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She felt that she should royally become the title� �

     About      this   timeand     Hayes     was    very    much     frightened     at   the 

prevalence of the rumourit suddenly began to be about in his quarter that 

he   was   going   to   quit   the   country。   The   story   was   in   everybody's   mouth�察�

people   used   to   sneer   when   he   turned   pale�察  �and   wept�察  �and   passionately 

denied it。 

     It was said�察�too�察�that Mrs。 Hayes was not his wife�察�but his mistress 

everybody had this storyhis mistress�察�whom he treated most cruelly�察�and 

was   about   to   desert。   The   tale   of   the   blow   which   had   felled   her   to   the 

ground was known in all quarters。 When he declared that the woman tried 

to stab him�察  �nobody  believed   him�此  �the   women   said   he   would   have   been 



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served   right   if   she   had   done   so。   How   had   these   stories   gone   abroad�拭�

;Three days more�察�and I WILL fly�察─�thought Hayes�察 �and the world may 

say what it pleases。; 

     Ay�察�fool�察�flyaway so swiftly that Fate cannot overtake thee�此�hide so 

cunningly that Death shall not find thy place of refuge� �



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               CHAPTER XIII。 BEING A 

     PREPARATION FOR THE END。 



     The   reader�察  �doubtless�察 �doth   now   partly  understand   what   dark   acts   of 

conspiracy are beginning to gather around Mr。 Hayes�察�and possibly hath 

comprehended 

     1。 That if the rumour was universally credited which declared that Mrs。 

Catherine was only Hayes's mistress�察�and not his wife�察�

     She might�察�if she so inclined�察�marry another person�察�and thereby not 

injure her fame and excite wonderment�察�but actually add to her reputation。 

     2。 That if all the world did steadfastly believe that Mr。 Hayes intended 

to desert this woman�察�after having cruelly maltreated her�察�

     The    direction    which     his  journey     might    take   would     be   of   no 

consequence�察       �and    he   might     go    to   Highgate�察    �to   Edinburgh�察     �to 

Constantinople�察�nay�察�down a well�察�and no soul would care to ask whither 

he had gone。 

     These points Mr。 Hayes had not considered duly。 The latter case had 

been   put   to   him�察  �and   annoyed   him�察  �as   we   have   seen�察  �the   former   had 

actually been pressed upon him by Mrs。 Hayes herself�察�who�察�in almost the 

only   communication   she   had   had   with   him   since   their   last   quarrel�察  �had 

asked him�察�angrily�察�in the presence of Wood and her son�察�whether he had 

dared   to   utter   such   lies�察  �and   how   it   came   to   pass   that   the   neighbours 

looked scornfully at her�察�and avoided her�拭�

     To this charge Mr。 Hayes pleaded�察�very meekly�察�that he was not guilty�察�

and young Billings�察�taking him by the collar�察�and clinching his fist in his 

face�察�swore a dreadful oath that he would have the life of him if he dared 

abuse his mother。 Mrs。 Hayes then spoke of the general report abroad�察�that 

he   was   going   to   desert   her�察  �which�察  �if   he   attempted   to   do�察  �Mr。   Billings 

vowed that he would follow him to Jerusalem and have his blood。 These 

threats�察�and the insolent language of young Billings�察�rather calmed Hayes 

than agitated him�此�he longed to be on his journey�察�but he began to hope 

that no obstacle would be placed in the way of it。 For the first time since 



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many  days�察  �he   began   to   enjoy  a   feeling   something   akin   to   security�察  �and 

could look with tolerable confidence towards a comfortable completion of 

his own schemes of treason。 

     These   points   being   duly   settled�察  �we   are   now   arrived�察  �O   public�察  �at   a 

point for which the author's soul hath been yearning ever since this history 

commenced。 We are now come�察�O critic�察�to a stage of the work when this 

tale   begins   to   assume   an   appearance   so   interestingly   horrific�察  �that   you 

must have   a   heart of   stone if you   are not interested by  it。 O  candid   and 

discerning reader�察�who art sick of the hideous scenes of brutal bloodshed 

which have of late come forth from pens of certain eminent wits��* if you 

turn away disgusted from the book�察�remember that this passage hath not 

been written for you�察�or such as you�察�who have taste to know and hate the 

style in which it hath been composed�察�but for the public�察�which hath no 

such      taste��for    the    public�察   �which      can    patronise      four    different 

representations       of   Jack   Sheppard��for       the  public    whom      its  literary 

providers     have    gorged    with   blood    and   foul  Newgate      garbage��and      to 

whom we poor creatures�察�humbly following at the tail of our great high´ 

priests and prophets of the press�察�may�察�as in duty bound�察�offer some small 

gift of our own�此�a little mite truly�察�but given with good´will。 Come up�察�then�察�

fair   Catherine     and   brave    Count��appear�察     �gallant    Brock�察   �and   faultless 

