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have pounded his commander into a jelly in ten minutes�察�so he contented 

himself   by   saying�察   �Well�察  �noble   Captain�察  �there's   no   harm   done�察  �it   IS   an 

honour for poor old Peter Brock to be at table with you�察�and I AM sorry�察�



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sure enough。; 

     ;In truth�察 �Peter�察 �I  believe  thou   art�察  �thou   hast   good   reason�察 �eh�察  �Peter�拭�

But never fear�察�man�察�had I struck thee�察�I never would have hurt thee。; 

     ;I KNOW you would not�察─�replied Brock�察�laying his hand on his heart 

with much gravity�察�and so peace was made�察�and healths were drunk。 Miss 

Catherine condescended to put her lips to the Captain's glass�察�who swore 

that the wine was thus converted into nectar�察�and although the girl had not 

previously      heard    of   that   liquor�察  �she   received     the   compliment       as  a 

compliment�察�and smiled and simpered in return。 

     The   poor   thing   had   never   before   seen   anybody   so   handsome�察  �or   so 

finely dressed as the Count�察�and�察�in the simplicity of her coquetry�察�allowed 

her satisfaction to be quite visible。 Nothing could be more clumsy than the 

gentleman's       mode     of   complimenting        her�察  �but   for  this�察  �perhaps�察   �his 

speeches were more effective than others more delicate would have been�察�

and though she said to each�察 �Oh�察�now�察�my Lord�察─�and ;La�察�Captain�察�how 

can   you   flatter   one   so�拭─  �and   ;Your   honour's   laughing   at   me�察─  �and   made 

such polite speeches as are used on these occasions�察�it was manifest from 

the   flutter   and   blush�察  �and   the   grin   of   satisfaction   which   lighted   up   the 

buxom       features    of   the   little  country    beauty�察   �that   the   Count's     first 

operations had been highly successful。 When following up his attack�察�he 

produced from  his   neck   a small   locket   ��which   had been   given him  by  a 

Dutch lady at the Brill���察�and begged Miss Catherine to wear it for his sake�察�

and   chucked   her   under   the   chin   and   called   her   his   little   rosebud�察  �it   was 

pretty clear how things would go�此�anybody who could see the expression 

of Mr。 Brock's countenance at this event might judge of the progress of the 

irresistible High´Dutch conqueror。 

     Being of   a very  vain communicative   turn�察�our   fair barmaid   gave   her 

two   companions�察 �not   only  a  pretty  long   account   of  herself�察 �but of   many 

other persons in the village�察�whom she could perceive from the   window 

opposite to which she stood。 ;Yes�察�your honour�察─�said she ;my Lord�察�I 

mean�察�sixteen last March�察�though there's a many girl in the village that at 

my age is quite chits。 There's Polly Randall now�察�that red´haired girl along 

with Thomas Curtis�此�she's seventeen if she's a day�察�though he is the very 

first sweetheart she has had。 Well�察�as I am saying�察�I was bred up here in the 



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villagefather and mother died very young�察�and I was left a poor orphan 

well�察�bless us�   �if Thomas haven't   kissed her��to the   care of Mrs。   Score�察�

my aunt�察�who has been a mother to mea stepmother�察�you know��and I've 

been to Stratford fair�察�and to Warwick many a time�察�and there's two people 

who have offered to marry me�察�and ever so many who want to�察�and I won't 

have noneonly a gentleman�察�as I've always said�察�not a poor clodpole�察�like 

Tom   there   with   the   red   waistcoat   ��he   was   one   that   asked        me���察  �nor   a 

drunken fellow like Sam Blacksmith yonder�察�him whose wife has got the 

black eye�察�but a real gentleman�察�like; 

     ;Like whom�察�my dear�拭─�said the Captain�察�encouraged。 

     ;La�察  �sir�察  �how   can   you�拭  �Why�察  �like   our   squire�察  �Sir  John�察  �who   rides   in 

such a mortal fine gold coach�察�or�察�at least�察�like the parson�察�Doctor Dobbs 

that's he�察�in the black gown�察�walking with Madam Dobbs in red。; 

     ;And are those his children�拭─�

     ;Yes�此  �two   girls   and   two   boys�察  �and   only   think�察  �he   calls   one   William 

Nassau�察�and one George Denmarkisn't it odd�拭─�And from the parson�察�Mrs。 

Catherine   went   on   to   speak   of   several   humble   personages of   the   village 

community�察  �who�察  �as   they   are   not   necessary   to   our   story�察  �need   not   be 

described at   full length。 It   was   when�察 �from the   window�察 �Corporal   Brock 

saw the altercation between the worthy divine and his son�察�respecting the 

latter's ride�察�that he judged it a fitting time to step out on the green�察�and to 

bestow on the two horses those famous historical names which we have 

just heard applied to them。 

     Mr。  Brock's   diplomacy  was�察 �as   we   have stated�察 �quite successful�察  �for�察�

when   the   parson's   boys   had   ridden   and   retired   along   with   their   mamma 

and   papa�察  �other   young   gentlemen   of   humbler   rank   in   the   village   were 

placed upon ;George of Denmark; and ;William of Nassau�察─�the Corporal 

joking and laughing with all the grown´up people。 The women�察�in spite of 

Mr。 Brock's age�察�his red nose�察�and a certain squint of his eye�察�vowed the 

Corporal   was   a   jewel   of   a   man�察  �and   among   the   men   his   popularity   was 

equally great。 

     ;How   much   dost   thee   get�察  �Thomas   Clodpole�拭─  �said   Mr。   Brock   to   a 

countryman ��he was the man whom Mrs。 Catherine had described as her 

suitor���察  �who   had   laughed   loudest   at   some   of   his   jokes�此   �how   much   dost 



