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money to pay the score。 Comrade Tummas�察�give us thy arm。 Mr。 Hayes�察�

you're a hearty cock�察�I make no doubt�察�and all such are welcome。 Come 

along�察�my gentleman farmers�察�Mr。 Brock shall have the honour to pay for 

you all。; And with this�察�Corporal Brock�察�accompanied by Messrs。 Hayes�察�

Bullock�察     �Blacksmith�察     �Baker's´boy�察     �Butcher�察   �and    one    or   two   others�察�

adjourned to the inn�察�the horses being�察�at the same time�察�conducted to the 

stable。 

     Although we  have�察 �in this   quiet way�察 �and   without   any  flourishing   of 

trumpets�察  �or   beginning   of   chapters�察  �introduced   Mr。   Hayes   to   the   public�察�

and although�察 �at   first   sight�察 �a  sneaking   carpenter's   boy  may  seem  hardly 

worthy  of   the  notice   of   an   intelligent   reader�察  �who   looks   for   a   good   cut´ 



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throat   or   highwayman   for   a   hero�察  �or   a   pickpocket   at   the   very  least�此  �this 

gentleman's words and actions should be carefully studied by the public�察�

as   he   is   destined   to   appear   before   them   under   very   polite   and   curious 

circumstances during the course of this   history。 The speech   of the   rustic 

Juvenal�察�Mr。 Clodpole�察�had seemed to infer that Hayes was at once careful 

of his money and a warm admirer of Mrs。 Catherine of the ;Bugle�此─�and 

both the charges were perfectly true。 Hayes's father was reported to be a 

man     of   some    substance�察    �and   young     John�察  �who     was   performing      his 

apprenticeship in the village�察�did not fail to talk very big of his pretensions 

to fortuneof his entering�察�at the close of his indentures�察�into partnership 

with his fatherand of the comfortable farm and house over which Mrs。 

John Hayes�察�whoever she might be�察�would one day preside。 Thus�察�next to 

the barber and butcher�察�and above even his own master�察�Mr。 Hayes took 

rank in the village�此�and it must not be concealed that his representation of 

wealth     had   made    some    impression      upon   Mrs。    Hall   toward    whom   the 

young gentleman had cast the eyes of affection。 If he had been tolerably 

well´looking�察�and not pale�察�rickety�察�and feeble as he was�察�if even he had 

been ugly�察�but withal a man of spirit�察�it is probable the girl's kindness for 

him   would      have   been    much    more    decided。    But   he   was   a  poor   weak 

creature�察  �not   to   compare   with   honest   Thomas   Bullock�察  �by   at   least   nine 

inches�察�and so notoriously timid�察�selfish�察�and stingy�察�that there was a kind 

of shame in receiving his addresses openly�察�and what encouragement Mrs。 

Catherine gave him could only be in secret。 

     But no mortal is wise at all times�此�and the fact was�察�that Hayes�察�who 

cared for himself intensely�察�had set his heart upon winning Catherine�察�and 

loved   her   with   a   desperate   greedy   eagerness   and   desire   of   possession�察�

which makes passions for women often so fierce and unreasonable among 

very cold and selfish men。 His parents ��whose frugality he had inherited�� 

had   tried   in   vain   to   wean   him   from   this   passion�察  �and   had   made   many 

fruitless attempts to engage him with women who possessed money and 

desired husbands�察�but Hayes was�察�for a wonder�察�quite proof against their 

attractions�察  �and�察  �though   quite   ready  to   acknowledge   the   absurdity  of   his 

love    for  a  penniless    alehouse     servant´girl�察   �nevertheless     persisted   in  it 

doggedly。 ;I know I'm a fool�察─�said he�察 �and what's more�察�the girl does not 



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care for me�察�but marry her I must�察�or I think I shall just die�此�and marry her 

I will。; For very much to the credit of Miss Catherine's modesty�察�she had 

declared   that   marriage   was   with   her   a sine   qua   non�察 �and   had   dismissed�察�

with   the   loudest   scorn   and   indignation�察  �all   propositions   of   a   less   proper 

nature。 

     Poor Thomas Bullock was another of her admirers�察�and had offered to 

marry her�察�but three shillings a week and a puddn was not to the girl's taste�察�

and   Thomas   had   been   scornfully   rejected。   Hayes   had   also   made   her   a 

direct proposal。 Catherine did not say no�此�she was too prudent�此�but she was 

young and could wait�察�she did not care for Mr。 Hayes yet enough to marry 

him��it   did   not   seem�察  �indeed�察  �in   the   young   woman's   nature   to   care   for 

anybody��and         she   gave    her   adorer    flatteringly     to  understand      that�察  �if 

nobody better appeared in the course of a few years�察�she might be induced 

to become Mrs。 Hayes。 It was a dismal prospect for the poor fellow to live 

upon the hope of being one day Mrs。 Catherine's pis´aller。 

     In the meantime she considered herself free as the wind�察�and permitted 

herself all the innocent gaieties which that ;chartered libertine�察─�a coquette�察�

can take。 She flirted with all the bachelors�察�widowers�察�and married men�察�in 

a manner which did extraordinary credit to her years�此�and let not the reader 

fancy such pastimes unnatural at her early age。 The ladiesHeaven bless 

them��are�察  �as   a   general   rule�察  �coquettes   from   babyhood   upwards。   Little 

