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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
Mrs。 Cat that you served her right in the last beating matter�拭�and weren't
they coming to knives�察�just as in your case�拭�By my faith�察�they were。 Ay�察�
and at the ;Braund's Head�察─�when some fellow said that you were a bloody
Bluebeard�察�and would murder your wife�察�stab me if Tom wasn't up in an
instant and knocked the fellow down for abusing of you� ─�
The first of these stories was quite true�察 �the second was only a
charitable invention of Mr。 Wood�察 �and employed�察 �doubtless�察 �for the
amiable purpose of bringing the old and young men together。 The scheme
partially succeeded�察 �for�察 �though Hayes was not so far mollified towards
Tom as to entertain any affection for a young man whom he had cordially
detested ever since he knew him�察 �yet he felt more at ease and cheerful
regarding himself�此�and surely not without reason。 While indulging in these
benevolent sentiments�察 �Mrs。 Catherine and her son arrived�察 �and found�察�
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somewhat to their astonishment�察�Mr。 Hayes seated in the back´parlour�察�as
in former times�察�and they were invited by Mr。 Wood to sit down and drink。
We have said that certain bottles of mountain´wine were presented by
the Count to Mrs。 Catherine�此 �these were�察 �at Mr。 Wood's suggestion�察�
produced�察�and Hayes�察�who had long been coveting them�察�was charmed to
have an opportunity to drink his fill。 He forthwith began bragging of his
great powers as a drinker�察�and vowed that he could manage eight bottles
without becoming intoxicated。
Mr。 Wood grinned strangely�察 �and looked in a peculiar way at Tom
Billings�察�who grinned too。 Mrs。 Cat's eyes were turned towards the ground�此�
but her face was deadly pale。
The party began drinking。 Hayes kept up his reputation as a toper�察�and
swallowed one�察�two�察�three bottles without wincing。 He grew talkative and
merry�察�and began to sing songs and to cut jokes�察�at which Wood laughed
hugely�察�and Billings after him。 Mrs。 Cat could not laugh�察�but sat silent。
What ailed her�拭 �Was she thinking of the Count�拭 �She had been with
Max that day�察�and had promised him�察�for the next night at ten�察�an interview
near his lodgings at Whitehall。 It was the first time that she would see him
alone。 They were to meet ��not a very cheerful place for a love´tryst�� at St。
Margaret's churchyard�察 �near Westminster Abbey。 Of this�察 �no doubt�察 �Cat
was thinking�察�but what could she mean by whispering to Wood�察 �No�察�no� �
for God's sake�察�not tonight� ─�
;She means we are to have no more liquor�察─�said Wood to Mr。 Hayes�察�
who heard this sentence�察�and seemed rather alarmed。
;That's it��no more liquor�察─ �said Catherine eagerly�察 �you have had
enough to´night。 Go to bed�察�and lock your door�察�and sleep�察�Mr。 Hayes。;
;But I say I've NOT had enough drink� ─�screamed Hayes�察 �I'm good
for five bottles more�察�and wager I will drink them too。;
;Done�察�for a guinea� ─�said Wood。
;Done�察�and done� ─�said Billings。
;Be YOU quiet� ─ �growled Hayes�察 �scowling at the lad。 ;I will drink
what I please�察�and ask no counsel of yours。; And he muttered some more
curses against young Billings�察 �which showed what his feelings were
towards his wife's son�察�and which the latter�察�for a wonder�察�only received
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with a scornful smile�察�and a knowing look at Wood。
Well� �the five extra bottles were brought�察�and drunk by Mr。 Hayes�察�and
seasoned by many songs from the recueil of Mr。 Thomas d'Urfey and
others。 The chief part of the talk and merriment was on Hayes's part�察�as�察�
indeed�察 �was natural��for�察 �while he drank bottle after bottle of wine�察 �the
other two gentlemen confined themselves to small beer��both pleading
illness as an excuse for their sobriety。
And now might we depict�察 �with much accuracy�察 �the course of Mr。
Hayes's intoxication�察�as it rose from the merriment of the three´bottle point
to the madness of the fourfrom the uproarious quarrelsomeness of the
sixth bottle to the sickly stupidity of the seventh�察�but we are desirous of
bringing this tale to a conclusion�察�and must pretermit all consideration of a
subject so curious�察�so instructive�察�and so delightful。 Suffice it to say�察�as a
