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Suddenly   a   remembered   voice�察  �in   mimicking   accents�察  �fell   upon   his   ear 

with the quotation�察 �Do you know�拭─              �Then�察�in a hansom passing swiftly 

by   him�察  �Golly�察  �in   hospital   dress   with   flying   ribbons�察  �appeared�察  �sitting 

between      Lord    Brownstone       Ewer    and    Francis    Horatio    Nelson    Drake�察�

completely   grown   up。        And   from   behind   floated   the   inexpressibly   sad 

refrain�察 �Hi tiddli hi� ─�

     This is how it happened。          One morning�察�Jinny Jones�察�another hospital 

nurse�察�had said to her�察 �Have you any objection�察�dear�察�to seeing a friend of 

another gent�察�a friend of mine�拭─�

     ;None in the least�察�dear�察─�said Golly。            ;I   want to see all that can   be 

seen�察�and do all that can be done in London�察�and know the glory thereof。 

I   only   require   that   I   shall   be   allowed   to   love   John   Gale   whenever   he 

permits it�察�which isn't often�察�and that I may be permitted to write simple 

letters to my doting relations at the rate of twelve pages a day�察�giving an 

accountMY         OWN      accountof     my    doings。     There�       �Go    on   now� �

Bring on your bears。; 

     They   had   visited   the   chambers   which   Lord   Brownstone   and   Drake 

occupied   together�察  �and   in   girlish   innocence   had   put   on   the   gentlemen's 

clothes and danced before them。            Then they all went to the theatre�察�where 

Golly's     delightful   simplicity    and   childish    ignorance     of  the   world   had 

charmed them。         Everything to her was new�察�strange�察�and thrilling。                She 

even   leaned   from   the   carriage   windows   to   see   the   ;wheels   go   round。; 

She was surprised at the number of people in the theatre�察�and insisted on 

knowing if it was church�察�because they all sat there in their best clothes so 

quietly。    She believed that the play was real�察�and frequently�察�from a stage 

box�察�interrupted the acting with explanations。               She informed the heroine 

of   the   design   of   the   villain   waiting   at   the   wings。 And   when   the   aged 

mother of the heroine was dying of starvation in a hovel�察�and she threw a 

bag   of   bonbons   on   the   stage�察  �with   the   vociferous   declaration   that   ;Lord 

Brownstone   had   just   given   them   to   herbutLordy��SHE   didn't   want 



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them�察─�they were obliged to lead her away�察�closely followed by an usher 

and a policeman。         ;To think�察─�she wrote to John Gale�察 �that the audience 

only laughed and shouted�察�and never offered to help�                 �And yet look at the 

churches in London�察�where they dare to preach the gospel� ─�

     Fired   by   this   simple   letter�察  �and   alarmed   by   Golly's   simplicity�察  �John 

Gale     went    to  his   clerical   chief�察 �Archdeacon       Luxury�察    �and   demanded 

permission      to  preach    next   Sunday。     ;Certainly�察─    �said   the  Archdeacon�察�

;you   shall   take   my   curate's   place。   I   shall   inform   the   congregation   that 

you are the son of Lord Gale。             They are very particular churchmenall 

society peopleand of course will be satisfied with the work of the Lord�察�

especially�察─�he added�察�with a polite smile�察 �when that work happens to be 

the Lord Gale's son。; Accordingly�察�the next Sunday�察�John Gale occupied 

the pulpit of St。 Swithin。        But an unexpected event happened。              His pent´ 

up eagerness to denounce the present methods of Christianity�察�his fullness 

of   utterance�察  �defeated   his   purpose。     He   was   overcome   with   a   kind   of 

pulpit   fright。   His   ideas   of   time   and   place   fled   him。  After   beginning�察�

;Mr。 Chairman�察�in rising to propose the toast of our worthy Archdeacon 

Fellow   Manxmenthe   present   momentererthe   proudest   in   myer 

lifeDearly beloved Gollyunaccustomed as I am to public speaking�察─�he 

abruptly delivered the benediction and sat down。                The incident�察�however�察�

provoked little attention。        The congregation�察�accustomed to sleep through 

the   sermon�察  �awoke   at   the   usual   time   and   went   home。       Only   a   single 

Scotchwoman said to him in passing�此 �Verra weel for a beginning�察�laddie。 

But   give   it   hotter   to   'em   next   time。; Discomfited   and   bewildered�察  �he 

communed with himself gloomily。               ;I can't marry Golly。        I can't talk。    I 

hate society。     What's to be done�拭        �I have it�    �I'll go into a monastery。; 

     He    went    into   a  monastery      in   Bishopsgate      Street�察  �reached    by   a 

threepenny 'bus。        He   gave out   vaguely  that he   had got   into   ;Something 

