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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 