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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 had just been to see a gentleman hanged��a cheap 

pleasure�察    �which    the  Hayes    family    never    denied   themselves�察    �and    they 

returned home with a good appetite to breakfast�察�braced by the walk�察�and 

tickled into hunger�察�as it were�察�by the spectacle。 I can recollect�察�when I was 

a gyp at Cambridge�察�that the ;men; used to have breakfast´parties for the 

very same purpose�察�and the exhibition of the morning acted infallibly upon 

the stomach�察�and caused the young students to eat with much voracity。 

     Well�察�Mrs。 Catherine�察�a handsome�察�well´dressed�察�plump�察�rosy woman 

of   three   or   four   and   thirty   ��and   when�察  �my   dear�察  �is   a   woman   handsomer 

than at that age�殖��察�came in quite merrily from her walk�察�and entered the 

back´parlour�察�which looked into a  pleasant yard�察�or garden�察�whereon the 

sun was shining very gaily�察�and where�察�at a table covered with a nice white 

cloth�察�laid out with some silver mugs�察�too�察�and knives�察�all with different 

crests and patterns�察�sat an old gentleman reading in an old book。 

     ;Here we are at last�察�Doctor�察─�said Mrs。 Hayes�察 �and here's his speech。; 

She   produced   the   little   halfpenny   tract�察  �which   to   this   day   is   sold   at   the 

gallows´foot   upon   the   death   of   every   offender。   ;I've   seen   a   many   men 

turned off�察�to be sure�察�but I never did see one who bore it more like a man 

than he did。; 

     ;My dear�察─�said the gentleman   addressed as   Doctor�察 �he   was as   cool 

and as brave as steel�察�and no more minded hanging than tooth´drawing。; 

     ;It was the drink that ruined him�察─�said Mrs。 Cat。 

     ;Drink�察�and bad company。 I warned him�察�my dear��I warned him years 

ago�此�and directly he got into Wild's gang�察�I knew that he had not a year to 

run。    Ah�察  �why�察  �my    love�察  �will  men    continue    such   dangerous      courses�察─�

continued the Doctor�察�with a sigh�察 �and jeopardy their lives for a miserable 

watch or a snuff´box�察�of which Mr。 Wild takes three´fourths of the produce�拭�



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But   here   comes   the   breakfast�察  �and�察  �egad�察  �I   am   as   hungry   as   a   lad   of 

twenty。; 

     Indeed�察�at this moment Mrs。 Hayes's servant appeared with a smoking 

dish of bacon and greens�察�and Mr。 Hayes himself ascended from the cellar 

��of which he kept the key���察�bearing with him a tolerably large jug of small´ 

beer。 To this repast the Doctor�察�Mrs。 Springatt ��the other lodger���察�and Mr。 

and Mrs。 Hayes�察�proceeded with great alacrity。 A fifth cover was laid�察�but 

not used�察�the company remarking that ;Tom had very likely found some 

acquaintances        at  Tyburn�察    �with   whom      he   might    choose     to   pass   the 

morning。; 

     Tom   was   Master   Thomas   Billings�察  �now   of   the   age   of   sixteen�此  �slim�察�

smart�察  �five   feet   ten   inches   in   height�察  �handsome�察  �sallow   in   complexion�察�

black´eyed   and   black´haired。   Mr。   Billings   was   apprentice   to   a   tailor�察  �of 

tolerable practice�察�who was to take him into partnership at the end of his 

term。 It was supposed�察�and with reason�察�that Tom would not fail to make a 

fortune in this business�察�of which the present head was one Beinkleider�察�a 

German。   Beinkleider   was   skilful   in   his   trade   ��after   the   manner   of   his 

nation�察    �which     in   breeches      and    metaphysicsin       inexpressibles      and 

incomprehensiblesmay instruct all Europe���察�but too fond of his pleasure。 

Some promissory notes of his had found their way into Hayes's hands�察�and 

had   given   him   the   means   not   only   of   providing   Master   Billings   with   a 

cheap     apprenticeship�察     �and   a  cheap     partnership    afterwards�察    �but   would 

empower him�察�in one or two years after the young partner had joined the 

firm�察�to eject the old one altogether。 So that there was every prospect that�察�

when Mr。 Billings was twenty´one years of age�察�poor Beinkleider would 

have to act�察�not as his master�察�but his journeyman。 

     Tom  was   a   very  precocious   youth�察  �was supplied   by  a   doting   mother 

with    plenty    of   pocket´money�察      �and   spent    it  with   a  number     of   lively 

companions of both sexes�察�at plays�察�bull´baitings�察�fairs�察�jolly parties on the 

river�察�and such´like innocent amusements。 He could throw a main�察�too�察�as 

well as his elders�察�had pinked his man�察�in a row at Madam King's in the 

Piazza�察�and was much respected at the Roundhouse。 

     Mr。   Hayes   was   not   very   fond   of   this   promising   young   gentleman�察�

indeed�察 �he   had   the   baseness   to   bear   malice�察  �because�察  �in   a   quarrel   which 



