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interests as connected with his own。 

     The man was well fitted for the creeping and niggling of his dastardly 

trade�察�and gathered his moneys�察�and busied himself with his lawyer�察�and 

acted as his own bookkeeper and clerk�察�not without satisfaction。 His wife's 

speculations�察�when they worked in concert�察�used often to frighten him。 He 

never sent out his capital without a pang�察�and only because he dared not 

question her superior judgment and will。 He began now to lend no more�此�

he could not let the money out of his sight。 His sole pleasure was to creep 

up into his room�察�and count and recount it。 When Billings came into the 

house�察�Hayes had taken a room next to that of Wood。 It was a protection to 

him�察�for Wood would often rebuke the lad for using Hayes ill�此�and both 

Catherine and Tom treated the old man with deference。 

     At lastit was after he had collected a good deal of his money Hayes 

began to reason with himself�察 �Why should I stay��stay to be insulted by 

that boy�察�or murdered by him�拭�He is ready for any crime。; He determined 

to   fly。  He   would    send    Catherine    money     every    year。  Noshe     had   the 



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furniture�察�let her let lodgingsthat would support her。 He would go�察�and 

live   away�察   �abroad    in  some    cheap    placeaway      from    that  boy   and   his 

horrible   threats。   The   idea   of   freedom   was   agreeable   to   the   poor   wretch�察�

and he began to wind up his affairs as quickly as he could。 

     Hayes would now allow no one to make his bed or enter his room�察�and 

Wood could hear him through the panels fidgeting perpetually to and fro�察�

opening and shutting of chests�察�and clinking of coin。 At the least sound he 

would start up�察�and would go to Billings's door and listen。 Wood used to 

hear him creeping through the passages�察�and returning stealthily to his own 

chamber。 

     One day the woman and her son had been angrily taunting him in the 

presence of a neighbour。 The neighbour retired soon�察�and Hayes�察�who had 

gone with him to the door�察�heard�察�on returning�察�the voice of Wood in the 

parlour。 The old man laughed in his usual saturnine way�察�and said�察 �Have a 

care�察   �Mrs。   Cat�察  �for  if  Hayes    were    to  die  suddenly�察    �by  the   laws�察  �the 

neighbours would accuse thee of his death。; 

     Hayes started as if he had been shot。 ;He too is in the plot�察─�thought he。 

;They are all leagued against me�此�they WILL kill me�此�they are only biding 

their   time。;   Fear   seized   him�察  �and   he   thought   of   flying   that   instant   and 

leaving all�察�and he stole into his room and gathered his money together。 

But only a half of it was there�此�in a few weeks all would have come in。 He 

had   not the   heart   to go。   But that night Wood heard   Hayes   pause   at   HIS 

door�察  �before    he   went    to  listen  at   Mrs。  Catherine's。    ;What     is  the  man 

thinking of�拭─�said Wood。 ;He is gathering his money together。 Has he a 

hoard yonder unknown to us all�拭─�

     Wood thought   he   would   watch   him。 There   was   a   closet   between   the 

two rooms�此�Wood bored a hole in the panel�察�and peeped through。 Hayes 

had a brace of pistols�察�and four or five little bags before him on the table。 

One of these he opened�察�and placed�察�one by one�察�five´and´twenty guineas 

into it。 Such a sum had been due that dayCatherine spoke of it only in the 

morning�察  �for   the   debtor's   name   had   by   chance   been   mentioned   in   the 

conversation。 Hayes commonly kept but a few guineas in the house。 For 

what was he amassing all these�拭�The next day�察�Wood asked for change for 

a   twenty´pound   bill。   Hayes   said   he   had   but   three   guineas。   And�察  �when 



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asked by  Catherine   where   the   money  was   that   was   paid   the   day  before�察�

said that it was at the banker's。 ;The man is going to fly�察─�said Wood�察 �that 

is sure�此�if he does�察�I know himhe will leave his wife without a shilling。; 

     He   watched   him   for   several   days   regularly�此  �two   or   three   more   bags 

were     added    to  the  former    number。     ;They    are  pretty   things�察  �guineas�察─�

thought Wood�察 �and tell no tales�察�like bank´bills。; And he thought over the 

days when he and Macshane used to ride abroad in search of them。 

     I don't know what thoughts entered into Mr。 Wood's brain�察�but the next 

day�察�after seeing young Billings�察�to whom he actually made a present of a 

guinea�察  �that   young   man�察  �in   conversing   with   his   mother�察  �said�察   �Do   you 

know�察�mother�察�that if you were free�察�and married the Count�察�I should be a 

lord�拭�It's the German law�察�Mr。 Wood says�察�and you know he was in them 

countries with Marlborough。; 

     ;Ay�察�that he would�察─�said Mr。 Wood�察 �in Germany�此�but Germany isn't 

England�察�and it's no use talking of such things。; 

