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walking home to the old town�察�stay some time with my mother and my
brother�察�and enjoy the pleasant walks in the neighbourhood�察�but�察�
though I wished very much to see my mother and my brother�察�and felt
much disposed to enjoy the said pleasant walks�察�the old town was
not exactly the place to which I wished to go at this present
juncture。 I was afraid that people would ask�察�Where are your
Northern Ballads�拭 �Where are your alliterative translations from Ab
Gwilym ´ of which you were always talking�察�and with which you
promised to astonish the world�拭 �Now�察�in the event of such
interrogations�察�what could I answer�拭 �It is true I had compiled
NEWGATE LIVES AND TRIALS�察�and had written the life of Joseph Sell�察�
but I was afraid that the people of the old town would scarcely
consider these as equivalents for the Northern Ballads and the
songs of Ab Gwilym。 I would go forth and wander in any direction
but that of the old town。
But how one's sensibility on any particular point diminishes with
time�察�at present I enter the old town perfectly indifferent as to
what the people may be thinking on the subject of the songs and
ballads。 With respect to the people themselves�察�whether�察�like my
sensibility�察�their curiosity has altogether evaporated�察�whether�察�
which is at least equally probable�察�they never entertained any�察�one
thing is certain�察�that never in a single instance have they
troubled me with any remarks on the subject of the songs and
ballads。
As it was my intention to travel on foot�察�with a bundle and a
stick�察�I despatched my trunk containing some few clothes and books
to the old town。 My preparations were soon made�察�in about three
days I was in readiness to start。
Before departing�察�however�察�I bethought me of my old friend the
apple´woman of London Bridge。 Apprehensive that she might be
labouring under the difficulties of poverty�察�I sent her a piece of
gold by the hands of a young maiden in the house in which I lived。
The latter punctually executed her commission�察�but brought me back
the piece of gold。 The old woman would not take it�察�she did not
want it�察�she said。 'Tell the poor thin lad��' she added�察�'to keep
it for himself�察�he wants it more than I。'
Rather late one afternoon I departed from my lodging�察�with my stick
in one hand and a small bundle in the other�察�shaping my course to
the south´west�此 �when I first arrived�察�somewhat more than a year
before�察�I had entered the city by the north´east。 As I was not
going home�察�I determined to take my departure in the direction the
very opposite to home。
Just as I was about to cross the street called the Haymarket�察�at
the lower part�察�a cabriolet�察�drawn by a magnificent animal�察�came
dashing along at a furious rate�察�it stopped close by the curb´stone
where I was�察�a sudden pull of the reins nearly bringing the
spirited animal upon its haunches。 The Jehu who had accomplished
this feat was Francis Ardry。 A small beautiful female�察�with
flashing eyes�察�dressed in the extremity of fashion�察�sat beside him。
'Holloa�察�friend��' said Francis Ardry�察�'whither bound��'
'I do not know��' said I�察�'all I can say is�察�that I am about to
leave London。'
'And the means��' said Francis Ardry。
'I have them��' said I�察�with a cheerful smile。
'Qui est celui´ci��' demanded the small female�察�impatiently。
'C'est ´ mon ami le plus intime�察�so you were about to leave London�察�
without telling me a word��' said Francis Ardry�察�somewhat angrily。
'I intended to have written to you��' said I�此 �'what a splendid mare
that is。'
'Is she not��' said Francis Ardry�察�who was holding in the mare with
difficulty�察�'she cost a hundred guineas。'
'Qu'est ce qu'il dit��' demanded his companion。
'Il dit que le jument est bien beau。'
'Allons�察�mon ami�察�il est tard��' said the beauty�察�with a scornful
toss of her head�察�'allons��'
'Encore un moment��' said Francis Ardry�察�'and when shall I see you
again��'
'I scarcely know��' I replied�此 �'I never saw a more splendid turn
out。'
'Qu'est ce qu'il dit��' I said the lady again。
'Il dit que tout l'equipage est en assez bon gout。'
'Allons�察�c'est un ours��' said the lady�察�'le cheval meme en a peur��'
added she�察�as the mare reared up on high。
'Can you find nothing else to admire but the mare and the
equipage��' said Francis Ardry�察�reproachfully�察�after he had with
some difficulty brought the mare to order。
Lifting my hand�察�in which I held my stick�察�I took off my hat。 'How
beautiful��' said I�察�looking the lady full in the face。
'Comment��' said the lady�察�inquiringly。
'Il dit que vous etes belle comme un ange��' said Francis Ardry�察�
emphatically。
'Mais�察�a la bonne heure� �arretez�察�mon ami��' said the lady to
Francis Ardry�察�who was about to drive off�察�'je voudrais bien causer
un moment avec lui�察�arretez�察�il est delicieux。 ´ Est´ce bien ainsi
que vous traitez vos amis��' said she passionately�察�as Francis Ardry
lifted up his whip。 'Bon jour�察�Monsieur�察�bon jour��' said she�察�
thrusting her head from the side and looking back�察�as Francis Ardry
