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

and sunset。; 

     ;Gracious       powers�     �on   which     horse�拭─    �said   Doctor     Dobbs�察    �very 

solemnly。 

     ;On   THIS�察  �sir��on   mine�察  �Corporal   Brock   of   Cutts's   black   gelding�察�

'William of Nassau。' The Prince�察�sir�察�gave it me after Blenheim fight�察�for I 

had my own legs carried away by a cannon´ball�察�just as I cut down two of 

Sauerkrauter's regiment�察�who had made the Prince prisoner。; 

     ;Your own legs�察�sir� ─�said the Doctor。 ;Gracious goodness� �this is more 

and more astonishing� ─�

     ;No�察�no�察�not my own legs�察�my horse's I mean�察�sir�察�and the Prince gave 

me 'William of Nassau' that very day。; 

     To this no direct reply was made�察�but the Doctor looked at Mrs。 Dobbs�察�

and Mrs。 Dobbs and the rest of the children at her eldest son�察�who grinned 

and said�察 �Isn't it wonderful�拭─�The Corporal to this answered nothing�察�but�察�

resuming his account�察�pointed to the other horse and said�察 �THAT horse�察�

sirgood as mine isthat horse�察�with the silver stirrups�察�is his Excellency's 

horse�察  �Captain   Count   Maximilian   Gustavus   Adolphus   von   Galgenstein�察�

captain of horse   and of   the Holy  Roman Empire;   ��he lifted here his hat 

with   much   gravity�察 �and   all the   crowd�察 �even   to the   parson�察�did   likewise��。 

;We   call   him   'George   of   Denmark��'   sir�察  �in   compliment   to   Her   Majesty's 

husband�此  �he is   Blenheim  too�察 �sir�察  �Marshal Tallard   rode   him  on   that   day�察�

and you know how HE was taken prisoner by the Count。; 

     ;George      of  Denmark�察     �Marshal     Tallard�察  �William   of    Nassau�     �this  is 

strange indeed�察�most wonderful� �Why�察�sir�察�little are you aware that there 

are   before   you�察�AT  THIS   MOMENT�察  �two   other   living   beings   who   bear 

these   venerated   names�   �My   boys�察  �stand   forward�   �Look   here�察  �sir�此  �these 



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children   have   been   respectively   named   after   our   late   sovereign   and   the 

husband of our present Queen。; 

     ;And very good names too�察�sir�察�ay�察�and very noble little fellows too�察�

and I propose that�察�with your reverence and your ladyship's leave�察�William 

Nassau   here   shall   ride   on   George   of   Denmark�察  �and   George   of   Denmark 

shall ride on William of Nassau。; 

     When this speech of the Corporal's was made�察�the whole crowd set up 

a loyal hurrah�察�and�察�with much gravity�察�the two little boys were lifted up 

into the saddles�察�and the Corporal leading one�察�entrusted the other to the 

horse´boy�察�and so together marched stately up and down the green。 

     The popularity which Mr。 Brock gained by this manoeuvre was very 

great�察  �but   with   regard   to   the   names   of   the   horses   and   children�察  �which 

coincided so extraordinarily�察�it is but fair to state�察�that the christening of 

the    quadrupeds      had   only    taken    place   about    two   minutes     before    the 

dragoon's appearance on the green。 For if the fact must be confessed�察�he�察�

while seated near the inn window�察�had kept a pretty wistful eye upon all 

going     on   without�察   �and    the  horses    marching      thus   to  and   fro   for  the 

wonderment of the village�察�were only placards or advertisements for the 

riders。 

     There   was�察  �besides   the   boy   now   occupied   with   the   horses�察  �and   the 

landlord and landlady of the ;Bugle Inn�察─�another person connected with 

that   establishmenta   very   smart�察  �handsome�察  �vain�察  �giggling   servant´girl�察�

about   the   age   of   sixteen�察  �who   went   by   the   familiar   name   of   Cat�察  �and 

attended      upon    the  gentlemen      in  the   parlour�察  �while    the   landlady    was 

employed in cooking their supper in the kitchen。 This young person had 

been educated in the village poor´house�察�and having been pronounced by 

Doctor      Dobbs      and   the   schoolmaster       the   idlest�察  �dirtiest�察  �and    most 

passionate little minx with whom either had ever had to do�察�she was�察�after 

receiving   a   very   small   portion   of   literary   instruction   ��indeed   it   must   be 

stated that the young lady did not know her letters���察�bound apprentice at 

the   age   of   nine   years   to   Mrs。   Score�察  �her   relative�察  �and   landlady   of   the 

;Bugle Inn。; 

     If Miss Cat�察�or Catherine Hall�察�was a slattern and a minx�察�Mrs。 Score 

was a far superior shrew�察�and for the seven years of her apprenticeship the 



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girl was completely at her mistress's mercy。 Yet though wondrously stingy�察�

jealous�察  �and   violent�察  �while   her   maid   was   idle   and   extravagant�察  �and   her 

husband seemed to abet the girl�察�Mrs。 Score put up with the wench's airs�察�

idleness�察    �and   caprices�察   �without    ever    wishing    to  dismiss     her  from    the 

