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exhausted by his eloquence。 The Abbe�察�who had a seat and a table by the 

bedside�察�resumed the labours which had brought him into the room in the 

morning�察�and   busied   himself with papers�察 �which occasionally  he   handed 

over to his superior for approval。 

     Presently Monsieur la Rose appeared。 

     ;Here     is  a  person   with   clothes   from    Mr。   Beinkleider's。    Will   your 



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Excellency see him�察�or shall I bid him leave the clothes�拭─�

     The Count was very much fatigued by this time�察�he had signed three 

papers�察�and read the first half´a´dozen lines of a pair of them。 

     ;Bid the fellow come in�察�La Rose�察�and�察�hark ye�察�give me my wig�此�one 

must show one's self to be a gentleman before these scoundrels。; And he 

therefore   mounted   a   large   chestnut´coloured�察  �orange´scented   pyramid   of 

horsehair�察�which was to awe the new´comer。 

     He   was   a   lad   of   about   seventeen�察  �in   a   smart   waistcoat   and   a   blue 

riband�此  �our   friend   Tom   Billings�察  �indeed。   He   carried   under   his   arm   the 

Count's destined breeches。 He did not seem in the least awed�察�however�察�by 

his   Excellency's   appearance�察  �but   looked   at   him   with   a   great   degree   of 

curiosity and boldness。 In the same manner he surveyed the chaplain�察�and 

then nodded to him with a kind look of recognition。 

     ;Where have I seen the lad�拭─�said the father。 ;Oh�察�I have it� �My good 

friend�察�you were at the hanging yesterday�察�I think�拭─�

     Mr。 Billings gave a very significant nod with his head。 ;I never miss�察─�

said he。 

     ;What   a   young   Turk�   �And   pray�察  �sir�察  �do   you   go   for   pleasure�察  �or   for 

business�拭─�

     ;Business� �what do you mean by business�拭─�

     ;Oh�察�I did not know whether you might be brought up to the trade�察�or 

your relations be undergoing the operation。; 

     ;My relations�察─�said Mr。 Billings�察�proudly�察�and staring the Count full in 

the   face�察   �was   not   made   for   no   such   thing。   I'm   a   tailor   now�察  �but   I'm   a 

gentleman's son�此�as good a man�察�ay�察�as his lordship there�此�for YOU a'n't his 

lordshipyou're the Popish priest you are�察�and we were very near giving 

you a touch of a few Protestant stones�察�master。; 

     The Count began to be a little amused�此�he was pleased to see the Abbe 

look alarmed�察�or even foolish。 

     ;Egad�察�Abbe�察─�said he�察 �you turn as white as a sheet。; 

     ;I don't fancy being murdered�察�my Lord�察─�said the Abbe�察�hastily�察 �and 

murdered for a good work。 It was but to be useful to yonder poor Irishman�察�

who saved me as a prisoner in Flanders�察�when Marlborough would have 

hung me up like poor Macshane himself was yesterday。; 



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     ;Ah� ─�said the Count�察�bursting out with some energy�察 �I was thinking 

who the fellow could be�察�ever since he robbed me on the Heath。 I recollect 

the scoundrel now�此�he was a second in a duel I had here in the year six。; 

     ;Along with Major Wood�察�behind Montague House�察─�said Mr。 Billings。 

;I'VE heard on it。; And here he looked more knowing than ever。 

     ;YOU� ─�cried the Count�察�more and more surprised。 ;And pray who the 

devil ARE you�拭─�

     ;My name's Billings。; 

     ;Billings�拭─�said the Count。 

     ;I come out of Warwickshire�察─�said Mr。 Billings。 

     ;Indeed� ─�

     ;I was born at Birmingham town。; 

     ;Were you�察�really� ─�

     ;My mother's name was Hayes�察─�continued Billings�察�in a solemn voice。 

;I was put out to a nurse along with John Billings�察�a blacksmith�察�and my 

father run away。 NOW do you know who I am�拭─�

     ;Why�察�upon honour�察 �now�察─  �said the   Count�察  �who   was   amused�察�upon 

honour�察�Mr。 Billings�察�I have not that advantage。; 

     ;Well�察�then�察�my Lord�察�YOU'RE MY FATHER� ─�

     Mr。   Billings   when   he   said   this   came   forward   to   the   Count   with   a 

theatrical air�察�and�察�flinging down the breeches of which he was the bearer�察�

held out his arms and stared�察�having very little doubt but that his Lordship 

would forthwith spring out of bed and hug him to his heart。 A similar piece 

of   naivete   many   fathers   of   families   have�察  �I   have   no   doubt�察  �remarked   in 

their   children�察  �who�察  �not   caring   for   their   parents   a   single   doit�察  �conceive�察�

nevertheless�察  �that   the   latter   are   bound   to   show   all   sorts   of   affection   for 

them。 His lordship did move�察�but backwards towards the wall�察�and began 

pulling at the bell´rope with an expression of the most intense alarm。 

     ;Keep   back�察  �sirrah��keep   back�   �Suppose   I AM   your   father�察  �do   you 

want to murder me�拭�Good heavens� �how the boy smells of gin and tobacco� �

Don't turn away�察�my lad�察�sit down there at a proper distance。 And�察�La Rose�察�

give him some eau´de´Cologne�察�and get a cup of coffee。 Well�察�now�察�go on 

with your story。 Egad�察�my dear Abbe�察�I think it is very likely that what the 

lad says is true。; 



