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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