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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

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