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said he�察�with a fierce kind of calmness�察 �now for the throat´cutting�察�cousin�此�
I'm your man� ─�
How the brawl might have ended�察 �no one can say�察 �had the two
gentlemen actually crossed swords�察 �but Mrs。 Polly�察 �with a wonderful
presence of mind�察�restored peace by exclaiming�察 �Hush�察�hush� �the beaks�察�
the beaks� ─�Upon which�察�with one common instinct�察�the whole party made
a rush for the garden gates�察�and disappeared into the fields。 Mrs。 Briggs
knew her company�此�there was something in the very name of a constable
which sent them all a´flying。
After running a reasonable time�察 �Mr。 Billings stopped。 But the great
Moffat was nowhere to be seen�察�and Polly Briggs had likewise vanished。
Then Tom bethought him that he would go back to his mother�察 �but�察�
arriving at the gate of the gardens�察�was refused admittance�察�as he had not a
shilling in his pocket。 ;I've left�察─�says Tommy�察�giving himself the airs of a
gentleman�察 �some friends in the gardens。 I'm with his Excellency the
Bavarian henvy。;
;Then you had better go away with him�察─�said the gate people。
;But I tell you I left him there�察�in the grand circle�察�with a lady�察�and�察�
what's more�察�in the dark walk�察�I have left a silver´hilted sword。;
;Oh�察�my Lord�察�I'll go and tell him then�察─�cried one of the porters�察 �if
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you will wait。;
Mr。 Billings seated himself on a post near the gate�察 �and there
consented to remain until the return of his messenger。 The latter went
straight to the dark walk�察�and found the sword�察�sure enough。 But�察�instead
of returning it to its owner this discourteous knight broke the trenchant
blade at the hilt�察 �and flinging the steel away�察 �pocketed the baser silver
metal�察�and lurked off by the private door consecrated to the waiters and
fiddlers。
In the meantime�察 �Mr。 Billings waited and waited。 And what was the
conversation of his worthy parents inside the garden�拭�I cannot say�察�but one
of the waiters declared that he had served the great foreign Count with two
bowls of rack´punch�察�and some biscuits�察�in No。 3�此�that in the box with him
were first a young gentleman�察 �who went away�察 �and a lady�察 �splendidly
dressed and masked�此�that when the lady and his Lordship were alone�察�she
edged away to the further end of the table�察�and they had much talk�此�that at
last�察�when his Grace had pressed her very much�察�she took off her mask and
said�察 �Don't you know me now�察 �Max�拭─ �that he cried out�察 �My own
Catherine�察�thou art more beautiful than ever� ─�and wanted to kneel down
and vow eternal love to her�察�but she begged him not to do so in a place
where all the world would see�此�that then his Highness paid�察�and they left
the gardens�察�the lady putting on her mask again。
When they issued from the gardens�察 �Ho� �Joseph la Rose�察�my coach� ─�
shouted his Excellency�察�in rather a husky voice�察�and the men who had been
waiting came up with the carriage。 A young gentleman�察�who was dosing
on one of the posts at the entry�察 �woke up suddenly at the blaze of the
torches and the noise of the footmen。 The Count gave his arm to the lady
in the mask�察�who slipped in�察�and he was whispering La Rose�察�when the lad
who had been sleeping hit his Excellency on the shoulder�察�and said�察 �I say�察�
Count�察�you can give ME a cast home too�察─�and jumped into the coach。
When Catherine saw her son�察 �she threw herself into his arms�察 �and
kissed him with a burst of hysterical tears�察�of which Mr。 Billings was at a
loss to understand the meaning。 The Count joined them�察�looking not a little
disconcerted�察�and the pair were landed at their own door�察�where stood Mr。
Hayes�察 �in his nightcap�察 �ready to receive them�察 �and astounded at the
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splendour of the equipage in which his wife returned to him。
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CHAPTER XI。 OF SOME
DOMESTIC QUARRELS�察�AND
THE CONSEQUENCE THEREOF。
An ingenious magazine´writer�察�who lived in the time of Mr。 Brock and
the Duke of Marlborough�察 �compared the latter gentleman's conduct in
battle�察�when he
;In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed�察 �To fainting
squadrons lent the timely aid�察�Inspired repulsed battalions to engage�察�And
taught the doubtful battle where to rage;
Mr。 Joseph Addison�察�I say�察�compared the Duke of Marlborough to an
