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to the house�察�and the few who does�察�merely comes to insult and 

flout me。  It was only last night that fellow�察�Hunter�察�called me an 

old fool in my own kitchen here。  He wouldn't have called me a fool 

a fortnight ago�察�'twas I called him fool then�察�and last night he 

called me old fool�察�what do you think of that�拭 � the man that beat 

Tom of Hopton�察�to be called�察�not only a fool�察�but an old fool�察�and 

I hadn't heart�察�with one blow of this here fist into his face�察�to 

send his head ringing against the wall�察�for when a man's pocket is 

low�察�do you see�察�his heart ain't much higher�察�but it is of no use 

talking�察�something must be done。  I was thinking of you just as you 

came in�察�for you are just the person that can help me。'



'If you mean��' said I�察�'to ask me to lend you the money which you 

want�察�it will be to no purpose�察�as I have very little of my own�察�

just enough for my own occasions�察�it is true�察�if you desired it�察�I 

would be your intercessor with the person to whom you owe the 

money�察�though I should hardly imagine that anything I could say ´ '  

'You are right there��' said the landlord�察�'much the brewer would 

care for anything you could say on my behalf ´ your going would be 

the very way to do me up entirely。  A pretty opinion he would have 

of the state of my affairs if I were to send him such a 'cessor as 

you�察�and as for your lending me money�察�don't think I was ever fool 

enough to suppose either that you had any�察�or if you had that you 

would be fool enough to lend me any。  No�察�no�察�the coves of the ring 

knows better�察�I have been in the ring myself�察�and knows what a 

fighting cove is�察�and though I was fool enough to back those birds�察�

I was never quite fool enough to lend anybody money。  What I am 

about to propose is something very different from going to my 

landlord�察�or lending any capital�察�something which�察�though it will 

put money into my pocket�察�will likewise put something handsome into 

your own。  I want to get up a fight in this here neighbourhood�察�

which would be sure to bring plenty of people to my house�察�for a 

week before and after it takes place�察�and as people can't come 

without drinking�察�I think I could�察�during one fortnight�察�get off 

for the brewer all the sour and unsaleable liquids he now has�察�

which people wouldn't drink at any other time�察�and by that means�察�

do you see�察�liquidate my debt�察�then�察�by means of betting�察�making 

first all right�察�do you see�察�I have no doubt that I could put 

something handsome into my pocket and yours�察�for I should wish you 

to be the fighting man�察�as I think I can depend upon you。'  'You 

really must excuse me��' said I�察�'I have no wish to figure as a 

pugilist�察�besides�察�there is such a difference in our ages�察�you may 

be the stronger man of the two�察�and perhaps the hardest hitter�察�but 

I am in much better condition�察�am more active on my legs�察�so that I 

am almost sure I should have the advantage�察�for�察�as you very 

properly observed�察 �Youth will be served。;'  'Oh�察�I didn't mean to 

fight��' said the landlord�察�'I think I could beat you if I were to 

train a little�察�but in the fight I propose I looks more to the main 

chance than anything else。  I question whether half so many people 

could be brought together if you were to fight with me as the 

person I have in view�察�or whether there would be half such 

opportunities for betting�察�for I am a man�察�do you see�察�the person I 

wants you to fight with is not a man�察�but the young woman you keeps 

company with。'



'The young woman I keep company with��' said I�察�'pray what do you 

mean��'



'We will go into the bar�察�and have something��' said the landlord�察�

getting up。  'My niece is out�察�and there is no one in the house�察�so 

we can talk the matter over quietly。'  Thereupon I followed him 

into the bar�察�where�察�having drawn me a jug of ale�察�helped himself 

as usual to a glass of sherry�察�and lighted a cigar�察�he proceeded to 

explain himself further。  'What I wants is to get up a fight 

between a man and a woman�察�there never has yet been such a thing in 

the ring�察�and the mere noise of the matter would bring thousands of 

people together�察�quite enough to drink out�察�for the thing should be 

close to my house�察�all the brewer's stock of liquids�察�both good and 

bad。'  'But��' said I�察�'you were the other day boasting of the 

respectability of your house�察�do you think that a fight between a 

man and a woman close to your establishment would add to its 

respectability��'  'Confound the respectability of my house��' said 

the landlord�察�'will the respectability of my house pay the brewer�察�

or keep the roof over my head�拭 �No�察�no� �when respectability won't 

keep a man�察�do you see�察�the best thing is to let it go and wander。  

Only let me have my own way�察�and both the brewer�察�myself�察�and every 

one of us�察�will be satisfied。  And then the betting ´ what a deal 

we may make by the betting ´ and that we shall have all to 

ourselves�察�you�察�I�察�and the young woman�察�the brewer will have no 

hand in that。  I can manage to raise ten pounds�察�and if by flashing 

that about I don't manage to make a hundred�察�call me horse。'  'But 

suppose��' said I�察�'the party should lose�察�on whom you sport your 

money�察�even as the birds did��'  'We must first make all right��' 

