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sawyers�察  �we   do。   I¨m   not   a´going   to   tell   tales   out   of   school�察  �but�察�

damme�察  �if  every   gentleman¨s   son   that   carries   arms   in   our   corps�察�

through being under a cloud and having little differences with his 

relations�察�was counted up¨!here his eye fell on Joe again�察�and so 

good´naturedly�察�that Joe beckoned him out。 He came directly。 

    `You¨re     a  gentleman�察     �by   G!� �    was    his  first  remark�察    �as   he 

slapped him on the back。 `You¨re a gentleman in disguise。 So am I。 

Let¨s swear a friendship。¨ 

    Joe   didn¨t   exactly  do   that�察  �but   he   shook   hands   with   him�察  �and 

thanked him for his good opinion。 

    `You  want  to  serve�察�   said   his  new  friend。   `You shall。   You   were 

made for it。 You¨re one of us by nature。 What¨ll you take to drink�拭� 

    `Nothing just now�察� replied Joe�察�smiling faintly。 `I haven¨t quite 

made up my mind。¨ 

    `A mettlesome fellow like you�察�and not made up his mind� � cried 

the serjeant。 `Here!let me give the bell a pull�察�and you¨ll make up 

your mind in half a minute�察�I know。¨ 

    `You¨re right so far¨!answered Joe�察 �for if you pull the bell here�察�

where I¨m known�察�there¨ll be an end of my soldiering inclinations 

in no time。 Look in my face。 You see me�察�do you�拭� 

    `I   do�察�   replied   the  serjeant   with   an   oath�察   �and   a  finer   young 



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fellow or one better qualified to serve his king and country�察�I never 

set my!¨ he used an adjective in this place!`eyes on。¨ 

    `Thank      you�察�   said   Joe�察    �I  didn¨t   ask    you    for  want     of  a 

compliment�察�but thank you all the same。 Do I look like a sneaking 

fellow or a liar�拭� 

    The   serjeant   rejoined   with   many   choice   asseverations   that   he 

didn¨t�察�and that if his ��the serjeant¨s�� own father were to say he did�察�

he would run the old gentleman through the body cheerfully�察�and 

consider it a meritorious action。 

    Joe expressed his obligations�察�and continued�察 �You can trust me 

then�察�and credit what I say。 I believe I shall enlist in your regiment 

to´night。   The   reason   I   don¨t   do   so   now   is�察  �because   I   don¨t   want 

until to´night�察�to do what I can¨t recall。 Where shall I find you�察�this 

evening�拭� 

    His   friend    replied   with   some    unwillingness�察     �and   after   much 

ineffectual entreaty having for its object the immediate settlement 

of the business�察�that his quarters would be at the Crooked Billet in 

Tower   Street�察  �where   he   would   be   found   waking   until   midnight�察�

and sleeping until breakfast time to´morrow。 

    `And if I do come!which it¨s a million to one�察�I shall!when will 

you take me out of London�拭� demanded Joe。 

    `To´morrow   morning�察        �at   half  after   eight   o¨clock�察�  replied   the 

serjeant。 `You¨ll go abroad!a country where it¨s all sunshine and 

plunder!the finest climate in the world。¨ 

    `To  go  abroad�察�  said   Joe�察  �shaking   hands   with   him�察   �is   the   very 

thing I want。 You may expect me。¨ 

    `You¨re the kind of lad for us�察� cried the serjeant�察�holding Joe¨s 

hand   in   his�察  �in   the   excess   of   his   admiration。   `You¨re   the   boy   to 

push your fortune。 I don¨t say it because I bear  you  any  envy�察  �or 



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would   take away  from   the   credit   of   the   rise   you¨ll   make�察  �but   if  I 

had been bred and taught like you�察�I¨d have been a colonel by this 

time。¨ 

    `Tush�察  �man� �   said   Joe�察   �I¨m   not   so   young   as   that。   Needs   must 

when   the   devil   drives�察  �and   the   devil   that   drives   me   is   an   empty 

pocket and an unhappy home。 For the present�察�good´bye。¨ 

    `For king and country� � cried the serjeant�察�flourishing his cap。 

    `For  bread   and   meat� �   cried   Joe�察  �snapping   his   fingers。   And   so 

they parted。 

    He   had   very   little   money   in   his   pocket�察  �so   little   indeed�察  �that 

after    paying     for  his   breakfast     ��which     he   was   too   honest     and 

perhaps too proud to score up to his father¨s charge�� he had but a 

penny      left。  He   had    courage�察    �notwithstanding�察       �to  resist   all  the 