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     ;If it is a family conversation�察─�said the Abbe�察 �I had better leave you。; 

     ;Oh�察  �for   Heaven's   sake�察  �no�   �I   could   not   stand   the   boy   alone。   Now�察�

Mister ah��What's´your´name�拭�Have the goodness to tell your story。; 

     Mr。   Billings   was   woefully   disconcerted�察  �for   his   mother   and   he   had 

agreed that as soon as his father saw him he would be recognised at once�察�

and�察    �mayhap�察     �made     heir   to  the   estates    and    title�察 �in  which     being 

disappointed�察  �he   very   sulkily   went   on   with   his   narrative�察  �and   detailed 

many      of  those   events    with   which     the  reader    has   already   been    made 

acquainted。 The Count asked the boy's mother's Christian name�察�and being 

told it�察�his memory at once returned to him。 

     ;What�   �are   you   little   Cat's   son�拭─  �said   his   Excellency。   ;By   heavens�察�

mon cher Abbe�察�a charming creature�察�but a tigresspositively a tigress。 I 

recollect   the   whole   affair   now。   She's   a   little   fresh   black´haired   woman�察�

a'n't she�拭�with a sharp nose and thick eyebrows�察�ay�拭�Ah yes�察�yes� ─�went on 

my Lord�察 �I recollect her�察�I recollect her。 It was at Birmingham I first met 

her�此�she was my Lady Trippet's woman�察�wasn't she�拭─�

     ;She was no such thing�察─�said Mr。 Billings�察�hotly。 ;Her aunt kept the 

'Bugle Inn' on Waltham Green�察�and your Lordship seduced her。; 

     ;Seduced her� �Oh�察�'gad�察�so I did。 Stap me�察�now�察�I did。 Yes�察�I made her 

jump on my black horse�察�and bore her off likelike Aeneas bore his wife 

away from the siege of Rome� �hey�察�l'Abbe�拭─�

     ;The   events   were   precisely   similar�察─  �said   the Abbe。   ;It   is   wonderful 

what a memory you have� ─�

     ;I   was   always   remarkable   for   it�察─  �continued   his   Excellency。   ;Well�察�

where was I��at the black horse�拭�Yes�察�at the black horse。 Well�察�I mounted 

her    on   the   black    horse�察  �and    rode   her   en   croupe�察    �egadha�察   �ha��to 

Birmingham�察�and there we billed and cooed together like a pair of turtle´ 

doves�此�yesha��that we did� ─�

     ;And this�察�I suppose�察�is the end of some of the BILLINGS�拭─�said the 

Abbe�察�pointing to Mr。 Tom。 

     ;Billings�   �what   do   you   mean�拭  �Yesohaha   pun�察  �a   calembourg。   Fi 

donc�察�M。 l'Abbe。; And then�察�after the wont of very stupid people�察�M。 de 

Galgenstein   went   on   to   explain   to   the Abbe   his   own   pun。   ;Well�察  �but   to 

proceed�察─�cries he。 ;We lived together at Birmingham�察�and I was going to 



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be married to a rich heiress�察�egad� �when what do you think this little Cat 

does�拭    �She    murders     me�察  �egad�    �and   makes     me   manquer      the   marriage。 

Twenty thousand�察�I think it was�察�and I wanted the money in those days。 

Now�察�wasn't she an abominable monster�察�that mother of yours�察�hey�察�Mr。 a 

What's´your´name�拭─�

     ;She served you right� ─�said Mr。 Billings�察�with a great oath�察�starting up 

out of all patience。 

     ;Fellow� ─  �said   his   Excellency�察  �quite   aghast�察  �do   you   know   to   whom 

you speak��to a nobleman of seventy´eight descents�察�a count of the Holy 

Roman Empire�察  �a  representative of   a sovereign�拭  �Ha�察 �egad�  �Don't   stamp�察�

fellow�察�if you hope for my protection。; 

     ;Dn   your   protection� ─  �said   Mr。   Billings�察  �in   a   fury。   ;Curse   you   and 

your protection too� �I'm a free´born Briton�察�and no  French Papist� �And 

any man who insults my motheray�察�or calls me feller had better look to 

himself and the two eyes in his head�察�I can tell him� ─�And with this Mr。 

Billings put himself  into the  most   approved   attitude  of the  Cockpit�察  �and 

invited his father�察�the reverend gentleman�察�and Monsieur la Rose the valet�察�

to   engage   with   him   in   a   pugilistic   encounter。   The   two   latter�察  �the   Abbe 

especially�察  �seemed   dreadfully   frightened�察  �but   the   Count   now   looked   on 

with   much   interest�察  �and�察  �giving   utterance   to   a   feeble   kind   of   chuckle�察�

which lasted for about half a minute�察�said�察�

     ;Paws   off�察  �Pompey�   �You   young   hangdog�察  �youegad�察  �yes�察  �aha�   �'pon 

honour�察�you're a lad of spirit�察�some of your father's spunk in you�察�hey�拭�I 

know him by that oath。 Why�察�sir�察�when I was sixteen�察�I used to swearto 

swear�察  �egad�察  �like   a   Thames   waterman�察  �and   exactly   in   this   fellow's   way� �

Buss me�察�my lad�察�no�察�kiss my hand。 That will do;and he held out a very 

lean   yellow   hand�察  �peering   from   a   pair   of 

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