said the landlord�察�'as I told you before�察�the birds were irrational 

beings�察�and therefore couldn't come to an understanding with the 

others�察�as you and the young woman can。  The birds fought fair�察�but 

I intend that you and the young woman should fight cross。'  'What 

do you mean by cross��' said I。  'Come�察�come��' said the landlord�察�

'don't attempt to gammon me�察�you in the ring�察�and pretend not to 

know what fighting cross is�  �That won't do�察�my fine fellow�察�but as 

no one is near us�察�I will speak out。  I intend that you and the 

young woman should understand one another�察�and agree beforehand 

which should be beat�察�and if you take my advice�察�you will determine 

between you that the young woman shall be beat�察�as I am sure that 

the odds will run high upon her�察�her character as a fist´woman 

being spread far and wide�察�so that all the flats who think it will 

be all right will back her�察�as I myself would�察�if I thought it 

would be a fair thing。'  'Then��' said I�察�'you would not have us 

fight fair��'  'By no means��' said the landlord�察�'because why�拭 � I 

conceives that a cross is a certainty to those who are in it�察�

whereas by the fair thing one may lose all he has。'  'But��' said I�察�

'you said the other day that you liked the fair thing。'  'That was 

by way of gammon��' said the landlord�察�'just�察�do you see�察�as a 

Parliament cove might say�察�speechifying from a barrel to a set of 

flats�察�whom he means to sell。  Come�察�what do you think of the 

plan��'



'It is a very ingenious one��' said I。



'Ain't it��' said the landlord。  'The folks in this neighbourhood 

are beginning to call me old fool�察�but if they don't call me 

something else�察�when they sees me friends with the brewer�察�and 

money in my pocket�察�my name is not Catchpole。  Come�察�drink your 

ale�察�and go home to the young gentlewoman。'



'I am going��' said I�察�rising from my seat�察�after finishing the 

remainder of the ale。



'Do you think she'll have any objection��' said the landlord。



'To do what��' said I。



'Why�察�to fight cross。'



'Yes�察�I do��' said I。



'But you will do your best to persuade her��'



'No�察�I will not��' said I。



'Are you fool enough to wish to fight fair��'



'No��' said I�察�'I am wise enough to wish not to fight at all。'



'And how's my brewer to be paid��' said the landlord。



'I really don't know��' said I。



'I'll change my religion��' said the landlord。







CHAPTER XCIII







Another visit ´ A la Margutte ´ Clever man ´ Napoleon's estimate ´ 

Another statue。



ONE evening Belle and myself received another visit from the man in 

black。  After a little conversation of not much importance�察�I asked 

him whether he would not take some refreshment�察�assuring him that I 

was now in possession of some very excellent Hollands�察�which�察�with 

a glass�察�a jug of water�察�and a lump of sugar�察�was heartily at his 

service�察�he accepted my offer�察�and Belle going with a jug to the 

spring�察�from which she was in the habit of procuring water for tea�察�

speedily returned with it full of the clear�察�delicious water of 

which I have already spoken。  Having placed the jug by the side of 

the man in black�察�she brought him a glass and spoon�察�and a tea´cup�察�

the latter containing various lumps of snowy´white sugar�此 �in the 

meantime I had produced a bottle of the stronger liquid。  The man 

in black helped himself to some water�察�and likewise to some 

Hollands�察�the proportion of water being about two´thirds�察�then 

adding a lump of sugar�察�he stirred the whole up�察�tasted it�察�and 

said that it was good。



'This is one of the good things of life��' he added�察�after a short 

pause。



'What are the others��' I demanded。



'There is Malvoisia sack��' said the man in black�察�'and partridge�察�

and beccafico。'



'And what do you say to high mass��' said I。



'High mass��' said the man in black�察�'however��' he continued�察�after 

a pause�察�'I will be frank with you�察�I came to be so�察�I may have 

heard high mass on a time�察�and said it too�察�but as for any 

predilection for it�察�I assure you I have no more than for a long 

High Church sermon。'



'You speak a la Margutte��' said I。



'Margutte��' said the man in black�察�musingly�察�'Margutte��'



'You have read Pulci�察�I suppose��' said I。



'Yes�察�yes��' said the man in black�察�laughing�察�'I remember。'



'He might be rendered into English��' said I�察�'something in this 

style��





'To which Margutte answered with a sneer��

I like the blue no better than the black��

My faith consists alone in savoury cheer��

In roasted capons�察�and in potent sack��

But above all�察�in famous gin and clear��

Which often lays the Briton on his back��

With lump of sugar�察�and with lymph from well��

I drink it�察�and defy the fiends of hell。'





'He� �he� �he��' said the man in black�察�'that is more than Mezzofante 

could have done for a stanza of Byron。'



'A clever man��' said I。



'Who��' said the man in black。



'Mezzofante di Bologna。'



'He� �he� �he��' said the man in black�察�'now I know that you are not a 

gypsy�察�at least a soothsayer�察�no soothsayer would have said that ´ 

'



'Why��' said I�察�'does he not understand five´and´twenty tongues��'



'Oh yes��' said the man in black�察�'and five´and´twenty added to 

them�察�but�察�he� �he� �he� �it was principally from him�察�who is 

certainly the greatest of Philologists�察�that I formed my opinion of 

the sect。'



'You ought to speak of him with more respect��' said I�察�'I have 

heard say that he has done good service to your See。'



'Oh yes��' said the man in black�察�'he has done good service to our 

See�察�that is�察�in his way�察�when the neophytes of the Propaganda are 

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