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`Death� �does that matter now� �
`!You are impatient�察� said the blind man�察 �calmly�察 �it¨s a good
sign�察 �and looks like life!that your son Barnaby had been lured
away from her by one of his companions who knew him of old�察�at
Chigwell�察�and that he is now among the rioters。¨
`And what is that to me�拭�If father and son be hanged together�察�
what comfort shall I find in that�拭�
`Stay!stay�察�my friend�察� returned the blind man�察�with a cunning
look�察 �you travel fast to journeys¨ ends。 Suppose I track my lady
out�察 �and say thus much�此 �You want your son�察 �ma¨am!good。 I�察�
knowing those who tempt him to remain among them�察�can restore
him to you�察 �ma¨am!good。 You must pay a price�察 �ma¨am�察 �for his
restoration!good again。 The price is small�察�and easy to be paid!
dear ma¨am�察�that¨s best of all。 ̄¨
`What mockery is this�拭�
`Very likely�察�she may reply in those words。 ^No mockery at all�察院�
I answer�此 �Madam�察�a person said to be your husband ��identity is
difficult of proof after the lapse of many years�� is in prison�察�his life
in peril!the charge against him�察 �murder。 Now�察 �ma¨am�察 �your
husband has been dead a long�察 �long time。 The gentleman never
can be confounded with him�察�if you will have the goodness to say a
few words�察 �on oath�察 �as to when he died�察 �and how�察 �and that this
person ��who I am told resembles him in some degree�� is no more
he than I am。 Such testimony will set the question quite at rest。
Pledge yourself to me to give it�察�ma¨ am�察 �and I will undertake to
keep your son ��a fine lad�� out of harm¨s way until you have done
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this trifling service�察�when he shall he delivered up to you�察�safe and
sound。 On the other hand�察�if you decline to do so�察�I fear he will be
betrayed�察 �and handed over to the law�察 �which will assuredly
sentence him to suffer death。 It is�察�in fact�察�a choice between his life
and death。 If you refuse�察 �he swings。 If you comply�察 �the timber is
not grown�察�nor the hemp sown�察�that shall do him any harm。 ̄¨
`There is a gleam of hope in this� � cried the prisoner。
`A gleam� � returned his friend�察 �a noon´blaze�察�a full and glorious
daylight。 Hush� �I hear the tread of distant feet。 Rely on me。¨
`When shall I hear more�拭�
`As soon as I do。 I should hope�察�to´morrow。 They are coming to
say that our time for talk is over。 I hear the jingling of the keys。
Not another word of this just now�察�or they may overhear us。¨
As he said these words�察 �the lock was turned�察 �and one of the
prison turnkeys appearing at the door�察�announced that it was time
for visitors to leave the jail。
`So soon� � said Stagg�察�meekly。 `But it can¨t be helped。 Cheer up�察�
friend。 This mistake will soon be set at rest�察 �and then you are a
man again� �If this charitable gentleman will lead a blind man ��who
has nothing in return but prayers�� to the prison´porch�察�and set him
with his face towards the west�察 �he will do a worthy deed。 Thank
you�察�good sir。 I thank you very kindly。¨
So saying�察 �and pausing for an instant at the door to turn his
grinning face towards his friend�察�he departed。
When the officer had seen him to the porch�察 �he returned�察 �and
again unlocking and unbarring the door of the cell�察 �set it wide
open�察 �informing its inmate that he was at liberty to walk in the
adjacent yard�察 �if he thought proper�察 �for an hour。 The prisoner
answered with a sullen nod�察 �and being left alone again�察 �sat
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brooding over what he had heard�察�and pondering upon the hopes
the recent conversation had awakened�察 �gazing abstractedly�察 �the
while he did so�察 �on the light without�察 �and watching the shadows
thrown by one wall on another�察�and on the stone´paved ground。
It was a dull�察�square yard�察�made cold and gloomy by high walls�察�
and seeming to chill the very sunlight。 The stone�察 �so bare�察 �and
rough�察 �and obdurate�察 �filled even him with longing thoughts of
meadow´land and trees�察�and with a burning wish to be at liberty。