matter of history�察 �that Mr。 Hayes did actually drink seven bottles of
mountain´wine�察 �and that Mr。 Thomas Billings went to the ;Braund's
Head�察─ �in Bond Street�察 �and purchased another�察 �which Hayes likewise
drank。
;That'll do�察─�said Mr。 Wood to young Billings�察�and they led Hayes up
to bed�察�whither�察�in truth�察�he was unable to walk himself。
* * *
Mrs。 Springatt�察�the lodger�察�came down to ask what the noise was。 ;'Tis
only Tom Billings making merry with some friends from the country�察─�
answered Mrs。 Hayes�察 �whereupon Springatt retired�察 �and the house was
quiet。
* * *
Some scuffling and stamping was heard about eleven o'clock。
* * *
After they had seen Mr。 Hayes to bed�察 �Billings remembered that he
had a parcel to carry to some person in the neighbourhood of the Strand�察�
and�察�as the night was remarkably fine�察�he and Mr。 Wood agreed to walk
together�察�and set forth accordingly。
��Here follows a description of the THAMES AT MIDNIGHT�察�in a fine
historical style�察 �with an account of Lambeth�察 �Westminster�察 �the Savoy�察�
Baynard's Castle�察�Arundel House�察�the Temple�察�of Old London Bridge�察�with
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its twenty arches�察 �on which be houses builded�察�so that it seemeth rather a
continuall street than a bridge�察�of Bankside�察 �and the ;Globe; and the
;Fortune; Theatres�察�of the ferries across the river�察�and of the pirates who
infest the samenamely�察�tinklermen�察�petermen�察�hebbermen�察�trawlermen�察�of
the fleet of barges that lay at the Savoy steps�察�and of the long lines of slim
wherries sleeping on the river banks and basking and shining in the
moonbeams。 A combat on the river is described�察�that takes place between
the crews of a tinklerman's boat and the water´bailiffs。 Shouting his war´
cry�察 �St。 Mary Overy a la rescousse� ─�the water´bailiff sprung at the throat
of the tinklerman captain。 The crews of both vessels�察�as if aware that the
struggle of their chiefs would decide the contest�察 �ceased hostilities�察 �and
awaited on their respective poops the issue of the death´shock。 It was not
long coming。 ;Yield�察 �dog� ─ �said the water´bailiff。 The tinklerman could
not answerfor his throat was grasped too tight in the iron clench of the
city champion�察�but drawing his snickersnee�察�he plunged it seven times in
the bailiff's chest�此 �still the latter fell not。 The death´rattle gurgled in the
throat of his opponent�察�his arms fell heavily to his side。 Foot to foot�察�each
standing at the side of his boat�察 �stood the brave menTHEY WERE
BOTH DEAD� �In the name of St。 Clement Danes�察─�said the master�察 �give
way�察�my men� ─�and�察�thrusting forward his halberd ��seven feet long�察�richly
decorated with velvet and brass nails�察�and having the city arms�察�argent�察�a
cross gules�察�and in the first quarter a dagger displayed of the second���察�he
thrust the tinklerman's boat away from his own�察�and at once the bodies of
the captains plunged down�察 �down�察 �down�察 �down in the unfathomable
waters。
After this follows another episode。 Two masked ladies quarrel at the
door of a tavern overlooking the Thames�此 �they turn out to be Stella and
Vanessa�察 �who have followed Swift thither�察 �who is in the act of reading
;Gulliver's Travels; to Gay�察 �Arbuthnot�察 �Bolingbroke�察 �and Pope。 Two
fellows are sitting shuddering under a doorway�察 �to one of them Tom
Billings flung a sixpence。 He little knew that the names of those two
young men wereSamuel Johnson and Richard Savage。��
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ANOTHER LAST CHAPTER。
Mr。 Hayes did not join the family the next day�察�and it appears that the
previous night's reconciliation was not very durable�察 �for when Mrs。
Springatt asked Wood for Hayes�察 �Mr。 Wood stated that Hayes had gone
away without saying whither he was bound�察 �or how long he might be
absent。 He only said�察�in rather a sulky tone�察�that he should probably pass
the night at a friend's house。 ;For my part�察�I know of no friend he hath�察─�
added Mr。 Wood�察 �and pray Heaven that he may not think of deserting his
poor wife�察 �whom he hath beaten and ill´used so already� ─ �In this prayer
Mrs。 Springatt joined�察�and so these two worthy people parted。
What business Billings was about cannot be said�察�but he was this night
bound towards Marylebone Fields�察 �as he was the night befo