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'ruddy bards'�  �And�察�when I had got to the end of the street of the 

Lombards�察�I stood still for some time�察�deliberating within myself 

whether I should turn to the right or the left�察�or go straight 

forward�察�and at last I turned to the right�察�down a street of rapid 

descent�察�and presently found myself upon a bridge which traversed 

the river which runs by the big city。



A strange kind of bridge it was�察�huge and massive�察�and seemingly of 

great antiquity。  It had an arched back�察�like that of a hog�察�a high 

balustrade�察�and at either side�察�at intervals�察�were stone bowers 

bulking over the river�察�but open on the other side�察�and furnished 

with a semicircular bench。  Though the bridge was wide ´ very wide 

´ it was all too narrow for the concourse upon it。  Thousands of 

human beings were pouring over the bridge。  But what chiefly struck 

my attention was a double row of carts and wagons�察�the generality 

drawn by horses as large as elephants�察�each row striving hard in a 

different direction�察�and not unfrequently brought to a stand´still。  

Oh the cracking of whips�察�the shouts and oaths of the carters�察�and 

the grating of wheels upon the enormous stones that formed the 

pavement�  �In fact�察�there was a wild burly´burly upon the bridge�察�

which nearly deafened me。  But�察�if upon the bridge there was a 

confusion�察�below it there was a confusion ten times confounded。  

The tide�察�which was fast ebbing�察�obstructed by the immense piers of 

the old bridge�察�poured beneath the arches with a fall of several 

feet�察�forming in the river below as many whirlpools as there were 

arches。  Truly tremendous was the roar of the descending waters�察�

and the bellow of the tremendous gulfs�察�which swallowed them for a 

time�察�and then cast them forth�察�foaming and frothing from their 

horrid wombs。  Slowly advancing along the bridge�察�I came to the 

highest point�察�and there I stood still�察�close beside one of the 

stone bowers�察�in which�察�beside a fruit´stall�察�sat an old woman�察�

with a pan of charcoal at her feet�察�and a book in her hand�察�in 

which she appeared to be reading intently。  There I stood�察�just 

above the principal arch�察�looking through the balustrade at the 

scene that presented itself ´ and such a scene�  �Towards the left 

bank of the river�察�a forest of masts�察�thick and close�察�as far as 

the eye could reach�察�spacious wharfs�察�surmounted with gigantic 

edifices�察�and�察�far away�察�Caesar's Castle�察�with its White Tower。  To 

the right�察�another forest of masts�察�and a maze of buildings�察�from 

which�察�here and there�察�shot up to the sky chimneys taller than 

Cleopatra's Needle�察�vomiting forth huge wreaths of that black smoke 

which forms the canopy ´ occasionally a gorgeous one ´ of the more 

than Babel city。  Stretching before me�察�the troubled breast of the 

mighty river�察�and�察�immediately below�察�the main whirlpool of the 

Thames ´ the Maelstrom of the bulwarks of the middle arch ´ a 

grisly pool�察�which�察�with its superabundance of horror�察�fascinated 

me。  Who knows but I should have leapt into its depths�拭 � I have 

heard of such things ´ but for a rather startling occurrence which 

broke the spell。  As I stood upon the bridge�察�gazing into the jaws 

of the pool�察�a small boat shot suddenly through the arch beneath my 

feet。  There were three persons in it�察�an oarsman in the middle�察�

whilst a man and woman sat at the stern。  I shall never forget the 

thrill of horror which went through me at this sudden apparition。  

What�  � a boat ´ a small boat ´ passing beneath that arch into 

yonder roaring gulf�  �Yes�察�yes�察�down through that awful water´way�察�

with more than the swiftness of an arrow�察�shot the boat�察�or skiff�察�

right into the jaws of the pool。  A monstrous breaker curls over 

the prow ´ there is no hope�察�the boat is swamped�察�and all drowned 

in that strangling vortex。  No� �the boat�察�which appeared to have 

the buoyancy of a feather�察�skipped over the threatening horror�察�

and�察�the next moment�察�was out of danger�察�the boatman ´ a true 

boatman of Cockaigne that ´ elevating one of his sculls in sign of 

triumph�察�the man hallooing�察�and the woman�察�a true Englishwoman that 

´ of a certain class ´ waving her shawl。  Whether any one observed 

them save myself�察�or whether the feat was a common one�察�I know not�察�

but nobody appeared to take any notice of them。  As for myself�察�I 

was so excited that I strove to clamber up the balustrade of the 

bridge�察�in order to obtain a better view of the daring adventurers。  

Before I could accomplish my design�察�however�察�I felt myself seized 

by the body�察�and�察�turning my head�察�perceived the old fruit´woman�察�

who was clinging to me。



'Nay�察�dear� �don't ´ don't��' said she。  'Don't fling yourself over ´ 

perhaps you may have better luck next time��'



'I was not going to fling myself over��' said I�察�dropping from the 

balustrade�察�'how came you to think of such a thing��'



'Why�察�seeing you clamber up so fiercely�察�I thought you might have 

had ill luck�察�and that you wished to make away with yourself。'



'Ill luck��' said I�察�going into the stone bower�察�and sitting down。  

'What do you mean�拭�ill luck in what��'



'Why�察�no great harm�察�dear� �cly´faking perhaps。'



'Are you coming over me with dialects��' said I�察�'speaking unto me 

in fashions I wot nothing of��'



'Nay�察�dear� �don't look so strange with those eyes of your'n�察�nor 

talk so strangely�察�I don't understand you。'



'Nor I you�察�what do you mean by cly´faking��'