SHE'S of three years old play little airs and graces upon small heroes of 

five�察  �simpering   misses   of   nine   make   attacks   upon   young   gentlemen   of 

twelve�察      �and     at   sixteen�察     �a   well´grown        girl�察   �under     encouraging 

circumstancessay�察  �she   is   pretty�察  �in   a   family  of   ugly  elder   sisters�察  �or   an 

only child and heiress�察�or a humble wench at a country inn�察�like our fair 

Catherineis at the very pink and prime of her coquetry�此�they will jilt you 

at   that   age   with   an   ease   and   arch   infantine   simplicity   that   never   can   be 

surpassed in maturer years。 

     Miss Catherine�察�then�察�was a franche coquette�察�and Mr。 John Hayes was 

miserable。   His   life   was   passed   in   a   storm   of   mean   passions   and   bitter 

jealousies�察     �and   desperate      attacks    upon    the   indifference´rock       of   Mrs。 

Catherine's   heart�察  �which   not   all   his   tempest   of   love   could   beat   down。   O 

cruel   cruel   pangs   of   love   unrequited�   �Mean   rogues   feel   them  as   well   as 



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great heroes。 Lives there the man in Europe who has not felt them many 

times��who   has   not   knelt�察  �and   fawned�察  �and   supplicated�察  �and   wept�察  �and 

cursed�察�and raved�察�all in vain�察�and passed long wakeful nights with ghosts 

of dead hopes for company�察�shadows of buried remembrances that glide 

out   of   their   graves   of   nights�察  �and   whisper�察   �We   are   dead   now�察  �but   we 

WERE once�察�and we made you happy�察�and we come now to mock you�此�

despair�察�O lover�察�despair�察�and die;��O cruel pangs��dismal nights��Now 

a sly demon creeps under your nightcap�察�and drops into your ear those soft 

hope´breathing   sweet   words�察  �uttered   on   the   well´remembered   evening�此�

there�察  �in   the   drawer   of   your   dressing´table   ��along   with   the   razors�察  �and 

Macassar oil���察�lies the dead flower that Lady Amelia Wilhelmina wore in 

her bosom on the night of a certain ballthe corpse of a glorious hope that 

seemed once as if it would live for ever�察�so strong was it�察�so full of joy and 

sunshine�此�there�察  �in   your   writing´desk�察  �among   a   crowd   of   unpaid   bills�察  �is 

the dirty  scrap   of paper�察 �thimble´sealed�察�which   came   in   company  with   a 

pair of muffetees of her knitting ��she was a butcher's daughter�察�and did all 

she could�察 �poor  thing�。��察 �begging   ;you   would   ware them  at   collidge�察 �and 

think   of   her   who;married   a   public´house   three   weeks   afterwards�察  �and 

cares    for   you   no   more    now    than    she   does   for  the   pot´boy。    But   why 

multiply instances�察�or seek to depict the agony of poor mean´spirited John 

Hayes�拭     �No    mistake     can   be   greater   than    that  of   fancying     such   great 

emotions of love are only felt by virtuous or exalted men�此�depend upon it�察�

Love�察�like Death�察�plays havoc among the pauperum tabernas�察�and sports 

with rich and poor�察�wicked   and virtuous�察�alike。  I have   often fancied�察 �for 

instance�察  �on   seeing   the   haggard   pale   young   old´clothesman�察  �who   wakes 

the echoes of our street with his nasal cry of ;Clo'� �I have often�察�I said�察�

fancied that�察�besides the load of exuvial coats and breeches under which 

he staggers�察�there is another weight on himan atrior cura at his tailand 

while   his   unshorn   lips   and   nose   together   are   performing   that   mocking�察�

boisterous�察  �Jack´indifferent   cry   of   ;Clo'�察  �clo'� ─  �who   knows   what   woeful 

utterances are crying from the heart within�拭�There he is�察�chaffering with 

the footman at No。 7 about an old dressing´gown�此�you think his whole soul 

is   bent   only   on   the   contest   about   the   garment。   Psha�   �there   is�察  �perhaps�察�

some   faithless   girl   in   Holywell   Street   who   fills   up   his   heart�察  �and   that 



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desultory   Jew´boy   is   a   peripatetic   hell�   �Take   another   instance��take   the 

man     in   the   beef´shop     in  Saint   Martin's     Court。   There     he   is�察 �to  all 

appearances quite calm�此�before the same round of beeffrom morning till 

sundownfor hundreds of years very likely。 Perhaps when the shutters are 

closed�察�and all the world tired and silent�察�th

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