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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