;Bugle。; The fact is�察�that Miss Catherine was a great beauty�察�and for about 

two years�察�since her fame had begun to spread�察�the custom of the inn had 

also   increased   vastly。   When   there   was   a   debate   whether   the   farmers�察  �on 

their   way   from   market�察  �would   take   t'other   pot�察  �Catherine�察  �by   appearing 

with it�察�would straightway cause the liquor to be swallowed and paid for�察�

and   when   the   traveller   who   proposed   riding   that   night   and   sleeping   at 

Coventry or Birmingham�察�was asked by Miss Catherine whether he would 

like a fire in his bedroom�察�he generally was induced to occupy it�察�although 

he    might    before    have   vowed     to   Mrs。   Score    that  he   would     not  for   a 

thousand guineas be absent from home that night。 The girl had�察�too�察�half´a´ 

dozen lovers in the village�察�and these were bound in honour to spend their 

pence at the alehouse she inhabited。 O woman�察�lovely woman� �what strong 

resolves canst thou twist round thy little finger� �what gunpowder passions 

canst thou kindle with a single sparkle of thine eye� �what lies and fribble 

nonsense       canst   thou   make     us  listen   to�察 �as  they   were    gospel    truth  or 

splendid wit� �above all what bad liquor canst thou make us swallow when 

thou puttest a kiss within the cupand we are content to call the poison 

wine� �

     The mountain´wine at the ;Bugle; was�察�in fact�察�execrable�察�but Mrs。 Cat�察�

who served it to the two soldiers�察�made it so agreeable to them�察�that they 

found   it   a   passable�察  �even   a   pleasant   task�察  �to   swallow   the   contents   of   a 

second      bottle。   The   miracle     had   been    wrought     instantaneously      on   her 

appearance�此�for whereas at that very moment the Count was employed in 

cursing   the   wine�察  �the   landlady�察  �the   wine´grower�察  �and   the   English   nation 

generally�察 �when   the   young   woman   entered   and   ��choosing   so   to   interpret 

the    oaths��   said�察   �Coming�察     �your   honour�察   �I  think   your    honour    called; 

Gustavus Adolphus   whistled�察 �stared   at her   very  hard�察  �and seeming   quite 

dumb´stricken        by   her   appearance�察     �contented     himself    by  swallowing       a 

whole glass of mountain by way of reply。 

     Mr。 Brock was�察�however�察�by no means so confounded as his captain�此�



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he was thirty years older than the latter�察�and in the course of fifty years of 

military life had learned to look on the most dangerous enemy�察�or the most 

beautiful   woman�察  �with   the   like   daring�察  �devil´may´care   determination   to 

conquer。 

     ;My  dear   Mary�察─  �then   said   that   gentleman�察   �his   honour   is   a   lord�察  �as 

good as a lord�察�that is�察�for all he allows such humble fellows as I am to 

drink with him。; 

     Catherine dropped a low curtsey�察�and said�察 �Well�察�I don't know if you 

are   joking   a   poor   country   girl�察  �as   all   you   soldier   gentlemen   do�察  �but   his 

honour LOOKS like a lord�此�though I never see one�察�to be sure。; 

     ;Then�察─�said the Captain�察�gathering courage�察 �how do you know I look 

like one�察�pretty Mary�拭─�

     ;Pretty Catherine�此�I mean Catherine�察�if you please�察�sir。; 

     Here Mr。 Brock burst into a roar of laughter�察�and shouting with many 

oaths that she was right at first�察�invited her to give him what he called a 

buss。 

     Pretty Catherine turned away  from him at   this request�察�and   muttered 

something       about   ;Keep     your   distance�察   �low   fellow�   �buss   indeed�察   �poor 

country girl�察─�etc。 etc。�察�placing herself�察�as if for protection�察�on the side of 

the   Captain。  That   gentleman   looked   also   very   angry�察  �but   whether   at   the 

sight of innocence so outraged�察�or the insolence of the Corporal for daring 

to help himself first�察�we cannot say。 ;Hark ye�察�Mr。 Brock�察─�he cried very 

fiercely�察   �I   will   suffer   no   such   liberties   in   my   presence�此  �remember�察  �it   is 

only my condescension which permits you to share my bottle in this way�察�

take care I don't give you instead a taste of my cane。; So saying�察�he�察�in a 

protecting manner�察�placed one hand round Mrs。 Catherine's waist�察�holding 

the other clenched very near to the Corporal's nose。 

     Mrs。 Catherine�察�for HER share of this action of the Count's�察�dropped 

another curtsey and said�察 �Thank you�察�my Lord。; But Galgenstein's threat 

did not appear to make any impression on Mr。 Brock�察�as indeed there was 

no reason that it should�察�for the Corporal�察�at a combat of fisticuffs�察�could 

have pounded his commander into a jelly in ten minutes�察�so he contented 

himself   by   saying�察   �Well�察  �noble   Captain�察  �there's   no   harm   

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