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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

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