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summon up a little indifferent Latin�察�if I have anything private to
communicate to the learned Professor。'
And at the conclusion of this speech the man in black lifted up his
head�察�and�察�for some moments�察�looked me in the face。 The muscles of
his own seemed to be slightly convulsed�察�and his mouth opened in a
singular manner
'I see��' said I�察�'that for some time you were standing near me and
my companion�察�in the mean act of listening。'
'Not at all��' said the man in black�察�'I heard from the steep bank
above�察�that to which I have now alluded�察�whilst I was puzzling
myself to find the path which leads to your retreat。 I made�察�
indeed�察�nearly the compass of the whole thicket before I found it。'
'And how did you know that I was here��' I demanded。
'The landlord of the public´house�察�with whom I had some
conversation concerning you�察�informed me that he had no doubt I
should find you in this place�察�to which he gave me instructions not
very clear。 But�察�now I am here�察�I crave permission to remain a
little time�察�in order that I may hold some communion with you。'
'Well��' said I�察�'since you are come�察�you are welcome�察�please to
step this way。'
Thereupon I conducted the man in black to the fireplace�察�where
Belle was standing�察�who had risen from her stool on my springing up
to go in quest of the stranger。 The man in black looked at her
with evident curiosity�察�then making her rather a graceful bow�察�
'Lovely virgin��' said he�察�stretching out his hand�察�'allow me to
salute your fingers。'
'I am not in the habit of shaking hands with strangers��' said
Belle。
'I did not presume to request to shake hands with you��' said the
man in black�察�'I merely wished to be permitted to salute with my
lips the extremity of your two forefingers。'
'I never permit anything of the kind��' said Belle�察�' I do not
approve of such unmanly ways�察�they are only befitting those who
lurk in corners or behind trees�察�listening to the conversation of
people who would fain be private。'
'Do you take me for a listener then��' said the man in black。
'Ay�察�indeed I do��' said Belle�察�'the young man may receive your
excuses�察�and put confidence in them�察�if he please�察�but for my part
I neither admit them nor believe them��' and thereupon flinging her
long hair back�察�which was hanging over her cheeks�察�she seated
herself on her stool。
'Come�察�Belle��' said I�察�'I have bidden the gentleman welcome�察�I
beseech you�察�therefore�察�to make him welcome�察�he is a stranger�察�
where we are at home�察�therefore�察�even did we wish him away�察�we are
bound to treat him kindly。'
'That's not English doctrine��' said the man in black。
'I thought the English prided themselves on their hospitality��'
said I。
'They do so��' said the man in black�察�'they are proud of showing
hospitality to people above them�察�that is�察�to those who do not want
it�察�but of the hospitality which you were now describing�察�and which
is Arabian�察�they know nothing。 No Englishman will tolerate another
in his house�察�from whom he does not expect advantage of some kind�察�
and to those from whom he does he can be civil enough。 An
Englishman thinks that�察�because he is in his own house�察�he has a
right to be boorish and brutal to any one who is disagreeable to
him�察�as all those are who are really in want of assistance。 Should
a hunted fugitive rush into an Englishman's house�察�beseeching
protection�察�and appealing to the master's feelings of hospitality�察�
the Englishman would knock him down in the passage。'
'You are too general��' said I�察�'in your strictures。 Lord ´�察�the
unpopular Tory minister�察�was once chased through the streets of
London by a mob�察�and�察�being in danger of his life�察�took shelter in
the shop of a Whig linen´draper�察�declaring his own unpopular name�察�
and appealing to the linen´draper's feelings of hospitality�察�
whereupon the linen´draper�察�utterly forgetful of all party rancour�察�
nobly responded to the appeal�察�and telling his wife to conduct his
lordship upstairs�察�jumped over the counter�察�with his ell in his
hand�察�and placing himself with half´a´dozen of his assistants at
the door of his boutique�察�manfully confronted the mob�察�telling them
that he would allow himself to be torn to a thousand pieces ere he
would permit them to injure a hair of his lordship's head�此 �what do
you think of that��'
'He� �he� �he��' tittered the man in black。
'Well��' said I�察�'I am afraid your own practice is not very
different from that which you have been just now describing�察�you
sided with the Radical in the public´house against me�察�as long as
you thought him the most powerful�察�and then turned against him when
you saw he was cowed。 What have you to say to that��'
'Oh�察�when one is in Rome�察�I mean England�察�one must do as they do in
England�察�I was merely conforming to the custom of the country�察�he� �
he� �but I beg your pardon here�察�as I did in the public´house。 I
made a mistake。'
'Well��' said I�察�'we will drop the matter�察�but pray seat yourself on
that stone�察�and I will sit down on the grass near you。'
The man in black�察�after proffering two or three excuses for
occupying what he supposed to be my seat�察�sat down upon the stone�察�
and I squatted down�察�gypsy´fashion�察�just opposite to him�察�Belle
sitting on her stool at a slight distance on my right。 After a
