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coming   of   such   a   Protestant   family   as   you   do。   Let   us   be   moral�察�

Ned�察�or we are nothing。 Even if one could set that objection aside�察�

which is impossible�察�we come to another which is quite conclusive。 

The very idea of marrying a girl whose father was killed�察�like meat� �

Good   God�察  �Ned�察  �how   disagreeable�   �Consider   the   impossibility   of 

having  any  respect  for  your  father´in´law  under  such   unpleasant 

circumstances!think of his having been ^viewed ̄ by jurors�察  �and 

^sat   upon ̄   by   coroners�察  �and   of   his   very   doubtful   position   in   the 

family  ever  afterwards。   It  seems   to  me such  an   indelicate   sort   of 

thing that I really think the girl ought to have been put to death by 

the   state   to  prevent  its   happening。   But  I   tease   you  perhaps。   You 

would   rather   be   alone�拭  �My   dear   Ned�察  �most   willingly。   God   bless 

you。 I shall be going out presently�察�but we shall meet to´night�察�or if 

not    to´night�察   �certainly    to´morrow。      Take    care   of  yourself    in   the 

mean      time�察   �for   both    our   sakes。    You     are   a  person     of   great 

consequence to me�察�Ned!of vast consequence indeed。 God bless 

you� � 



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    With    these    words�察   �the   father�察  �who    had    been    arranging     his 

cravat     in  the   glass�察  �while   he   uttered    them     in  a  disconnected 

careless manner�察�withdrew�察�humming a tune as he went。 The son�察�

who had appeared so lost in thought as not to hear or understand 

them�察  �remained   quite   still   and   silent。   After   the   lapse   of   half   an 

hour or so�察�the elder Chester�察�gaily dressed�察�went out。 The younger 

still sat with his head resting on his hands�察�in what appeared to be 

a kind of stupor。 



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                                  Chapter 16 



            series   of   pictures   representing   the   streets   of   London   in 

Athe   night�察  �even   at   the   comparatively   recent   date   of   this 

           tale�察�would present to the eye something so very different 

in   character   from   the   reality   which   is   witnessed   in   these   times�察�

that   it   would   be   difficult   for   the   beholder   to   recognise   his   most 

familiar     walks    in  the   altered   aspect    of  little  more    than    half  a 

century ago。 

    They     were�察  �one    and   all�察 �from   the   broadest     and    best   to  the 

narrowest   and       least   frequented�察    �very   dark。    The   oil  and    cotton 

lamps�察�though regularly trimmed twice or thrice in the long winter 

nights�察�burnt feebly at the best�察�and at a late hour�察�when they were 

unassisted      by   the   lamps    and   candles     in  the   shops�察   �cast  but   a 

narrow      track    of  doubtful     light  upon     the   footway�察   �leaving     the 

projecting doors and  house´fronts   in   the  deepest  gloom。   Many  of 

the    courts    and   lanes   were    left  in  total   darkness�察    �those    of  the 

meaner  sort�察  �where   one   glimmering  light   twinkled   for   a   score   of 

houses�察�being favoured in no slight degree。   Even   in   these   places�察�

the inhabitants had often good reason for extinguishing their lamp 

as   soon   as   it  was   lighted�察  �and   the   watch   being   utterly   inefficient 

and powerless to prevent them�察�they did so at their pleasure。 Thus�察�

in    the   lightest   thoroughfares�察      �there    was    at  every    turn    some 

obscure   and  dangerous   spot   whither   a   thief   might   fly   or   shelter�察�

and few would care to follow�察�and the city being belted round by 

fields�察�green lanes�察�waste grounds�察�and lonely roads�察�dividing it at 

that time from the suburbs that have joined it since�察�escape�察�even 

where the pursuit was hot�察�was rendered easy。 

    It is no wonder that with these favouring circumstances in full 



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and   constant   operation�察  �street   robberies�察  �often   accompanied   by 

cruel   wounds�察  �and   not   unfrequently   by   loss   of   life�察  �should   have 

been   of   nightly   occurrence   in   the   very   heart   of   London�察  �or   that 

quiet   folks   should   have   had   great   dread   of   traversing   its   streets 

after   the   shops   were   closed。   It   was   not   unusual       for   those  who 

wended home alone at midnight�察�to  keep   the  middle  of  the  road�察�

the   better   to   guard   against   surprise   from   lurking   footpads�察  �few 

would      venture     to  repair    at   a  late   hour    to  Kentish     Town      or 

