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the   walk   running   opposite       his   supping´place�察  �and      bestowing      continual 

glances towards his Excellency。 The lady�察�whoever she was�察�was in a mask�察�

such as ladies of high and low fashion wore at public places in those days�察�

and had a male companion。 He was a lad of only seventeen�察�marvellously 

well   dressedindeed�察  �no   other   than   the   Count's   own   son�察  �Mr。   Thomas 

Billings�察  �who   had   at   length   received   from   his   mother   the   silver´hilted 

sword�察�and the wig�察�which that affectionate parent had promised to him。 

     In the course of the month which had elapsed since the interview that 

has been described in the former chapter�察�Mr。 Billings had several times 

had   occasion   to   wait   on   his   father�察  �but   though   he   had�察  �according   to   her 

wishes�察�frequently alluded to the existence   of his mother�察�the Count   had 

never at any time expressed the slightest wish to renew his acquaintance 

with that lady�察�who�察�if she had seen him�察�had only seen him by stealth。 

     The fact is�察�that after Billings had related to her the particulars of his 

first   meeting   with   his   Excellency�察  �which   ended�察  �like   many   of   the   latter 

visits�察  �in   nothing   at   all�察  �Mrs。   Hayes   had   found   some   pressing   business�察�

which continually took her to Whitehall�察�and had been prowling from day 

to day about Monsieur de Galgenstein's lodgings。 Four or five times in the 

week�察�as his Excellency stepped into his coach�察�he might have remarked�察�

had he chosen�察�a woman in a black hood�察�who was looking most eagerly 

into    his  eyes�此  �but   those    eyes   had   long    since   left  off   the  practice    of 

observing�察�and Madam Catherine's visits had so far gone for nothing。 

     On   this   night�察  �however�察  �inspired   by  gaiety  and   drink�察  �the   Count   had 

been amazingly  stricken   by  the gait   and   ogling of   the   lady  in   the   mask。 

The Reverend O'Flaherty�察�who was with him�察�and had observed the figure 

in   the   black   cloak�察  �recognised�察  �or   thought   he   recognised�察  �her。   ;It   is   the 

woman who dogs your Excellency every day�察─�said he。 ;She is with that 

tailor lad who loves to see people hangedyour Excellency's son�察�I mean。; 

And he was just about to warn the Count of a conspiracy evidently made 

against him�察�and that the son had brought�察�most likely�察�the mother to play 



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her arts upon himhe was just about�察�I say�察�to show to the Count the folly 

and   danger   of   renewing   an   old   liaison   with   a   woman   such   as   he   had 

described      Mrs。    Cat    to   be�察  �when     his   Excellency�察     �starting   up�察  �and 

interrupting his ghostly adviser at the very beginning of his sentence�察�said�察�

;Egad�察  �l'Abbe�察  �you   are   rightit   IS   my   son�察  �and   a   mighty   smart´looking 

creature   with   him。   Hey�   �Mr。   What's´your´nameTom�察  �you   rogue�察  �don't 

you   know   your   own   father�拭─�And   so   saying�察  �and   cocking   his   beaver   on 

one side�察�Monsieur de Galgenstein strutted jauntily after Mr。 Billings and 

the lady。 

     It was the first time that the Count had formally recognised his son。 

     ;Tom�察�you rogue�察─�stopped at this�察�and the Count came up。 He had a 

white velvet suit�察�covered over with stars and orders�察�a neat modest wig 

and bag�察�and peach´coloured silk´stockings with silver clasps。 The lady in 

the mask gave a start as his Excellency came forward。 ;Law�察�mother�察�don't 

squeege so�察─�said Tom。 The poor woman was trembling in every limb�察�but 

she had presence of mind to ;squeege; Tom a great deal harder�察�and the 

latter took the hint�察�I suppose�察�and was silent。 

     The splendid Count came up。 Ye gods�察�how his embroidery glittered in 

the lamps� �What a royal exhalation of musk and bergamot came from his 

wig�察�his handkerchief�察�and his grand lace ruffles and frills� �A broad yellow 

riband passed across his breast�察�and ended at his hip in a shining diamond 

crossa diamond cross�察�and a diamond sword´hilt� �Was anything ever seen 

so   beautiful�拭�And   might   not   a   poor   woman   tremble   when   such   a   noble 

creature   drew   near   to   her�察  �and   deigned�察  �from  the   height   of   his   rank   and 

splendour�察�to look down upon her�拭�As Jove came down to Semele in state�察�

in his habits of ceremony�察�with all the grand cordons of his orders blazing 

about     his  imperial    personthus     dazzling�察   �magnificent�察     �triumphant�察    �the 

great Galgenstein descended towards Mrs。 Catherine。 Her cheeks glowed 

red´hot     under    her   coy    velvet   mask�察    �her   heart   thumped      against    the 

whalebone   prison   of   her   stays。   What   a   delicious   storm   of   vanity   was 

raging in her bosom� �What a rush of long´pent recollections burst forth at 

the sound of that enchanting voice� �

     As    you   wind    up   a  hundred´guinea        chronometer      with   a   twopenny 