Good�察  �in   the   City。;   Society   was   satisfied。      Only   Golly   suspected   the 

truth。    She wrote to her grandfather�此�

     ;I   saw   John   Gale   the   other   day   with   a   crowd   following   him   in   the 

Strand。     He     had   on  only    a  kind   of  brown     serge   dressing´gown�察     �tied 

around his waist by a rope�察�and a hood on his head。                I think his poor 'toe´ 

toes'   were    in  sandals�察   �and   I  dare  say   his  legs   were    cold�察  �poor   dear。 



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However�察�if he calls THAT protection of GollyI don't� �I might be run off 

at   any   momentfor   all  he'd   help。   No   matter�  �If   this   Court   understands 

herself�察�and she thinks she do�察�Golly can take care of herselfyou bet。; 

     Nevertheless�察  �Golly   lost   her   place   at   the   hospital   through   her   heroic 

defense     of   her  friend   Jinny    Jones�察  �who    had   been    deceived    by   Lord 

Brownstone Ewer。          ;You would drive that poor girl into the street�察─�she 

said furiously to the Chairman of the Board�察�throwing her cap and apron in 

their faces。     ;You're a lot of rotten old hypocrites�察�and I'm glad to get shut 

of you。;     Not content with that�察�she went to Drake and demanded that he 

should make his friend Lord Brownstone marry Jinny。 

     ;Sorryawfully       sorrymy     dear   Golly�察  �but   he's  engaged     to  a  rich 

American girl who is to pay his debts�察�but I'll see that he does something 

handsome   for   Jinny。      And YOU�察  �my   child�察  �what   are YOU   going   to   do 

without   a   situation�拭─  �he   added�察  �with   touching   sympathy。   ;You   see�察  �I've 

some vague idea of marrying you myself�察─�he concluded meditatively。 

     ;Thank you for nothing�察─�interrupted Golly gayly�察 �but I can take care 

of myself and follow out my mission like John Gale。; 

     ;There's a pair of you�察�certainly�察─�said Drake�察�with a tinge of jealous 

bitterness。 

     ;You bet it's 'a pair' that will take your 'two knaves��' you and your Lord 

Brownstone�察─�returned Golly�察�dropping a mock courtesy。 ;Ta´ta�察�I'm going 

on the stage。; 

       BOOK III 

       She   went   first   into   a   tobacconist'sand   sold   cigarettes。   Sometimes 

she   suffered   from   actual   want�察  �and   ate   fried   fish。 ;Do   you   know   how 

nice   fried   fish   tastes   in   London��you   on   'the   Oilan'�拭─  �she   wrote   gayly。 

;I'm getting on splendidly�察�so's John Gale�察�I suppose�察�though he's looking 

cadaverous from starving himself all round。              Tell aunty I haven't seen the 

Queen yet�察�though after all I really believe she has not seen me。; 

     Then�察�after a severe struggle�察�she succeeded in getting on the stage as a 

song     and   dance   girl。   She    sang   melodiously      and   danced    divinely�察  �so 

remarkably that the ignorant public�察�knowing her to be a Manx girl�察�and 

vaguely associating her with the symbol of the Isle of Man�察�supposed she 

had three legs。      She was the success of the season�察�her cup of ambition 



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was filled。     It was slightly embittered by the news that her friend Jinny 

Jones had killed herself in the church at the wedding of her recreant lover 

and the American heiress。          But the affair was scarcely alluded to by the 

Society     paperswho      were    naturally   shocked     at  the   bad   taste  of   the 

deceased。      And even Golly forgot it allon the stage。 

       BOOK IV 

       Meanwhile   John   Gale�察  �or   Brother   Boreas�察  �as   he   was   known   in   the 

monastery�察     �was    submittingamong         other   rigorsto    an   exceptionally 

severe    winter    in  Bishopsgate     Street�察 �which    seemed     to  have   an   Arctic 

climate   of   its   own��possibly   induced   by   the   ;freezing´out;   process   of 

certain stock companies in its vicinity。 

     ;You are miserable�察�and eager to get out in the wicked world again�察�my 

son�察�said the delightful old Superior�察�as he sat by the only fire�察�sipping a 

glass of mulled port�察�when John came in from shoveling snow outside。                     ;I�察�

therefore�察�merely to try you�察�shall make you gatekeeper。                The keys of the 

monastery front door are under the door´mat in my cell�察�but I am a sound 

sleeper。;     He   smiled   seraphically�察  �and   winked   casually  as   he   sipped   his 

port。 ;We will call it�察�if you pleasea penance。; 

     John threw himself in an agony of remorse and shame at the feet of the 

Superior。     ;It isn't of myself   I'm thinking�察─�he   confessed wildly�察 �but   of 

that poor   young   man�察 �Brother   Bones�察�in the   next   cell   to   mine。      He   is   a 

living skeleton�察�has got only one lung and an atrophied brain。                A night out 

might do him good。; 

     The Father Superior frowned。           ;Do you know who he is

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