   in   the   metropolis�察  �where   he 

lived�察  �flourished�察  �and   died。   Oxford   Road�察  �Saint   Giles's�察  �and   Tottenham 

Court were�察�at various periods of his residence in town�察�inhabited by him。 

At one place he carried on the business of greengrocer and small´coalman�察�

in another�察�he was carpenter�察�undertaker�察�and lender of money to the poor�察�

finally�察�he was a lodging´house keeper in the Oxford or Tyburn Road�察�but 



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continued to exercise the last´named charitable profession。 

     Lending as he did upon pledges�察�and carrying on a pretty large trade�察�it 

was not for him�察�of course�察�to inquire into the pedigree of all the pieces of 

plate�察  �the   bales   of   cloth�察  �swords�察  �watches�察  �wigs�察  �shoe´buckles�察  �etc。   that 

were confided by his friends to his keeping�察�but it is clear that his friends 

had the requisite confidence in him�察�and that he enjoyed the esteem of a 

class of characters who still live in history�察�and are admired unto this very 

day。 The mind loves to think that�察�perhaps�察�in Mr。 Hayes's back parlour the 

gallant Turpin might have hob´and´nobbed with Mrs。 Catherine�察�that here�察�

perhaps�察�the noble Sheppard might have cracked his joke�察�or quaffed his 

pint of rum。 Who knows but that Macheath and Paul Clifford may  have 

crossed   legs   under  Hayes's   dinner´table�拭  �But   why  pause  to   speculate   on 

things that might have been�拭�why desert reality for fond imagination�察�or 

call up from their honoured graves the sacred dead�拭�I know not�此�and yet�察�

in sooth�察�I can never pass Cumberland Gate without a sigh�察�as I think of 

the   gallant   cavaliers   who   traversed   that   road   in   old   time。   Pious   priests 

accompanied   their   triumphs�察  �their   chariots   were   surrounded   by   hosts   of 

glittering   javelin´men。   As   the   slave   at   the   car   of   the   Roman   conqueror 

shouted�察   �Remember          thou   art  mortal� ┌察   �before    the  eyes    of  the  British 

warrior rode the undertaker and his coffin�察�telling him that he too must die� �

Mark   well   the   spot�   �A   hundred   years   ago   Albion   Street   ��where   comic 

Power   dwelt�察  �Milesia's   darling   son��´   ´Albion   Street   was   a   desert。   The 

square of Connaught   was without its penultimate�察�and�察�strictly  speaking�察�

NAUGHT。   The   Edgware   Road   was   then   a   road�察  �'tis   true�察  �with   tinkling 

waggons   passing   now   and   then�察  �and   fragrant   walls   of   snowy   hawthorn 

blossoms。 The   ploughman   whistled   over   Nutford   Place�察  �down   the   green 

solitudes   of   Sovereign   Street   the   merry   milkmaid   led   the   lowing   kine。 

Here�察    �then�察  �in  the   midst    of   green    fields  and    sweet    airbefore    ever 

omnibuses   were�察  �and   when   Pineapple   Turnpike   and   Terrace   were   alike 

unknownhere stood Tyburn�此�and on the road towards it�察�perhaps to enjoy 

the prospect�察�stood�察�in the year 1725�察�the habitation of Mr。 John Hayes。 

     One fine morning in the year 1725�察�Mrs。 Hayes�察�who had been abroad 

in   her   best   hat   and   riding´hood�察     �Mr。   Hayes�察   �who    for   a  wonder     had 

accompanied   her�察  �and   Mrs。   Springatt�察  �a   lodger�察  �who   for   a   remuneration 



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had the honour of sharing Mrs。 Hayes's friendship and table�此�all returned�察�

smiling and rosy�察�at about half´past ten o'clock�察�from a walk which they 

had   taken   to   Bayswater。   Many   thousands   of   people   were   likewise   seen 

flocking down the Oxford Road�察�and you would rather have thought�察�from 

the    smartness    of   their  appearance     and    the  pleasure    depicted    in  their 

countenances�察�that they were just issuing from a sermon�察�than quitting the 

ceremony which they had been to attend。 

     The fact is�察�that they

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