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thee get for a week's work�察�now�拭─�

     Mr。 Clodpole�察�whose name was really Bullock�察�stated that his wages 

amounted to ;three shillings and a puddn。; 

     ;Three shillings and a puddn��monstrous��and for this you toil like a 

galley´slave�察�as I have seen them in Turkey and America��ay�察�gentlemen�察�

and   in   the  country  of   Prester  John� �You shiver  out   of bed   on   icy  winter 

mornings�察�to break the ice for Ball and Dapple to drink。; 

     ;Yes�察�indeed�察─�said the person addressed�察�who seemed astounded at the 

extent of the Corporal's information。 

     ;Or   you   clean   pigsty�察  �and   take   dung   down   to   meadow�察  �or   you   act 

watchdog and tend sheep�察�or you sweep a scythe over a great field of grass�察�

and when the sun has scorched the eyes out of your head�察�and sweated the 

flesh off your bones�察�and well´nigh fried the soul out of your body�察�you go 

home�察�to what��three shillings a week and a puddn� �Do you get pudding 

every day�拭─�

     ;No�察�only Sundays。; 

     ;Do you get money enough�拭─�

     ;No�察�sure。; 

     ;Do you get beer enough�拭─�

     ;Oh no�察�NEVER� ─�said Mr。 Bullock quite resolutely。 

     ;Worthy Clodpole�察�give us thy hand�此�it shall have beer enough this day�察�

or my name's not Corporal Brock。 Here's the money�察�boy� �there are twenty 

pieces   in   this   purse�此  �and   how   do   you   think   I   got   'em�拭  �and   how   do   you 

think   I   shall   get   others   when   these   are   gone��by   serving   Her   Sacred 

Majesty�察�to be sure�此�long life to her�察�and down with the French King� ─�

     Bullock�察�a few of the men�察�and two or three of the boys�察�piped out an 

hurrah�察�in compliment to this speech of the Corporal's�此�but it was remarked 

that   the   greater   part  of  the  crowd     drew   backthe    women      whispering 

ominously to them and looking at the Corporal。 

     ;I see�察�ladies�察�what it is�察─�said he。 ;You are frightened�察�and think I am a 

crimp   come   to   steal   your   sweethearts   away。   What�   �call   Peter   Brock   a 

double´dealer�拭  �I   tell   you   what�察  �boys�察  �Jack   Churchill   himself   has   shaken 

this hand�察�and drunk a pot with me�此�do you think he'd shake hands with a 

rogue�拭�Here's Tummas Clodpole has never had beer enough�察�and here am I 



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will    stand   treat  to  him    and   any   other   gentleman�此     �am   I  good    enough 

company   for   him�拭  �I   have   money�察  �look   you�察  �and   like   to   spend   it�此  �what 

should _I_ be doing dirty actions forhay�察�Tummas�拭─�

     A satisfactory reply to this query was not�察�of course�察�expected by the 

Corporal nor uttered by Mr。 Bullock�察�and the end of the dispute was�察�that 

he and three or four of the rustic bystanders were quite convinced of the 

good   intentions   of   their   new   friend�察  �and   accompanied   him   back   to   the 

;Bugle�察─�to regale upon the promised beer。 Among the Corporal's guests 

was   one   young   fellow   whose   dress   would   show   that   he   was   somewhat 

better to do in the world than Clodpole and the rest of the sunburnt ragged 

troop�察�who were marching towards the alehouse。 This man was the only 

one of his hearers who�察�perhaps�察�was sceptical as to the truth of his stories�察�

but as soon as Bullock accepted the invitation to drink�察�John Hayes�察�the 

carpenter ��for such was his name and profession���察�said�察 �Well�察�Thomas�察�if 

thou goest�察�I will go too。; 

     ;I know thee wilt�察─�said Thomas�此 �thou'lt goo anywhere Catty Hall is�察�

provided thou canst goo for nothing。; 

     ;Nay�察�I have a penny to spend as good as the Corporal here。; 

     ;A  penny   to   KEEP�察  �you   mean�此  �for   all   your   love   for   the   lass   at   the 

'Bugle��' did thee ever spend a shilling in the house�拭�Thee wouldn't go now�察�

but that I am going too�察�and the Captain here stands treat。; 

     ;Come�察  �come�察  �gentlemen�察  �no   quarrelling�察─  �said   Mr。   Brock。   ;If   this 

pretty fellow will join us�察�amen say I�此�there's lots of liquor�察�and plenty of 

money to pay the score。 C

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