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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�

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           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

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