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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

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