As he looked�察�he rose�察�and leaning against the door´post�察�gazed up
at the bright blue sky�察�smiling even on that dreary home of crime。
He seemed�察�for a moment�察�to remember lying on his back in some
sweet´scented place�察 �and gazing at it through moving branches�察�
long ago。
His attention was suddenly attracted by a clanking sound!he
knew what it was�察�for he had startled himself by making the same
noise in walking to the door。 Presently a voice began to sing�察�and
he saw the shadow of a figure on the pavement。 It stopped!was
silent all at once�察�as though the person for a moment had forgotten
where he was�察 �but soon remembered!and so�察 �with the same
clanking noise�察�the shadow disappeared。
He walked out into the court and paced it to and fro�察�startling
the echoes�察�as he went�察�with the harsh jangling of his fetters。 There
was a door near his�察�which�察�like his�察�stood ajar。
He had not taken half´a´dozen turns up and down the yard�察�
when�察 �standing still to observe this door�察 �he heard the clanking
sound again。 A face looked out of the grated window!he saw it
very dimly�察 �for the cell was dark and the bars were heavy!and
directly afterwards�察�a man appeared�察�and came towards him。
For the sense of loneliness he had�察�he might have been in jail a
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year。 Made eager by the hope of companionship�察�he quickened his
pace�察�and hastened to meet the man half way!
What was this� �His son� �
They stood face to face�察�staring at each other。 He shrinking and
cowed�察 �despite himself�察 �Barnaby struggling with his imperfect
memory�察�and wondering where he had seen that face before。 He
was not uncertain long�察�for suddenly he laid hands upon him�察�and
striving to bear him to the ground�察�cried�此�
`Ah� �I know� �You are the robber� �
He said nothing in reply at first�察 �but held down his head�察 �and
struggled with him silently。 Finding the younger man too strong
for him�察�he raised his face�察�looked close into his eyes�察�and said�察�
`I am your father。¨
God knows what magic the name had for his ears�察�but Barnaby
released his hold�察�fell back�察�and looked at him aghast。 Suddenly he
sprung towards him�察�put his arms about his neck�察�and pressed his
head against his cheek。
Yes�察�yes�察�he was�察�he was sure he was。 But where had he been so
long�察�and why had he left his mother by herself�察�or worse than by
herself�察 �with her poor foolish boy�拭 �And had she really been as
happy as they said�拭�And where was she�拭�Was she near there�拭�She
was not happy now�察�and he in jail�拭�Ah�察�no。
Not a word was said in answer�察 �but Grip croaked loudly�察 �and
hopped about them�察 �round and round�察 �as if enclosing them in a
magic circle�察�and invoking all the powers of mischief。
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Chapter 63
uring the whole of this day�察�every regiment in or near the
metropolis was on duty in one or other part of the town�察�
D
and the regulars and militia�察 �in obedience to the orders
which were sent to every barrack and station within twenty´four
hours¨ journey�察 �began to pour in by all the roads。 But the
disturbance had attained to such a formidable height�察 �and the
rioters had grown�察 �with impunity�察 �to be so audacious�察 �that the
sight of this great force�察 �continually augmented by new arrivals�察�
instead of operating as a check�察 �stimulated them to outrages of
greater hardihood than any they had yet committed�察�and helped to
kindle a flame in London�察�the like of which had never been beheld�察�
even in its ancient and rebellious times。
All yesterday�察�and on this day likewise�察�the commander´in´chief
endeavoured to arouse the magistrates to a sense of their duty�察�
and in particular the Lord Mayor�察 �who was the faintest´hearted
and most timid of them all。 With this object�察 �large bodies of the
soldiery were several times despatched to the Mansion House to
await his orders�此�but as he could�察�by no threats or persuasions�察�be
induced to give any�察�and as the men remained in the open street�察�
fruitlessly for any good purpose�察�and thrivingly for a very bad one�察�
these laudable attempts did h