time I addressed him thus�此 �'Am I to reckon this a mere visit of
ceremony�拭�should it prove so�察�it will be�察�I believe�察�the first
visit of the kind ever paid me。'
'Will you permit me to ask��' said the man in black ´ 'the weather
is very warm��' said he�察�interrupting himself�察�and taking off his
hat。
I now observed that he was partly bald�察�his red hair having died
away from the fore part of his crown ´ his forehead was high�察�his
eyebrows scanty�察�his eyes gray and sly�察�with a downward tendency�察�
his nose was slightly aquiline�察�his mouth rather large ´ a kind of
sneering smile played continually on his lips�察�his complexion was
somewhat rubicund。
'A bad countenance��' said Belle�察�in the language of the roads�察�
observing that my eyes were fixed on his face。
'Does not my countenance please you�察�fair damsel��' said the man in
black�察�resuming his hat�察�and speaking in a peculiarly gentle voice。
'How��' said I�察�'do you understand the language of the roads��'
'As little as I do Armenian��' said the man in black�察�'but I
understand look and tone。'
'So do I�察�perhaps��' retorted Belle�察�'and�察�to tell you the truth�察�I
like your tone as little as your face。'
'For shame��' said I�察�'have you forgot what I was saying just now
about the duties of hospitality�拭 �You have not yet answered my
question��' said I�察�addressing myself to the man�察�'with respect to
your visit。'
'Will you permit me to ask who you are��'
'Do you see the place where I live��' said I。
'I do��' said the man in black�察�looking around。
'Do you know the name of this place��'
'I was told it was Mumpers' or Gypsies' Dingle��' said the man in
black。
'Good��' said I�察�'and this forge and tent�察�what do they look like��'
'Like the forge and tent of a wandering Zigan�察�I have seen the like
in Italy。'
'Good��' said I�察�'they belong to me。'
'Are you�察�then�察�a gypsy��' said the man in black。
'What else should I be��'
'But you seem to have been acquainted with various individuals with
whom I have likewise had acquaintance�察�and you have even alluded to
matters�察�and even words�察�which have passed between me and them。'
'Do you know how gypsies live��' said I。
'By hammering old iron�察�I believe�察�and telling fortunes。'
'Well��' said I�察�'there's my forge�察�and yonder is some iron�察�though
not old�察�and by your own confession I am a soothsayer。'
'But how did you come by your knowledge��'
'Oh��' said I�察�'if you want me to reveal the secrets of my trade�察�I
have�察�of course�察�nothing further to say。 Go to the scarlet dyer�察�
and ask him how he dyes cloth。'
'Why scarlet��' said the man in black。 'Is it because gypsies blush
like scarlet��'
'Gypsies never blush��' said I�察�'but gypsies' cloaks are scarlet。'
'I should almost take you for a gypsy��' said the man in black�察�'but
for ´ '
'For what��' said I。
'But for that same lesson in Armenian�察�and your general knowledge
of languages�察�as for your manners and appearance I will say
nothing��' said the man in black�察�with a titter。
'And why should not a gypsy possess a knowledge of languages��' said
I。
'Because the gypsy race is perfectly illiterate��' said the man in
black�察�'they are possessed�察�it is true�察�of a knavish acuteness�察�and
are particularly noted for giving subtle and evasive answers ´ and
in your answers�察�I confess�察�you remind me of them�察�but that one of
the race should acquire a learned language like the Armenian�察�and
have a general knowledge of literature�察�is a thing che io non credo
afatto。'
'What do you take me for��' said I。
'Why��' said the man in black�察�'I should consider you to be a
philologist�察�who�察�for some purpose�察�has taken up a gypsy life�察�but
I confess to you that your way of answering questions is far too
acute for a philologist。'
'And why should not a philologist be able to answer questions
acutely��' said I。
'Because the philological race is the most stupid under heaven��'
said the man in black�察�'they are possessed�察�it is true�察�of a
certain faculty for picking up words�察�and a memory for retaining
them�察�but that any one of the sect should be able to give a
rational answer�察�to say nothing of an acute one�察�on any subject ´
even though the subject were philology ´ is a thing of which I have
no idea。'
'But you found me giving a lesson in Armenian to this handmaid��'
'I believe I did��' said the man in black。
'And you heard me give what you are disposed to call acute answers
to the questions you asked me��'
'I believe I did��' said the man in black。
'And would any one but a philologist think of giving a lesson in
Armenian to a handmaid in a dingle��
'I should think not��' said the man in black。
'Well�察�then�察�don't you see that it is possible for a philologist to
give not only a rational�察�but an acute answer��'
'I really don't know��' said the man in black。
'What's the matter with you��' said I。
'Merely puzzled��' said the man in black。
'Puzzled��
'Yes。'
'Really puzzled��'
'Yes。'
'Remain so。'
'Well��' said the man in black�察�rising�察�'puzzled or not�察�I will no
longer trespass upon your and this young lady's retirement�察�only
allow me�察�before I go�察�to apologise for my intrusion。'
'No apology is necessary��' said I�察�'will you please to take
anything before you go�拭 �I think this young lady�察�at my request�察�
would contrive to make you a cup of tea。'
'Tea��' said the man in bla