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you    to  bring    it�察 �and  the   wretch    said   you   were    gone   out   with   your 

sweetheart; 

     ;What�   �John   Hayes�察  �the   creature�拭  �Oh�察  �what   a   naughty   story´telling 

woman� ─�

     ;You had walked out with your sweetheart�察�and I was not to see you 

any more�察�and I was mad with rage�察�and ready to kill myself�察�I was�察�my 

dear。; 

     ;Oh�察�sir� �pray�察�PRAY don't。; 

     ;For your sake�察�my sweet angel�拭─�

     ;Yes�察  �for   my   sake�察  �if  such   a   poor  girl  as   me  can   persuade    noble 

gentlemen。; 

     ;Well�察�then�察�for YOUR sake�察�I won't�察�no�察�I'll live�察�but why live�拭�Hell 

and fury�察�if I do live I'm miserable without you�察�I am��you know I am�察�

you adorable�察�beautiful�察�cruel�察�wicked Catherine� ─�

     Catherine's reply to this was ;La�察�bless me� �I do believe your horse is 



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running away。; And so he was� �for having finished his meal in the hedge�察�

he first looked towards his master and paused�察�as it were�察�irresolutely�察�then�察�

by a sudden impulse�察�flinging up his tail and his hind legs�察�he scampered 

down the road。 

     Mrs。 Hall ran lightly after the horse�察�and the Captain after Mrs。 Hall�察�

and the horse ran quicker and quicker every moment�察�and might have led 

them a long chase��when lo� �debouching from a twist in the road�察�came 

the detachment of cavalry and infantry under Mr。 Brock。 The moment he 

was out of sight of the village�察�that gentleman had desired the blacksmith 

to   dismount�察  �and   had   himself   jumped   into   the   saddle�察  �maintaining   the 

subordination of his army by drawing a pistol and swearing that he would 

blow     out  the  brains   of   any   person   who    attempted     to  run。  When     the 

Captain's horse came near the detachment he paused�察�and suffered himself 

to be caught by Tummas Bullock�察�who held him until the owner and Mrs。 

Catherine came up。 

     Mr。   Bullock   looked   comically   grave   when   he   saw   the   pair�察  �but   the 

Corporal graciously saluted Mrs。 Catherine�察�and said it was a fine day for 

walking。 

     ;La�察�sir�察�and so it is�察─�said she�察�panting in a very pretty and distressing 

way�察 �but not for RUNNING。 I do protestha��and vow that I really can 

scarcely stand。 I'm so tired of running after that naughty naughty horse� ─�

     ;How     do�察  �Cattern�拭─   �said  Thomas。     ;Zee�察  �I  be   going   a  zouldiering 

because   thee   wouldn't   have   me。;   And   here   Mr。   Bullock   grinned。   Mrs。 

Catherine made no sort of reply�察�but protested once more she should die of 

running。 If the truth were told�察�she was somewhat vexed at the arrival of 

the Corporal's detachment�察�and had had very serious thoughts of finding 

herself quite tired just as he came in sight。 

     A    sudden    thought    brought     a  smile   of   bright   satisfaction    in  the 

Captain's eyes。 He mounted the horse which Tummas still held。 ;TIRED�察�

Mrs Catherine�察─�said he�察 �and for my sake�拭�By heavens� �you shan't walk a 

step farther。 No�察�you shall ride back with a guard of honour� �Back to the 

village�察�gentlemen��rightabout   face�   �Show those   fellows�察  �Corporal�察�how 

to rightabout face。 Now�察�my dear�察�mount behind me on Snowball�察�he's easy 

as a sedan。 Put your dear little foot on the toe of my boot。 There now�察�



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up��jump� �hurrah� ─�

     ;THAT'S not the way�察�Captain�察─�shouted out Thomas�察�still holding on 

to the rein as the horse began to move。 ;Thee woan't goo with him�察�will 

thee�察�Catty�拭─�

     But Mrs。 Catherine�察�though she turned away her head�察�never let go her 

hold    round    the   Captain's    waist�察  �and   he�察  �swearing     a  dreadful    oath   at 

Thomas�察�struck him across the face and hands with his riding whip。 The 

poor fellow�察�who at the first cut still held on to the rein�察�dropped it at the 

second�察�and as the pair galloped off�察�sat down on the roadside and fairly 

began to weep。 

     ;MARCH�察�you dog� ─�shouted out the Corporal a minute after。 And so 

he did�此�and when next he saw Mrs。 Catherine she WAS the Captain's lady 

sure enough�察�and wore a grey hat�察�with a blue feather�察�and red riding´coat 

trimmed   with   silverlace。   But   Thomas   was   then   on   a   bare´backed   horse�察�

which Corporal Brock was flanking round a ring�察�and he was so occupied 

looking between his   horse's ears   that he had no time   to cry  then�察�and   at 

