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can tell me where the fight is to take place��'



'I am sorry�察�sir��' said I�察�'that I can't inform you�察�but everybody 

seems to be anxious about it'�察�and then I told him what had 

occurred to me on the road with the alehouse´keeper。



'I know him��' said his worship�察�'he's a tenant of mine�察�and a good 

fellow�察�somewhat too much in my debt though。  But how is this�察�

young gentleman�察�you look as if you had been walking�察�you did not 

come on foot��'



'Yes�察�sir�察�I came on foot。'



'On foot� �why it is sixteen miles。'



'I shan't be tired when I have walked back。'



'You can't ride�察�I suppose��'



'Better than I can walk。'



'Then why do you walk��'



'I have frequently to make journeys connected with my profession�察�

sometimes I walk�察�sometimes I ride�察�just as the whim takes me。'



'Will you take a glass of wine��'



'Yes。'



'That's right�察�what shall it be��'



'Madeira��'



The magistrate gave a violent slap on his knee�察�'I like your 

taste��' said he�察�'I am fond of a glass of Madeira myself�察�and can 

give you such a one as you will not drink every day�察�sit down�察�

young gentleman�察�you shall have a glass of Madeira�察�and the best I 

have。'



Thereupon he got up�察�and�察�followed by his two terriers�察�walked 

slowly out of the room。



I looked round the room�察�and�察�seeing nothing which promised me much 

amusement�察�I sat down�察�and fell again into my former train of 

thought。  'What is truth��' said I。



'Here it is��' said the magistrate�察�returning at the end of a 

quarter of an hour�察�followed by the servant with a tray�察�'here's 

the true thing�察�or I am no judge�察�far less a justice。  It has been 

thirty years in my cellar last Christmas。  There��' said he to the 

servant�察�'put it down�察�and leave my young friend and me to 

ourselves。  Now�察�what do you think of it��'



'It is very good��' said I。



'Did you ever taste better Madeira��'



'I never before tasted Madeira。'



'Then you ask for a wine without knowing what it is��'



'I ask for it�察�sir�察�that I may know what it is。'



'Well�察�there is logic in that�察�as Parr would say�察�you have heard of 

Parr��'



'Old Parr��'



'Yes�察�old Parr�察�but not that Parr�察�you mean the English�察�I the 

Greek Parr�察�as people call him。'



'I don't know him。'



'Perhaps not ´ rather too young for that�察�but were you of my age�察�

you might have cause to know him�察�coming from where you do。  He 

kept school there�察�I was his first scholar�察�he flogged Greek into 

me till I loved him ´ and he loved me�此 �he came to see me last 

year�察�and sat in that chair�察�I honour Parr ´ he knows much�察�and is 

a sound man。'



'Does he know the truth��'



'Know the truth� �he knows what's good�察�from an oyster to an ostrich 

´ he's not only sound�察�but round。'



'Suppose we drink his health��'



'Thank you�察�boy�此 �here's Parr's health�察�and Whiter's。'



'Who is Whiter��'



'Don't you know Whiter�拭 �I thought everybody knew Reverend Whiter 

the philologist�察�though I suppose you scarcely know what that 

means。  A man fond of tongues and languages�察�quite out of your way 

´ he understands some twenty�察�what do you say to that��'



'Is he a sound man��'



'Why�察�as to that�察�I scarcely know what to say�此 �he has got queer 

notions in his head ´ wrote a book to prove that all words came 

originally from the earth ´ who knows�拭 �Words have roots�察�and roots 

live in the earth�察�but�察�upon the whole�察�I should not call him 

altogether a sound man�察�though he can talk Greek nearly as fast as 

Parr。'



'Is he a round man��'



'Ay�察�boy�察�rounder than Parr�察�I'll sing you a song�察�if you like�察�

which will let you into his character�此�





'Give me the haunch of a buck to eat�察�and to drink Madeira old��

And a gentle wife to rest with�察�and in my arms to fold��

An Arabic book to study�察�a Norfolk cob to ride��

And a house to live in shaded with trees�察�and near to a river side��

With such good things around me�察�and blessed with good health 

withal��

Though I should live for a hundred years�察�for death I would not 

call。





Here's to Whiter's health ´ so you know nothing about the fight��'



'No�察�sir�察�the truth is�察�that of late I have been very much occupied 

with various matters�察�otherwise I should�察�perhaps�察�have been able 

to afford you some information ´ boxing is a noble art。'



'Can you box��'



'A little。'



'I tell you what�察�my boy�察�I honour you�察�and provided your education 

had been a little less limited�察�I should have been glad to see you 

here in company with Parr and Whiter�察�both can box。  Boxing is�察�as 

you say�察�a noble art ´ a truly English art�察�may I never see the day 

when Englishmen shall feel ashamed of it�察�or blacklegs and 

blackguards bring it into disgrace。  I am a magistrate�察�and�察�of 

course�察�cannot patronise the thing very openly�察�yet I sometimes see 

a prize fight�此 �I saw the Game Chicken beat Gulley。'



'Did you ever see Big Ben��'



'No�察�why do you ask��'  But here we heard a noise�察�like that of a 

gig driving up to the door�察�which was immediately succeeded by a 

violent knocking and ringing�察�and after a little time the servant 

who had admitted me made his appearance in the room。  'Sir��' said 

he�察�with a certain eagerness of manner�察�'here are two gentlemen 

waiting to speak to you。'



'Gentlemen waiting to speak to me� �who are they��'