Billings��hasten   hither�察  �honest   John   Hayes�此  �the   former   chapters   are   but 

flowers in which we have been decking you for the sacrifice。 Ascend to 

the altar�察�ye innocent lambs�察�and prepare for the final act�此�lo� �the knife is 

sharpened�察�and the sacrificer ready� �Stretch your throats�察�sweet ones��for 

the public is thirsty�察�and must have blood� �

     * This was written in 1840。 



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                   CHAPTER THE LAST。 



     That   Mr。   Hayes   had   some   notion   of   the   attachment   of   Monsieur   de 

Galgenstein   for his   wife   is   very  certain�此  �the   man   could   not   but   perceive 

that she was more gaily dressed�察�and more frequently absent than usual�察�

and must have been quite aware that from the day of the quarrel until the 

present period�察�Catherine had never asked him for a shilling for the house 

expenses。   He   had   not   the   heart   to   offer�察  �however�察  �nor�察  �in   truth�察  �did   she 

seem to remember that money was due。 

     She   received�察  �in   fact�察  �many   sums   from   the   tender   Count。   Tom   was 

likewise   liberally   provided   by   the   same   personage�察  �who   was�察  �moreover�察�

continually sending presents of various kinds to the person on whom his 

affections were centred。 

     One of these gifts was a hamper of choice mountain´wine�察�which had 

been some weeks in the house�察�and excited the longing of Mr。 Hayes�察�who 

loved   wine   very   much。   This   liquor   was   generally   drunk   by   Wood   and 

Billings�察�who applauded it greatly�察�and many times�察�in passing through the 

back´parlour��which he had to traverse in order to reach the stair�察�Hayes 

had cast a tender eye towards the drink�察�of which�察�had he dared�察�he would 

have partaken。 

     On    the  1st   of  March�察   �in  the   year   1726�察  �Mr。   Hayes    had   gathered 

together   almost   the   whole   sum   with   which   he   intended   to   decamp�察  �and 

having on that very day recovered the amount of a bill which he thought 

almost hopeless�察�he returned home in tolerable good´humour�察�and feeling�察�

so near was his period of departure�察�something like security。 Nobody had 

attempted the least violence on him�此�besides�察�he was armed with pistols�察�

had his money in bills in a belt about his person�察�and really reasoned with 

himself that there was no danger for him to apprehend。 

     He   entered   the   house   about   dusk�察  �at   five   o'clock。   Mrs。   Hayes   was 

absent with Mr。  Billings�察�only  Mr。 Wood   was smoking�察 �according to   his 

wont�察    �in  the   little  back´parlour�察    �and   as   Mr。   Hayes    passed�察   �the   old 

gentleman addressed him in a friendly voice�察�and�察�wondering that he had 

been such a stranger�察�invited him to sit and take a glass of wine。 There was 



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a light and a foreman in the shop�察�Mr。 Hayes gave his injunctions to that 

person�察�and saw no objection to Mr。 Wood's invitation。 

     The   conversation�察  �at   first   a   little   stiff   between   the   two   gentlemen�察�

began   speedily   to   grow   more   easy   and   confidential�此  �and   so   particularly 

bland and good´humoured was Mr。�察�or Doctor Wood�察�that his companion 

was quite caught�察�and softened by the charm of his manner�察�and the pair 

became as good friends as in the former days of their intercourse。 

     ;I wish you would come down sometimes of evenings�察─�quoth Doctor 

Wood�察 �for�察�though no book´learned man�察�Mr。 Hayes�察�look you�察�you are a 

man of the world�察�and I can't abide the society of boys。 There's Tom�察�now�察�

since this tiff with Mrs。 Cat�察�the scoundrel plays the Grank Turk here� �The 

pair of 'em�察�betwixt them�察�have completely gotten the upper hand of you。 

Confess that you are beaten�察�Master Hayes�察�and don't like the boy�拭─�

     ;No more I do�察─�said Hayes�察 �and that's the truth on't。 A man doth not 

like to have his wife's sins flung in his face�察�nor to be perpetually bullied 

in his own house by such a fiery sprig as that。; 

     ;Mischief�察�sir��mischief only�察─�said Wood�此 �'tis the fun of youth�察�sir�察�

and will go off as age comes to the lad。 Bad as you may think himand he 

is as skittish and fierce�察�sure enough�察�as a young colt´there is good stuff 

in him�察�and though he hath�察�or fancies he hath�察�the right to abuse every one�察�

by the Lord he will let none others do so� �Last week�察�now�察�didn't he tell 

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