watch´keyas by means of a dirty wooden plug you set all the waters of 



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Versailles   a´raging�察  �and   splashing�察 �and   stormingin  like   manner�察  �and   by 

like humble agents�察�were Mrs。 Catherine's tumultuous passions set going。 

The Count�察�we have said�察�slipped up to his son�察�and merely saying�察 �How 

do�察�Tom�拭─�cut the young gentleman altogether�察�and passing round to the 

lady's side�察�said�察 �Madam�察�'tis a charming eveningegad it is� ─�She almost 

fainted�此  �it   was   the   old   voice。   There   he   was�察  �after   seventeen   years�察  �once 

more at her side� �

     Now I know what I could have done。 I can turn out a quotation from 

Sophocles ��by looking to the index�� as well as another�此�I can throw off a 

bit of fine writing too�察�with passion�察�similes�察�and a moral at the end。 What�察�

pray�察�is the last sentence but one but the very finest writing�拭�Suppose�察�for 

example�察  �I   had   made   Maximilian�察  �as   he   stood   by   the   side   of   Catherine�察�

look up towards the clouds�察�and exclaim�察�in the words of the voluptuous 

Cornelius Nepos�察�

       'Aenaoi   nephelai   'Arthoomen   phanerai   Droseran   phusin   euageetoi�察�

k。t。l。 * 

     * Anglicised version of the author's original Greek text。 

     Or suppose�察�again�察�I had said�察�in a style still more popular�此�

     The Count advanced towards the maiden。 They both were mute for a 

while�察  �and   only   the   beating     of   her   heart   interrupted   that   thrilling   and 

passionate   silence。   Ah�察  �what   years   of   buried   joys   and   fears�察  �hopes   and 

disappointments�察�arose from their graves in the far past�察�and in those brief 

moments        flitted  before    the  united    ones�    �How     sad   was    that  delicious 

retrospect�察  �and   oh�察  �how   sweet�   �The   tears   that   rolled   down   the   cheek   of 

each were bubbles from the choked and moss´grown wells of youth�察�the 

sigh that heaved each bosom had some lurking odours in itmemories of 

the fragrance of boyhood�察�echoes of the hymns of the young heart� �Thus is 

it   everfor   these   blessed   recollections   the   soul   always   has   a   place�察  �and 

while     crime    perishes�察   �and   sorrow     is  forgotten�察   �the   beautiful    alone    is 

eternal。 

     ;O golden legends�察�written in the skies� ─�mused De Galgenstein�察 �ye 

shine as ye did in the olden days� �WE change�察�but YE speak ever the same 

language。 Gazing in your abysmal depths�察�the feeble ratioci; 

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     There�察�now�察�are six columns* of the best writing to be found in this or 

any    other   book。    Galgenstein     has   quoted    Euripides     thrice�察 �Plato   once�察�

Lycophron   nine   times�察  �besides   extracts   from   the   Latin   syntax   and   the 

minor   Greek   poets。   Catherine's   passionate   embreathings   are   of   the   most 

fashionable      order�察  �and    I  call  upon    the  ingenious     critic   of  the   X 

newspaper   to   say   whether   they   do   not   possess   the   real   impress   of   the 

giants of   the   olden   timethe   real   Platonic   smack�察  �in   a   word�拭  �Not   that   I 

want in the least to show off�察�but it is as well�察�every now and then�察�to show 

the public what one CAN do。 

     ��*   There    WERE       six  columns�察    �as  mentioned      by   the  accurate     Mr。 

Solomons�察�but we have withdrawn two pages and three´quarters�察�because�察�

although   our   correspondent   has   been   excessively   eloquent�察  �according   to 

custom�察�we were anxious to come to the facts of the story。 

     Mr。    Solomons�察     �by  sending     to  our   office�察 �may    have    the  cancelled 

passages。O。Y。�� 

     Instead�察�however�察�of all this rant and nonsense�察�how much finer is the 

speech that the Count really did make�  �It is a very fine evening��egad it 

is� ─�The ;egad; did the whole business�此�Mrs。 Cat was as much in love with 

him now as ever she had been�察�and�察�gathering up all her energies�察�she said�察�

;It is dreadful hot too�察�I think�察─�and with this she made a curtsey。 

     ;Stifling�察�split me� ─�added his Excellency。 ;What do you say�察�madam�察�

to a rest in an arbour�察�and a drink of something cool�拭─�

     ;Sir� ─�said the lady�察�drawing back。 

     ;Oh�察�a drinka drink by all means�察─�exclaimed Mr。 Billings�察�who was 

troubled with a perpetual thirst。 ;Come�察�mo�察�Mrs。 Jones�察�I mean。 you're 

fond of a glass of cold punch�察�you know�察�and the rum here is prime�察�I can 

tell you。; 

     The lady in the mask consented with some difficulty to the proposal of 

Mr。 Billings�察�and was led by the two gentlemen into an arbour�察�where she 

was seate

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