'I don't know�察�sir��' said the servant�察�'but they look like sporting 

gentlemen�察�and ´ and' ´ here he hesitated�察�'from a word or two they 

dropped�察�I almost think that they come about the fight。'



'About the fight��' said the magistrate。  'No�察�that can hardly be�察�

however�察�you had better show them in。'



Heavy steps were now heard ascending the stairs�察�and the servant 

ushered two men into the apartment。  Again there was a barking�察�but 

louder than that which had been directed against myself�察�for here 

were two intruders�察�both of them were remarkable´looking men�察�but 

to the foremost of them the most particular notice may well be 

accorded�此 �he was a man somewhat under thirty�察�and nearly six feet 

in height。  He was dressed in a blue coat�察�white corduroy breeches�察�

fastened below the knee with small golden buttons�察�on his legs he 

wore white lamb's´wool stockings�察�and on his feet shoes reaching to 

the ankles�察�round his neck was a handkerchief of the blue and 

bird's eye pattern�察�he wore neither whiskers nor moustaches�察�and 

appeared not to delight in hair�察�that of his head�察�which was of a 

light brown�察�being closely cropped�察�the forehead was rather high�察�

but somewhat narrow�察�the face neither broad nor sharp�察�perhaps 

rather sharp than broad�察�the nose was almost delicate�察�the eyes 

were gray�察�with an expression in which there was sternness blended 

with something approaching to feline�察�his complexion was 

exceedingly pale�察�relieved�察�however�察�by certain pock´marks�察�which 

here and there studded his countenance�察�his form was athletic�察�but 

lean�察�his arms long。  In the whole appearance of the man there was 

a blending of the bluff and the sharp。  You might have supposed him 

a bruiser�察�his dress was that of one in all its minutiae�察�something 

was wanting�察�however�察�in his manner ´ the quietness of the 

professional man�察�he rather looked like one performing the part ´ 

well ´ very well ´ but still performing a part。  His companion�  � 

there�察�indeed�察�was the bruiser ´ no mistake about him�此 �a tall 

massive man�察�with a broad countenance and a flattened nose�察�dressed 

like a bruiser�察�but not like a bruiser going into the ring�察�he wore 

white´topped boots�察�and a loose brown jockey coat。



As the first advanced towards the table�察�behind which the 

magistrate sat�察�he doffed a white castor from his head�察�and made 

rather a genteel bow�察�looking at me�察�who sat somewhat on one side�察�

he gave a kind of nod of recognition。



'May I request to know who you are�察�gentlemen��' said the 

magistrate。



'Sir��' said the man in a deep�察�but not unpleasant voice�察�'allow me 

to introduce to you my friend�察�Mr。 ´�察�the celebrated pugilist'�察�and 

he motioned with his hand towards the massive man with the 

flattened nose。



'And your own name�察�sir��' said the magistrate。



'My name is no matter��' said the man�察�'were I to mention it to you�察�

it would awaken within you no feeling of interest。  It is neither 

Kean nor Belcher�察�and I have as yet done nothing to distinguish 

myself like either of those individuals�察�or even like my friend 

here。  However�察�a time may come ´ we are not yet buried�察�and 

whensoever my hour arrives�察�I hope I shall prove myself equal to my 

destiny�察�however high ´





'Like bird that's bred amongst the Helicons。'





And here a smile half theatrical passed over his features。



'In what can I oblige you�察�sir��' said the magistrate。



'Well�察�sir�察�the soul of wit is brevity�察�we want a place for an 

approaching combat between my friend here and a brave from town。  

Passing by your broad acres this fine morning we saw a pightle�察�

which we deemed would suit。  Lend us that pightle�察�and receive our 

thanks�察�'twould be a favour�察�though not much to grant�此 �we neither 

ask for Stonehenge nor for Tempe。'



My friend looked somewhat perplexed�察�after a moment�察�however�察�he 

said�察�with a firm but gentlemanly air�察�'Sir�察�I am sorry that I 

cannot comply with your request。'



'Not comply��' said the man�察�his brow becoming dark as midnight�察�and 

with a hoarse and savage tone�察�'Not comply� �why not��'



'It is impossible�察�sir�察�utterly impossible��'



'Why so��'



'I am not compelled to give my reasons to you�察�sir�察�nor to any 

man。'



'Let me beg of you to alter your decision��' said the man�察�in a tone 

of profound respect。



'Utterly impossible�察�sir�察�I am a magistrate。'



'Magistrate� �then fare ye well�察�for a green´coated buffer and a 

Harmanbeck。'



'Sir��' said the magistrate�察�springing up with a face fiery with 

wrath。



But�察�with a surly nod to me�察�the man left the apartment�察�and in a 

moment more the heavy footsteps of himself and his companion were 

heard descending the staircase。



'Who is that man��' said my friend�察�turning towards me。



'A sporting gentleman�察�well known in the place from which I come。'



'He appeared to know you。'



'I have occasionally put on the gloves with him。'



'What is his name��'







CHAPTER XXV







Doubts ´ Wise king of Jerusalem ´ Let me see ´ A thousand years ´ 

Nothing new ´ The crowd ´ The hymn ´ Faith ´ Charles Wesley ´ There 

he stood ´ Farewell�察�brother ´ Death ´ Sun�察�moon�察�and stars ´ Wind 

on the heath。



THERE was one question which I was continually asking myself at 

this period�察�and which has more than once met the eyes of the 

reader who has followed me through the last chapter�此 �'What is 

truth��'  I had involved myself imperceptibly in a dreary labyrinth 

of doubt�察�and�察�whichever way I turned�察�no reasonable prospect o

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