length got the better of his attachment。 

       * * * 

     This being a good opportunity for closing Chapter I�察�we ought�察�perhaps�察�

to make some apologies to the public for introducing them to characters 

that   are   so  utterly   worthless�察   �as   we   confess    all  our   heroes�察  �with   the 

exception   of   Mr。   Bullock�察  �to   be。   In   this   we   have   consulted   nature   and 

history�察�rather than the prevailing taste and the general manner of authors。 

The   amusing   novel   of   ;Ernest   Maltravers�察─  �for   instance�察  �opens   with   a 

seduction�察�but then it is performed by people of the strictest virtue on both 

sides�此  �and   there   is   so   much   religion   and   philosophy   in   the   heart   of   the 

seducer�察�so much tender innocence in the soul of the seduced�察�that bless 

the little dears��their very peccadilloes make one interested in them�察�and 

their naughtiness becomes quite sacred�察�so deliciously is it described。 Now�察�

if we ARE to be interested by rascally actions�察�let us have them with plain 

faces�察  �and   let   them   be   performed�察  �not   by   virtuous   philosophers�察  �but   by 

rascals。 Another   clever   class of   novelists   adopt the   contrary  system�察  �and 

create  interest   by   making   their  rascals   perform  virtuous   actions。 Against 

these popular plans we here solemnly appeal。 We say�察�let your rogues in 



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novels act like rogues�察�and your honest men like honest men�察�don't let us 

have any juggling and thimble´rigging with virtue and vice�察�so that�察�at the 

end   of   three   volumes�察  �the   bewildered   reader   shall   not   know   which   is 

which�察  �don't   let   us   find   ourselves   kindling   at   the   generous   qualities   of 

thieves�察�and sympathising with the rascalities of noble hearts。 For our own 

part�察  �we   know   what   the   public   likes�察  �and   have   chosen   rogues   for   our 

characters�察�and have taken a story from the ;Newgate Calendar�察─�which we 

hope to follow out to edification。 Among the rogues�察�at least�察�we will have 

nothing that shall be mistaken for virtues。 And if the British public ��after 

calling for three or four editions�� shall give up�察�not only our rascals�察�but 

the   rascals   of   all   other   authors�察  �we   shall   be   content��we   shall   apply   to 

Government for a pension�察�and think that our duty is done。 



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         CHAPTER II。 IN WHICH ARE 

   DEPICTED THE PLEASURES OF 

 A SENTIMENTAL ATTACHMENT。 



     It will not be necessary�察�for the purpose of this history�察�to follow out 

very closely all the adventures which occurred to Mrs。 Catherine from the 

period   when   she quitted   the ;Bugle;   and   became   the   Captain's   lady�察  �for 

although it would be just as easy to show as not�察�that the young woman�察�by 

following the man of her heart�察�had only yielded to an innocent impulse�察�

and by remaining with him for a certain period�察�had proved the depth and 

strength   of   her   affection   for   him��although   we   might   make   very   tender 

and   eloquent   apologies   for   the   error   of   both   parties�察  �the   reader   might 

possibly   be   disgusted   at   such   descriptions   and   such   arguments�此  �which�察�

besides�察�are already done to his hand in the novel of ;Ernest Maltravers; 

before mentioned。 

     From   the   gentleman's   manner   towards   Mrs。   Catherine�察  �and   from   his 

brilliant and immediate success�察�the reader will doubtless have concluded�察�

in the first place�察�that Gustavus Adolphus had not a very violent affection 

for Mrs。 Cat�察�in the second place�察�that he was a professional   lady´killer�察�

and therefore likely at some period to resume his profession�察�thirdly�察�and 

to conclude�察�that a connection so begun�察�must�察�in the nature of things�察�be 

likely to end speedily。 

     And so�察�to do the Count justice�察�it would�察�if he had been allowed to 

follow  his   own   inclination   entirely�察  �for   ��as   many   young   gentlemen   will�察�

and yet no praise to them�� in about a week he began to be indifferent�察�in a 

month to be weary�察�in two months to be angry�察�in three to proceed to blows 

and curses�察�and�察�in short�察�to repent most bitterly the hour when he had ever 

been induced to present Mrs。 Catherine the toe of his boot�察�for the purpose 

of lifting her on to his horse。 

     ;Egad� ─�said he to the Corporal one day�察�when confiding his griefs to 

Mr。   Brock�察   �I   wish   my   toe   had   been   cut   off   before   ever   it   served   as   a 



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ladder to this little vixen。; 

     ;Or perhaps your honour would wish to kick her downstairs with it�拭─�

delicately suggested Mr。 Brock。 

     ;Kick her� �why�察�the wench would hold so fast by the banisters that I 

COULD   not   kick   her   down�察  �Mr。   Brock。   To   tell   you   a   bit   of   a   secret�察  �I 

HAVE tried as muchnot to kick herno�察�no�察�not kick her�察�certainly�此�that's 

ungentlemanlybut to  INDUCE  her  to   go back to   that   cursed   pot´house

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