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`Ay�察 �to be sure�察� said the locksmith�察 �turning quickly round。
`Where is that piece of paper�拭�
Mrs Varden stood aghast as he took it from her outstretched
band�察�tore it into fragments�察�and threw them under the grate。
`Not use it�拭� she said。
`Use it� � cried the locksmith。 No� �Let them come and pull the
roof about our ears�察�let them burn us out of house and home�察�I¨d
neither have the protection of their leader�察 �nor chalk their howl
upon my door�察�though�察�for not doing it�察�they shot me on my own
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threshold。 Use it� �Let them come and do their worst。 The first man
who crosses my doorstep on such an errand as theirs�察�had better
be a hundred miles away。 Let him look to it。 The others may have
their will。 I wouldn¨t beg or buy them off�察�if�察�instead of every pound
of iron in the place�察�there was a hundred weight of gold。 Get you to
bed�察�Martha。 I shall take down the shutters and go to work。¨
`So early� � said his wife。
`Ay�察� replied the locksmith cheerily�察 �so early。 Come when they
may�察�they shall not find us skulking and hiding�察�as if we feared to
take our portion of the light of day�察 �and left it all to them。 So
pleasant dreams to you�察�my dear�察�and cheerful sleep� �
With that he gave his wife a hearty kiss�察�and bade her delay no
longer�察�or it would be time to rise before she lay down to rest。 Mrs
Varden quite amiably and meekly walked upstairs�察 �followed by
Miggs�察�who�察�although a good deal subdued�察�could not refrain from
sundry stimulative coughs and sniffs by the way�察�or from holding
up her hands in astonishment at the daring conduct of master。
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Chapter 52
mob is usually a creature of very mysterious existence�察�
Aparticularly in a large city。 Where it comes from or
whither it goes�察 �few men can tell。 Assembling and
dispersing with equal suddenness�察�it is as difficult to follow to its
various sources as the sea itself�察�nor does the parallel stop here�察�for
the ocean is not more fickle and uncertain�察 �more terrible when
roused�察�more unreasonable�察�or more cruel。
The people who were boisterous at Westminster upon the
Friday morning�察 �and were eagerly bent upon the work of
devastation in Duke Street and Warwick Street at night�察�were�察�in
the mass�察 �the same。 Allowing for the chance accessions of which
any crowd is morally sure in a town where there must always be a
large number of idle and profligate persons�察 �one and the same
mob was at both places。 Yet they spread themselves in various
directions when they dispersed in the afternoon�察 �made no
appointment for reassembling�察�had no definite purpose or design�察�
and indeed�察 �for anything they knew�察 �were scattered beyond the
hope of future union。
At The Boot�察 �which�察 �as has been shown�察 �was in a manner the
head´quarters of the rioters�察 �there were not�察 �upon this Friday
night�察 �a dozen people。 Some slept in the stable and outhouses�察�
some in the common room�察 �some two or three in beds。 The rest
were in their usual homes or haunts。 Perhaps not a score in all lay
in the adjacent fields and lanes�察�and under haystacks�察�or near the
warmth of brick´kilns�察�who had not their accustomed place of rest
beneath the open sky。 As to the public ways within the town�察�they
had their ordinary nightly occupants�察 �and no others�察 �the usual
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amount of vice and wretchedness�察�but no more。
The experience of one evening�察 �however�察 �had taught the
reckless leaders of disturbance�察 �that they had but to show
themselves in the streets�察 �to be immediately surrounded by
materials which they could only have kept together when their aid
was not required�察 �at great risk�察 �expense�察 �and trouble。 Once
possessed of this secret�察 �they were as confident as if twenty
thousand men�察 �devoted to their will�察 �had been encamped about
them�察 �and assumed a confidence which could not have been
surpassed�察�though that had really been the case。 All day�察�Saturday�察�
they remained quiet。 On Sunday�察�they rather studied how to keep
their men within call�察�and in full hope�察�than to follow out�察�by any
fierce measure�察�their first day¨s proceedings。
`I hope�察� said Dennis�察�as�察�with a loud yawn�察 �he raised his body
from a heap of straw on which he had been sleeping�察 �and
supporting his head upon his hand�察�appealed to Hugh on Sunday
morning�察 �that Muster Gashford allows some rest�拭 �Perhaps he¨d
have us at work again already�察�eh�拭�
`It¨s not his way to let matters drop�察 �you may be sure of that�察�
growled Hugh in answer。 `I¨m in no humour to stir yet�察�though。 I¨m
as stiff as a dead body�察�and as full of ugly scratches as if I had been
fighting all day yesterday with wild cats。¨
`You¨ve so much enthusiasm�察 �that¨s it�察� said Dennis�察 �looking
with great admiration at the uncombed head�察�matted beard�察 �and
torn hands and face of the wild figure before him�察 �you¨re such a
devil of a fellow。 You hurt yourself a hundred times more than you
need�察�because you will be foremost in everything�察�and will do more
than the rest。¨
`For the matter of that�察� returned Hugh�察 �shaking back his
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ragged hair and glancing towards the door of the stable in which
they lay�察 �there¨s one yonder as good as me。 What did I tell you
about him�拭 �Did I say he was worth a dozen�察 �when you doubted
him�拭�
Mr Dennis rolled lazily over upon his breast�察 �and resting his
chin upon his hand in imitation of the attitude in which Hugh lay�察�
said�察�as he too looked towards the door�此�
`Ay�察 �ay�察 �you knew him�察 �brother�察 �you knew him。 But who¨d
suppose to look at that chap now�察�that he could be the man he is� �
Isn¨t it a thousand cruel pities�察�brother�察�that instead of taking his
nat¨ral rest and qualifying himself for further exertions in this here
honourable cause�察�he should be playing at soldiers like a boy�拭�And
his cleanliness too� � said Mr Dennis�察�who certainly had no reason
to entertain a fellow feeling with anybody who was particular on
that score�察 �what weaknesses he¨s guilty of�察 �with respect to his
cleanliness� �At five o¨clock this morning�察 �there he was at the
pump�察�though any one would think he had gone through enough�察�
the day before yesterday�察�to be pretty fast asleep at that time。 But
no!when I woke for a minute or two�察�there he was at the pump�察�
and if you¨d seen him sticking them peacock¨s feathers into his hat
when he¨d done washing!ah� �I¨m sorry he¨s such a imperfect
character�察�but the best on us is incomplete in some pint of view or
another。¨
The subject of this dialogue and of these concluding remarks�察�
which were uttered in a tone of philosophical meditation�察�was�察�as
the reader will have divined�察�no other than Barnaby�察�who�察�with his
flag in hand�察 �stood sentry in the little patch of sunlight at the
distant door�察�or walked to and fro outside�察�singing softly to himself�察�
and keeping time to the music of some clear church bells。 Whether
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he stood still�察�leaning with both hands on the flagstaff�察�or�察�bearing
it upon his shoulder�察 �paced slowly up and down�察 �the careful
arrangement of his poor dress�察 �and his erect and lofty bearing�察�
showed how high a sense he had of the great importance of his
trust�察�and how happy and how proud it made him。 To Hugh and
his companion�察�who lay in a dark corner of the gloomy shed�察 �he�察�
and the sunlight�察 �and the peaceful Sabbath sound to which he
made response�察�seemed like a bright picture framed by the door�察�
and set off by the stable¨s blackness。 The whole formed such a
contrast to themselves�察 �as they lay wallowing�察 �like some obscene
animals�察 �in their squalor and wickedness on the two heaps of
straw�察 �that for a few moments they looked on without speaking�察�
and felt almost ashamed。
`Ah� � said Hugh a