angel�察�who is sent by Divine command to chastise a guilty people
;And pleased his Master's orders to perform�察�Rides on the whirlwind�察�
and directs the storm。;
The first four of these novel lines touch off the Duke's disposition and
genius to a tittle。 He had a love for such scenes of strife�此�in the midst of
them his spirit rose calm and supreme�察�soaring ��like an angel or not�察�but
anyway the compliment is a very pretty one�� on the battle´clouds majestic�察�
and causing to ebb or to flow the mighty tide of war。
But as this famous simile might apply with equal proprietyto a bad
angel as to a good one�察 �it may in like manner be employed to illustrate
small quarrels as well as greata little family squabble�察�in which two or
three people are engaged�察 �as well as a vast national dispute�察 �argued on
each side by the roaring throats of five hundred angry cannon。 The poet
means�察�in fact�察�that the Duke of Marlborough had an immense genius for
mischief。
Our friend Brock�察�or Wood ��whose actions we love to illustrate by the
very handsomest similes���察 �possessed this genius in common with his
Grace�察�and was never so happy�察�or seen to so much advantage�察�as when he
was employed in setting people by the ears。 His spirits�察�usually dull�察�then
rose into the utmost gaiety and good´humour。 When the doubtful battle
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flagged�察�he by his art would instantly restore it。 When�察�for instance�察�Tom's
repulsed battalions of rhetoric fled from his mamma's fire�察�a few words of
apt sneer or encouragement on Wood's part would bring the fight round
again�察 �or when Mr。 Hayes's fainting squadrons of abuse broke upon the
stubborn squares of Tom's bristling obstinacy�察 �it was Wood's delight to
rally the former�察�and bring him once more to the charge。 A great share had
this man in making those bad people worse。 Many fierce words and bad
passions�察�many falsehoods and knaveries on Tom's part�察�much bitterness�察�
scorn�察�and jealousy on the part of Hayes and Catherine�察�might be attributed
to this hoary old tempter�察 �whose joy and occupation it was to raise and
direct the domestic storms and whirlwinds of the family of which he was a
member。 And do not let us be accused of an undue propensity to use
sounding words�察�because we compare three scoundrels in the Tyburn Road
to so many armies�察�and Mr。 Wood to a mighty field´marshal。 My dear sir�察�
when you have well studied the worldhow supremely great the meanest
thing in this world is�察�and how infinitely mean the greatestI am mistaken
if you do not make a strange and proper jumble of the sublime and the
ridiculous�察�the lofty and the low。 I have looked at the world�察�for my part�察�
and come to the conclusion that I know not which is which。
Well�察�then�察�on the night when Mrs Hayes�察�as recorded by us�察�had been
to the Marylebone Gardens�察�Mr。 Wood had found the sincerest enjoyment
in plying her husband with drink�察�so that�察�when Catherine arrived at home�察�
Mr。 Hayes came forward to meet her in a manner which showed he was
not only surly�察�but drunk。 Tom stepped out of the coach first�察�and Hayes
asked him�察�with an oath�察�where he had been�拭�The oath Mr。 Billings sternly
flung back again ��with another in its company���察 �and at the same time
refused to give his stepfather any sort of answer to his query。
;The old man is drunk�察�mother�察─�said he to Mrs。 Hayes�察�as he handed
that lady out of the coach ��before leaving which she had to withdraw her
hand rather violently from the grasp of the Count�察�who was inside��。 Hayes
instantly showed the correctness of his surmise by slamming the door
courageously in Tom's face�察�when he attempted to enter the house with his
mother。 And when Mrs。 Catherine remonstrated�察�according to her wont�察�in
a very angry and supercilious tone�察 �Mr。 Hayes replied with equal
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haughtiness�察�and a regular quarrel ensued。
People were accustomed in those days to use much more simple and
expressive terms of language than are now thought polite�察�and it would be
dangerous to give�察�in this present year 1840�察�the exact words of reproach
which passed between Hayes and his wife in 1726。 Mr。 Wood sat near�察�
laughing his sides out。 Mr。 Hayes swore that his wife should not go abroad
to tea´gardens in search of vile Popish noblemen�察 �to whic