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occurred about two years previously�察�he�察�Hayes�察�being desirous to chastise 

Mr。 Billings�察�had found himself not only quite incompetent�察�but actually at 

the   mercy   of   the   boy�察  �who   struck   him   over   the   head   with   a   joint´stool�察�

felled him to the ground�察�and swore he would have his life。 The Doctor�察�

who   was   then   also   a lodger   at   Mr。   Hayes's�察 �interposed�察  �and   restored   the 

combatants�察      �not   to   friendship�察   �but   to   peace。    Hayes     never    afterwards 

attempted   to   lift   his hand to   the   young   man�察  �but   contented himself   with 

hating him profoundly。 In this sentiment Mr。 Billings participated cordially�察�

and�察�quite unlike Mr。 Hayes�察�who never dared to show his dislike�察�used on 

every occasion when they met�察�by actions�察�looks�察�words�察�sneers�察�and curses�察�

to let his stepfather know the opinion which he had of him。 Why did not 

Hayes   discard   the   boy   altogether�拭  �Because�察  �if   he   did   so�察  �he   was   really 

afraid of his life�察�and because he trembled before Mrs。 Hayes�察�his lady�察�as 

the   leaf   trembles   before   the   tempest   in   October。   His   breath   was   not   his 

own�察�but hers�察�his money�察�too�察�had been chiefly of her getting��for though 

he   was   as   stingy  and   mean   as   mortal   man   can   be�察 �and so   likely  to   save 

much�察�he had not the genius for GETTING which Mrs。 Hayes possessed。 

She kept his books ��for she had learned to read and write by this time���察�she 

made   his   bargains�察  �and   she   directed   the   operations   of   the   poor´spirited 

little capitalist。 When bills became due�察�and debtors pressed for time�察�then 

she   brought   Hayes's   own   professional   merits   into   play。 The   man   was   as 

deaf and cold as a rock�察�never did poor tradesmen gain a penny from him�察�

never   were   the   bailiffs   delayed   one   single   minute   from   their   prey。   The 

Beinkleider   business�察  �for   instance�察  �showed   pretty   well   the   genius   of   the 

two。  Hayes   was   for   closing   with him  at   once�察�but his   wife saw  the   vast 

profits which might be drawn out of him�察�and arranged the apprenticeship 

and the partnership before alluded to。 The woman heartily scorned and spit 

upon her husband�察�who fawned upon her like a spaniel。 She loved good 

cheer�察�she did not want for a certain kind of generosity。 The only feeling 

that Hayes had for anyone except himself was for his wife�察�whom he held 

in a cowardly awe and attachment�此�he liked drink�察�too�察�which made him 

chirping       and    merry�察    �and    accepted      willingly      any    treats    that   his 

acquaintances might offer him�察�but he would suffer agonies when his wife 

brought or ordered from the cellar a bottle of wine。 



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     And now for the Doctor。 He was about seventy years of age。 He had 

been     much     abroad�察    �he   was    of   a  sober�察   �cheerful    aspect�察   �he   dressed 

handsomely and quietly in a broad hat and cassock�察�but saw no company 

except   the     few   friends    whom   he     met   at   the   coffee´house。     He   had    an 

income   of   about   one   hundred   pounds�察  �which   he   promised   to   leave   to 

young Billings。 He was amused with the lad�察�and fond of his mother�察�and 

had boarded with them for some years past。 The Doctor�察�in fact�察�was our 

old   friend   Corporal   Brock�察  �the   Reverend   Doctor   Wood   now�察  �as   he   had 

been Major Wood fifteen years back。 

     Anyone who has read the former part of this history must have seen 

that we have spoken throughout with invariable respect of Mr。 Brock�察�and 

that in every circumstance in which he has appeared�察�he has acted not only 

with   prudence�察  �but   often   with   genius。 The   early  obstacle   to   Mr。   Brock's 

success   was   want   of   conduct   simply。   Drink�察  �women�察  �playhow   many   a 

brave   fellow   have   they   ruined��had   pulled   Brock   down   as   often   as   his 

merit had carried him up。 When a man's passion for play has brought him 

to be a scoundrel�察�it at once ceases to be hurtful to him in a worldly point 

of   view�察  �he   cheats�察  �and   wins。   It   is   only   for   the   idle   and   luxurious   that 

women retain their fascinations to a very late period�察�and Brock's passions 

had   been     whipped      out   of  him   in   Virginia�察  �where     much   ill´health�察    �ill´ 

treatment�察  �hard   labour�察  �and   hard   food�察  �speedily   put   an   end   to   them。   He 

forgot   there   even   how   to   drink�察  �rum   or   wine   made   this   poor   declining 

gentleman so ill that he could indulge in them no longer�察�and so his three 

vices were cured。 

     Had he been ambitious�察�there is little doubt but that Mr。 Brock�察�on his 

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