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    `You   know   the   news�察  �then�拭  �Yes�察  �I   supposed   you   would   have 

heard it。¨ 

    `News� �what news�拭� 

    `You    don¨t�拭�    cried   Gashford�察    �raising    his  eyebrows      with    an 

exclamation   of   surprise。   `Dear  me�   �Come�察  �then   I   AM   the   first   to 

make   you   acquainted   with   your   distinguished   position�察  �after   all。 

Do you see the King¨s Arms a´top�拭� he smilingly asked�察�as he took 

a   large   paper   from   his   pocket�察  �unfolded     it�察 �and   held   it   out   for 

Hugh¨s inspection。 

    `Well� � said Hugh。 `What¨s that to me�拭� 

    `Much。 A great deal�察� replied the secretary。 `Read it。¨ 

    `I   told   you�察  �the   first  time   I saw  you�察  �that   I   couldn¨t   read�察�   said 

Hugh�察�impatiently。 `What in the Devil¨s name¨s inside of it�拭� 

    `It is a proclamation from the King in   Council�察�   said Gashford�察�

`dated to´day�察�and offering a reward of five hundred pounds!five 

hundred pounds is a great deal of money�察�and a large temptation 

to   some     people!to      any   one   who    will   discover    the   person    or 

persons   most   active      in   demolishing   those     chapels    on   Saturday 

night。¨ 

    `Is that all�拭� cried Hugh�察�with an indifferent air。 `I knew of that。¨ 

    `Truly I might have known you did�察� said Gashford�察�smiling�察�and 

folding     up   the   document       again。    `Your    friend�察  �I  might     have 

guessed!indeed I did guess!was sure to tell you。¨ 

    `My   friend� �   stammered   Hugh�察  �with   an   unsuccessful   effort   to 

appear surprised。 `What friend�拭� 

    `Tut tut!do you suppose I don¨t know where you have been�拭� 



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retorted Gashford�察�rubbing his hands�察�and beating the back of one 

on the palm of the other�察�and looking at him with a cunning eye。 

`How dull you think me� �Shall I say his name�拭� 

    `No�察� said Hugh�察�with a hasty glance towards Dennis。 

    `You     have    also   heard     from    him�察   �no   doubt�察�    resumed       the 

secretary�察�after a moment¨s pause�察 �that the rioters who have been 

taken   ��poor   fellows��   are   committed   for   trial�察  �and   that   some   very 

active   witnesses   have   had   the   temerity   to   appear   against   them。 

Among   others!¨   and   here   he   clenched   his   teeth�察  �as   if   he   would 

suppress by force   some  violent  words   that  rose   upon   his   tongue�察�

and spoke very slowly。 `Among  others�察  �a  gentleman   who  saw  the 

work     going    on   in  Warwick       Street�察  �a  Catholic     gentleman�察     �one 

Haredale。¨ 

    Hugh  would   have   prevented   his   uttering   the   word�察  �but  it   was 

out already。 Hearing the name�察�Barnaby turned swiftly round。 

    `Duty�察  �duty�察  �bold   Barnaby� �   cried   Hugh�察  �assuming   his   wildest 

and most rapid manner�察�and thrusting into his hand his staff and 

flag   which   leant   against   the   wall。   `Mount   guard   without   loss   of 

time�察  �for   we   are   off   upon   our   expedition。     Up�察  �Dennis�察    �and   get 

ready� �Take care that no one turns the straw upon my bed�察�brave 

Barnaby�察�we know what¨s underneath it!eh�拭�Now�察�master�察�quick� �

What   you   have   to   say�察  �say   speedily�察  �for   the   little   captain   and   a 

cluster of ¨em are in the fields�察�and only waiting for us。 Sharp¨s the 

word�察�and strike¨s the action。 Quick� � 

    Barnaby   was   not   proof   against   this   bustle   and   despatch。   The 

look   of   mingled   astonishment  and   anger   which   had   appeared   in 

his face when he turned towards them�察�faded from it as the words 

passed from his memory�察�like breath from a polished mirror�察�and 

grasping   the   weapon   which   Hugh   forced   upon   him�察  �he   proudly 



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took his station at the door�察�beyond their hearing。 

    `You   might   have   spoiled   our   plans�察  �master�察�   said   Hugh。   `You�察�

too�察�of all men� � 

    `Who would have   supposed   that he  would be   so  quick�拭�   urged 

Gashford。 

    `He¨s as quick sometimes!I don¨t mean with his hands�察�for that 

you   know�察  �but   with   his   head!as   you   or   any   man�察�   said      Hugh。 