'Lor�察�dear� �no harm�察�only taking a handkerchief now and then。'



'Do you take me for a thief��



'Nay�察�dear� �don't make use of bad language�察�we never calls them 

thieves here�察�but prigs and fakers�此 �to tell you the truth�察�dear�察�

seeing you spring at that railing put me in mind of my own dear 

son�察�who is now at Bot'ny�此 �when he had bad luck�察�he always used to 

talk of flinging himself over the bridge�察�and�察�sure enough�察�when 

the traps were after him�察�he did fling himself into the river�察�but 

that was off the bank�察�nevertheless�察�the traps pulled him out�察�and 

he is now suffering his sentence�察�so you see you may speak out�察�if 

you have done anything in the harmless line�察�for I am my son's own 

mother�察�I assure you。'



'So you think there's no harm in stealing��'



'No harm in the world�察�dear�  �Do you think my own child would have 

been transported for it�察�if there had been any harm in it�拭�and�察�

what's more�察�would the blessed woman in the book here have written 

her life as she has done�察�and given it to the world�察�if there had 

been any harm in faking�拭 �She�察�too�察�was what they call a thief and 

a cut´purse�察�ay�察�and was transported for it�察�like my dear son�察�and 

do you think she would have told the world so�察�if there had been 

any harm in the thing�拭 �Oh�察�it is a comfort to me that the blessed 

woman was transported�察�and came back ´ for come back she did�察�and 

rich too ´ for it is an assurance to me that my dear son�察�who was 

transported too�察�will come back like her。'



'What was her name��'



'Her name�察�blessed Mary Flanders。'



'Will you let me look at the book��'



'Yes�察�dear�察�that I will�察�if you promise me not to run away with 

it。'



I took the book from her hand�察�a short thick volume�察�at least a 

century old�察�bound with greasy black leather。  I turned the yellow 

and dog's´eared pages�察�reading here and there a sentence。  Yes�察�and 

no mistake�  �HIS pen�察�his style�察�his spirit might be observed in 

every line of the uncouth´looking old volume ´ the air�察�the style�察�

the spirit of the writer of the book which first taught me to read。  

I covered my face with my hand�察�and thought of my childhood。 。 。 。



'This is a singular book��' said I at last�察�'but it does not appear 

to have been written to prove that thieving is no harm�察�but rather 

to show the terrible consequences of crime�此 �it contains a deep 

moral。'



'A deep what�察�dear��'



'A ´ but no matter�察�I will give you a crown for this volume。'



'No�察�dear�察�I will not sell the volume for a crown。'



'I am poor��' said I�察�'but I will give you two silver crowns for 

your volume。'



'No�察�dear�察�I will not sell my volume for two silver crowns�察�no�察�nor 

for the golden one in the king's tower down there�察�without my book 

I should mope and pine�察�and perhaps fling myself into the river�察�

but I am glad you like it�察�which shows that I was right about you�察�

after all�察�you are one of our party�察�and you have a flash about 

that eye of yours which puts me just in mind of my dear son。  No�察�

dear�察�I won't sell you my book�察�but�察�if you like�察�you may have a 

peep into it whenever you come this way。  I shall be glad to see 

you�察�you are one of the right sort�察�for�察�if you had been a common 

one�察�you would have run away with the thing�察�but you scorn such 

behaviour�察�and�察�as you are so flash of your money�察�though you say 

you are poor�察�you may give me a tanner to buy a little baccy with�察�

I love baccy�察�dear�察�more by token that it comes from the 

plantations to which the blessed woman was sent。'



'What's a tanner��' said I。



'Lor� �don't you know�察�dear�拭 �Why�察�a tanner is sixpence�察�and�察�as you 

were talking just now about crowns�察�it will be as well to tell you 

that those of our trade never calls them crowns�察�but bulls�察�but I 

am talking nonsense�察�just as if you did not know all that already�察�

as well as myself�察�you are only shamming ´ I'm no trap�察�dear�察�nor 

more was the blessed woman in the book。  Thank you�察�dear ´ thank 

you for the tanner�察�if I don't spend it�察�I'll keep it in 

remembrance of your sweet face。  What�察�you are going�拭 � well�察�first 

let me whisper a word to you。  If you have any clies to sell at any 

time�察�I'll buy them of you�察�all safe with me�察�I never peach�察�and 

scores a trap�察�so now�察�dear�察�God bless you� �and give you good luck。  

Thank you for your pleasant company�察�and thank you for the tanner。'







CHAPTER XXXII







The tanner ´ The hotel ´ Drinking claret ´ London journal ´ New 

field ´ Commonplaceness ´ The three individuals ´ Botheration ´ 

Frank and ardent。



'TANNER��' said I musingly�察�as I left the bridge�察�'Tanner� �what can 

the man who cures raw skins by means of a preparation of oak bark 

and other materials have to do with the name which these fakers�察�as 

they call themselves�察�bestow on the smallest silver coin in these 

dominions�拭 �Tanner�  �I can't trace the connection between the man 

of bark and the silver coin�察�unless journeymen tanners are in the 

habit of working for sixpence a day。  But I have it��' I continued�察�

flourishing my hat over my head�察�'tanner�察�in this instance�察�is not 

an English word。'  Is it not surprising that the language of Mr。 

Petulengro and of Tawno Chikno is continually coming to my 

assistance whenever I appear to be at a nonplus with respect to the 

derivation of crabbed words�拭 �I have made out crabbed words in 

AEschylus by means of the speech of Chikno and Petulengro�察�and even 

in my Biblical researche

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