     ;Hush�察�child� ─�said Mrs。 Hayes�察�quite eagerly�此 �how can _I_ marry the 

Count�拭�Besides�察�a'n't I married�察�and isn't he too great a lord for me�拭─�

     ;Too great a lord��not a whit�察�mother。 If it wasn't for Hayes�察�I might 

be   a   lord   now。   He   gave   me   five   guineas   only   last   week�察  �but   curse   the 

skinflint who never will part with a shilling。; 

     ;It's not so bad as his striking your mother�察�Tom。 I had my stick up�察�

and was ready to fell him t'other night�察─�added Mr。 Wood。 And herewith he 

smiled�察�and looked steadily in Mrs。 Catherine's face。 She dared not look 

again�察�but she felt that the old man knew a secret that she had been trying 

to hide from herself。 Fool� �he knew it�察�and Hayes knew it dimly�此�and never�察�

never�察�since that day of the gala�察�had it left her�察�sleeping or waking。 When 

Hayes�察�in his fear�察�had proposed to sleep away from her�察�she started with 

joy�此�she had been afraid that she might talk in her sleep�察�and so let slip her 

horrible confession。 

     Old Wood knew all her history since the period of the Marylebone fete。 

He had wormed it out of her�察�day by day�察�he had counselled her how to act�察�

warned her not to yield�察�to procure�察�at least�察�a certain provision for her son�察�

and a handsome settlement for herself�察�if she determined on quitting her 

husband。 The   old   man   looked   on   the   business   in   a   proper   philosophical 



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light�察�told her bluntly that   he saw she was bent   upon going off with the 

Count�察 �and   bade   her   take   precautions�此  �else   she   might   be   left   as   she   had 

been before。 

     Catherine      denied    all  these   charges�察   �but   she   saw   the   Count    daily�察�

notwithstanding�察        �and     took    all   the    measures       which      Wood      had 

recommended   to   her。   They   were   very   prudent   ones。   Galgenstein   grew 

hourly more in love�此�never had he felt such a flame�察�not in the best days of 

his youth�察�not for the fairest princess�察�countess�察�or actress�察�from Vienna to 

Paris。 

     At    lengthit   was   the   night   after  he   had   seen   Hayes     counting    his 

money´bagsold          Wood     spoke     to  Mrs。    Hayes     very    seriously。    ;That 

husband of yours�察�Cat�察─�said he�察 �meditates some treason�察�ay�察�and fancies 

we are about such。 He listens nightly at your door and at mine�此�he is going 

to leave you�察�be sure on't�察�and if he leaves you�察�he leaves you to starve。; 

     ;I can be rich elsewhere�察─�said Mrs。 Cat。 

     ;What�察�with Max�拭─�

     ;Ay�察�with Max�此�and why not�拭─�said Mrs。 Hayes。 

     ;Why   not�察  �fool�   �Do   you   recollect   Birmingham�拭  �Do   you   think   that 

Galgenstein�察�who is so tender now because he HASN'T won you�察�will be 

faithful because he HAS�拭�Psha�察�woman�察�men are not made so� �Don't go to 

him until you are sure�此�if you were a widow now�察�he would marry you�察�but 

never leave yourself at his mercy�此�if you were to leave your husband to go 

to him�察�he would desert you in a fortnight� ─�

     She   might   have   been   a   Countess�   �she   knew   she   might�察  �but   for   this 

cursed   barrier   between   her   and   her   fortune。   Wood   knew   what   she   was 

thinking of�察�and smiled grimly。 

     ;Besides�察─�he continued�察 �remember Tom。 As sure as you leave Hayes 

without some security from Max�察�the boy's ruined�此�he who might be a lord�察�

if his mother had butPsha� �never mind�此�that boy will go on the road�察�as 

sure   as   my   name's   Wood。   He's   a   Turpin   cock   in   his   eye�察  �my   dear��a 

regular Tyburn look。 He knows too many of that sort already�察�and is too 

fond of   a   bottle   and   a   girl   to   resist   and   be   honest   when   it   comes   to   the 

pinch。; 

     ;It's all true�察─�said Mrs。 Hayes。 ;Tom's a high mettlesome fellow�察�and 



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would no more mind a ride on Hounslow Heath than he does a walk now 

in the Mall。; 

     ;Do you want him hanged�察�my dear�拭─�said Wood。 

     ;Ah�察�Doctor� ─�

     ;It IS a pity�察�and that's sure�察─�concluded Mr。 Wood�察�knocking the ashes 

out of his pipe�察�and closing this interesting conversation。 ;It is a pity that 

that old skinflint should be in the way of both your fortunes�察�and he about 

to fling you over�察�too� ─�

     Mrs。 Catherine retired musing�察�as Mr。 Billings had previously done�察�a 

sweet   smile   of   contentment   lighted   up   the   venerable   features   of   Doctor 

Wood�察�and he walked abroad into the streets as happy a fellow as any in 

London。 



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