`Dennis�察�it¨s time we were going�察�they¨re waiting for us�察�I came to 

tell you。 Reach me my stick and belt。 Here� �Lend a hand�察�master。 

Fling this over my shoulder�察�and buckle it behind�察�will you�拭� 

    `Brisk   as   ever� �   said   the   secretary�察  �adjusting   it   for   him   as   he 

desired。 

    `A man need be brisk to´day�察�there¨s brisk work a´foot。¨ 

    `There     is�察 �is  there�拭�  said   Gashford。     He   said   it  with   such   a 

provoking   assumption   of   ignorance�察  �that   Hugh�察  �looking   over   his 

shoulder and angrily down upon him�察�replied�此�

    `Is  there�   �You    know     there   is�  �Who    knows     better   than   you�察�

master�察�that the first great step to be taken is to make examples of 

these witnesses�察�and frighten all men from appearing against us or 

any of our body�察�any more�拭� 

    `There¨s     one    we    know      of�察�  returned      Gashford�察     �with    an 

expressive      smile�察   �who    is  at  least  as  well   informed      upon    that 

subject as you or I。¨ 

    `If   we   mean   the   same   gentleman�察  �as   I   suppose   we   do�察�   Hugh 

rejoined softly�察 �I tell you this!he¨s as good and quick information 

about everything as!¨ here he paused and looked round�察�as if  to 

make sure that the person in question was not within hearing�察 �as 

Old Nick himself。 Have you done that�察�master�拭�How slow you are� � 

    `It¨s quite fast now�察� said Gashford�察�rising。 `I say!you didn¨t find 



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that   your   friend   disapproved   of   to´day¨s   little   expedition�拭  �Ha   ha 

ha� �It is fortunate it jumps so well with the witness policy�察�for�察�once 

planned�察�it  must  have been carried   out。   And   now   you   are   going�察�

eh�拭� 

    `Now we are going�察�master� � Hugh replied。 `Any parting words�拭� 

    `Oh dear�察�no�察� said Gashford sweetly。 `None� � 

    `You¨re sure�拭� cried Hugh�察�nudging the grinning Dennis。 

    `Quite sure�察�eh�察�Muster Gashford�拭� chuckled the hangman。 

    Gashford paused a moment�察�struggling with his caution and his 

malice�察  �then   putting   himself  between   the   two   men�察  �and   laying   a 

hand upon the arm of each�察�said�察�in a cramped whisper�此�

    `Do   not�察  �my   good   friends!I   am   sure   you   will   not!forget   our 

talk    one   night!in      your   house�察   �Dennis!about         this   person。    No 

mercy�察�no quarter�察�no two beams of his house to be left  standing 

where   the   builder   placed   them�   �Fire�察  �the   saying   goes�察  �is   a   good 

servant�察  �but   a   bad   master。   Makes   it  his   master�察  �he   deserves   no 

better。 But I am sure you will be firm�察�I am sure you will be very 

resolute�察  �I   am   sure   you   will   remember   that   he   thirsts   for   your 

lives�察  �and   those   of   all   your   brave   companions。   If   you   ever   acted 

like   staunch   fellows�察  �you   will   do   so   to´day。   Won¨t   you�察  �Dennis! 

won¨t you�察�Hugh�拭� 

    The two looked at him�察�and at each other�察�then bursting into a 

roar of laughter�察�brandished their staves above their heads�察�shook 

hands�察�and hurried out。 

    When they had been gone a little time�察�Gashford followed。 They 

were yet in sight�察�and hastening to that part of the adjacent fields 

in   which   their   fellows   had   already   mustered�察  �Hugh   was   looking 

back�察�and flourishing his hat to Barnaby�察�who�察�delighted with his 

trust�察  �replied   in   the   same   way�察  �and   then   resumed   his   pacing   up 



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and down before the stable´door�察�where his feet had worn a path 

already。   And   when  Gashford   himself   was   far  distant�察  �and   looked 

back   for   the   last   time�察  �he   was   still   walking   to   and   fro�察  �with   the 

same measured tread�察�the most devoted and the blithest champion 

that   ever   maintained   a   post�察  �and   felt   his   heart   lifted   up   with   a 

brave sense of duty�察�and determination to defend it to the last。 

    Smiling   at   the    simplicity   of    the  poor    idiot�察 �Gashford      betook 

himself to Welbeck Street by a different path from that which he 

knew the rioters would take�察�and sitting down behind a curtain in 

one of the upper windows of Lord George Gordon¨s house�察�waited 

impatiently for their coming。 They were so long�察�that although he 

knew   it   had   been   settled   they   should   come   that   way�察  �he   had   a 

misgiving   they   must   have   changed   their   plans   and   taken   some 

other   route。   But   at   length   the   roar   of   voices    was   heard   in    the 

neighbouring        fields�察  �and   soon    afterwards      they   came     thronging 

past�察�in a great body。 

    However�察  �they   were   not   all�察  �nor   nearly   all�察  �in   one   body�察  �but 

were�察  �as   he   soon   found�察  �divided   into   four   parties�察  �each   of   which 

stopped before the house to give three cheers�察�and then went on�察�


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