Hampstead�察        �or  even    to  Kensington        or  Chelsea�察    �unarmed       and 

unattended�察  �while   he   who   had   been   loudest   and   most   valiant   at 

the supper´table or the tavern�察�and had but a mile or so to go�察�was 

glad to fee a link´boy to escort him home。 

    There       were     many       other     characteristics!not           quite     so 

disagreeable!about            the   thoroughfares        of   London      then�察   �with 

which they had been long familiar。 Some of the shops�察  �especially 

those     to  the  eastward      of  Temple      Bar�察  �still  adhered     to  the   old 

practice of hanging out a sign�察  �and  the   creaking  and   swinging  of 

these     boards    in   their   iron   frames     on   windy    nights�察   �formed     a 

strange and mournful concert for the ears of those who lay awake 

in   bed   or   hurried   through   the   streets。   Long   stands   of   hackney´ 

chairs     and     groups     of   chairmen�察     �compared        with    whom       the 

coachmen of our day are gentle and polite�察�obstructed the way and 

filled   the   air   with   clamour�察     �night´cellars�察    �indicated    by   a   little 

stream of light crossing the pavement�察�and stretching out half´way 

into the road�察�and by the stifled roar of voices from below�察�yawned 

for   the   reception   and     entertainment   of   the      most   abandoned   of 

both sexes�察�under  every  shed   and bulk   small   groups   of link´boys 

gamed away the earnings of the day�察�or one more weary than the 

rest�察  �gave    way    to  sleep�察  �and   let  the   fragment      of  his  torch    fall 



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hissing on the puddled ground。 

    Then   there   was   the   watch   with   staff   and      lantern    crying   the 

hour�察�and the kind of weather�察�and those who woke up at his voice 

and   turned   them   round   in   bed�察  �were   glad   to   hear   it   rained�察  �or 

snowed�察  �or   blew�察  �or   froze�察  �for   very   comfort¨s   sake。   The   solitary 

passenger   was   startled   by   the   chairmen¨s   cry   of   `By   your   leave 

there� �   as   two  came   trotting  past   him   with   their   empty   vehicle! 

carried backwards   to  show  its   being disengaged!and   hurried   to 

the   nearest  stand。   Many a   private   chair�察  �too�察  �inclosing  some   fine 

lady�察   �monstrously        hooped     and    furbelowed�察      �and    preceded      by 

running´footmen bearing flambeaux!for which extinguishers are 

yet suspended before the doors of a few houses of the better sort! 

made   the   way   gay   and   light   as   it   danced   along�察  �and   darker   and 

more   dismal   when   it   had   passed。   It   was   not   unusual   for   these 

running gentry�察�who carried it with a very high hand�察�to quarrel in 

the servants¨   hall   while   waiting  for  their  masters and   mistresses�察�

and�察�falling to blows either there or in the street without�察�to strew 

the place of skirmish with hair´powder�察�fragments of bag´wigs�察�and 

scattered nosegays。 Gaming�察�the vice which ran so high among all 

classes     ��the   fashion    being     of  course     set  by   the   upper���察    �was 

generally the cause of   these disputes�察  �for  cards   and dice   were   as 

openly used�察�and worked as much mischief�察�and yielded as much 

excitement       below     stairs�察 �as   above。    While    incidents     like  these�察�

arising   out   of   drums   and   masquerades   and   parties   at   quadrille�察�

were passing at the west end of the town�察�heavy stagecoaches and 

scarce   heavier   waggons   were   lumbering   slowly   towards   the   city�察�

the coachmen�察�guard�察�and passengers�察�armed to the teeth�察�and the 

coach!a        day    or   so  perhaps      behind     its  time�察   �but    that   was 

nothing!despoiled           by   highwaymen�察        �who    made     no   scruple    to 



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attack�察  �alone   and   single´handed�察  �a   whole   caravan   of   goods   and 

men�察�and sometimes shot a passenger or two�察�and were sometimes 

shot themselves�察�as the case might be。 On the morrow�察�rumours of 

this new act of daring on the road yielded matter for a few hours¨ 

conversation through the town�察�and a Public Progress of some fine 

gentleman ��half´drunk�� to Tyburn�察�dressed in the newest fashion�察�

and damning the ordinary with unspeakable gallantry and grace�察�

furnished   to   the   populace�察  �

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