affectionate importunities of the serjeant�察�who waylaid him at the 

door   with   many   protestations          of   eternal  friendship�察  �and      did  in 

particular   request   that   he   would   do   him   the   favour   to   accept   of 

only   one   shilling   as   a   temporary   accommodation。   Rejecting   his 

offers   both   of   cash   and   credit�察  �Joe   walked   away   with   stick   and 

bundle   as   before�察  �bent   upon   getting   through   the   day   as   he   best 

could�察    �and   going    down     to   the  locksmith¨s      in  the   dusk    of   the 

evening�察�for it should go hard�察�he had resolved�察�but he would have 

a parting word with charming Dolly Varden。 

    He   went   out   by   Islington   and   so   on   to   Highgate�察  �and   sat   on 

many stones and gates�察�but there were no voices in the bells to bid 

him     turn。   Since    the   time    of  noble    Whittington�察     �fair  flower    of 

merchants�察        �bells   have     come      to   have     less    sympathy       with 

humankind。         They   only   ring   for   money   and      on   state   occasions。 

Wanderers have increased in number�察�ships leave the Thames for 

distant   regions�察  �carrying   from   stem   to   stern   no   other   cargo�察  �the 



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bells   are   silent�察  �they   ring   out   no   entreaties   or   regrets�察  �they   are 

used to it and have grown worldly。 

    Joe bought a roll�察�and reduced his purse to the condition ��with a 

difference��      of   that    celebrated      purse    of   Fortunatus�察      �which�察�

whatever were its favoured owner¨s necessities�察�had one unvarying 

amount in it。 In these real times�察�when all the Fairies are dead and 

buried�察    �there   are  still   a  great   many   purses    which   possess     that 

quality。 The sum´total they contain is expressed in arithmetic by a 

circle�察�and whether it be added to or multiplied by its own amount�察�

the result of the problem is more easily stated than any known in 

figures。 

    Evening drew on at last。 With the desolate and solitary feeling 

of one who had no home or shelter�察�and   was alone  utterly  in   the 

world for the first time�察�he bent his steps towards the locksmith¨s 

house。     He    had    delayed     till  now�察  �knowing      that   Mrs    Varden 

sometimes went out alone�察�or with Miggs for her sole attendant�察�to 

lectures   in   the   evening�察  �and   devoutly   hoping   that   this   might   be 

one of her nights of moral culture。 

    He had walked up and down before the house�察�on the opposite 

side   of   the   way�察  �two   or   three   times�察  �when   as   he   returned   to   it 

again�察�he caught a glimpse of a fluttering skirt at the door。 It was 

Dolly¨s!to whom else could it belong�拭�no dress but hers had such 

a flow as that。 He plucked up his   spirits�察�and   followed   it  into  the 

workshop of the Golden Key。 

    His darkening the door caused her to look round。 Oh that face� �

`If  it  hadn¨t   been    for  that�察�  thought     Joe�察   �I  should   never    have 

walked into poor Tom Cobb。 She¨s twenty times handsomer than 

ever。 She might marry a Lord� � 

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Dolly was glad to see him�察�and was so sorry her father and mother 

were away from home。 Joe begged she wouldn¨t mention it on any 

account。 

    Dolly hesitated to lead the way into the parlour�察�for there it was 

nearly dark�察�at the same time she hesitated to stand talking in the 

workshop�察  �which   was   yet   light   and   open   to   the   street。   They   had 

got by some means�察�too�察�before the little forge�察�and Joe having her 

hand in his ��which he had no right to have�察�for Dolly only gave it 

him   to   shake���察  �it   was   so   like   standing   before   some   homely   altar 

being married�察�that it was the most embarrassing state of things in 

the world。 

    `I have come�察� said Joe�察 �to say good´bye!to say good´bye for I 

don¨t know how many years�察�perhaps for ever。 I am going abroad。¨ 

    Now   this   was   exactly   what   he   should   not   have   said。   Here   he 

was�察�talking like a gentleman at large who was free to come and go 

and     roam     about    the    world    at   pleasure�察    �when     that   gallant 

coachmaker had vowed but the night before that Miss Varden held 

him bound in adamantine chains�察�and had positively stated   in   so 

many   words   that   she   was   killing   him   by   inches�察  �and      that   in   a 

fortnight more or thereabouts he expected to make a  decent  end 

and leave the business to his mother。 

    Dolly released her hand and said `Indeed� � She remarked in the 

same   breath   that   it   was   a   fine   night�察  �and   in   short�察  �betrayed   no 

more emotion than the forge itself。 

    `I couldn¨t go�察� said Joe�察 �without coming to see 

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