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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