drove off at the rate of thirteen miles an hour。
CHAPTER LIX
The milestone ´ The meditation ´ Want to get up�拭 � The off´hand
leader ´ Sixteen shillings ´ The near´hand wheeler ´ All right。
IN about two hours I had cleared the Great City�察�and got beyond the
suburban villages�察�or rather towns�察�in the direction in which I was
travelling�察�I was in a broad and excellent road�察�leading I knew not
whither。 I now slackened my pace�察�which had hitherto been great。
Presently�察�coming to a milestone on which was graven nine miles�察�I
rested against it�察�and looking round towards the vast city�察�which
had long ceased to be visible�察�I fell into a train of meditation。
I thought of all my ways and doings since the day of my first
arrival in that vast city ´ I had worked and toiled�察�and�察�though I
had accomplished nothing at all commensurate with the hopes which I
had entertained previous to my arrival�察�I had achieved my own
living�察�preserved my independence�察�and become indebted to no one。
I was now quitting it�察�poor in purse�察�it is true�察�but not wholly
empty�察�rather ailing it may be�察�but not broken in health�察�and�察�with
hope within my bosom�察�had I not cause upon the whole to be
thankful�拭 �Perhaps there were some who�察�arriving at the same time
under not more favourable circumstances�察�had accomplished much
more�察�and whose future was far more hopeful ´ Good� �But there
might be others who�察�in spite of all their efforts�察�had been either
trodden down in the press�察�never more to be heard of�察�or were
quitting that mighty town broken in purse�察�broken in health�察�and�察�
oh� �with not one dear hope to cheer them。 Had I not�察�upon the
whole�察�abundant cause to be grateful�拭 �Truly�察�yes��
My meditation over�察�I left the milestone and proceeded on my way in
the same direction as before until the night began to close in。 I
had always been a good pedestrian�察�but now�察�whether owing to
indisposition or to not having for some time past been much in the
habit of taking such lengthy walks�察�I began to feel not a little
weary。 Just as I was thinking of putting up for the night at the
next inn or public´house I should arrive at�察�I heard what sounded
like a coach coming up rapidly behind me。 Induced�察�perhaps�察�by the
weariness which I felt�察�I stopped and looked wistfully in the
direction of the sound�察�presently up came a coach�察�seemingly a
mail�察�drawn by four bounding horses ´ there was no one upon it but
the coachman and the guard�察�when nearly parallel with me it
stopped。 'Want to get up��' sounded a voice�察�in the true coachman´
like tone ´ half querulous�察�half authoritative。 I hesitated�察�I was
tired�察�it is true�察�but I had left London bound on a pedestrian
excursion�察�and I did not much like the idea of having recourse to a
coach after accomplishing so very inconsiderable a distance。
'Come�察�we can't be staying here all night��' said the voice�察�more
sharply than before。 'I can ride a little way�察�and get down
whenever I like��' thought I�察�and springing forward I clambered up
the coach�察�and was going to sit down upon the box�察�next the
coachman。 'No�察�no��' said the coachman�察�who was a man about thirty�察�
with a hooked nose and red face�察�dressed in a fashionably´cut
greatcoat�察�with a fashionable black castor on his head。 'No�察�no�察�
keep behind ´the box ain't for the like of you��' said he�察�as he
drove off�察�'the box is for lords�察�or gentlemen at least。' I made
no answer。 'D´ that off´hand leader��' said the coachman�察�as the
right´hand front horse made a desperate start at something he saw
in the road�察�and�察�half rising�察�he with great dexterity hit with his
long whip the off´hand leader a cut on the off cheek。 'These seem
to be fine horses��' said I。 The coachman made no answer。 'Nearly
thoroughbred��' I continued�察�the coachman drew his breath�察�with a
kind of hissing sound�察�through his teeth。 'Come�察�young fellow�察�
none of your chaff。 Don't you think�察�because you ride on my mail�察�
I'm going to talk to you about 'orses。 I talk to nobody about
'orses except lords。' 'Well��' said I�察�'I have been called a lord
in my time。' 'It must have been by a thimble´rigger�察�then��' said
the coachman�察�bending back�察�and half turning his face round with a
broad leer。 'You have hit the mark wonderfully��' said I。 'You
coachmen�察�whatever else you may be�察�are certainly no fools。' 'We
ain't�察�ain't we��' said the coachman。 'There you are right�察�and�察�to
show you that you are�察�I'll now trouble you for your fare。 If you
have been amongst the thimble´riggers you must be tolerably well
cleared out。 Where are you going�拭 � to ´ �拭 �I think I have seen
you there。 The fare is sixteen shillings。 Come�察�tip us the blunt�察�
them that has no money can't ride on my mail。'
Sixteen shillings was a large sum�察�and to pay it would make a
considerable inroad on my slender finances�察�I thought�察�at first�察�
that I would say I did not want to go so far�察�but then the fellow
would ask at once where I wanted to go�察�and I was ashamed to
acknowledge my utter ignorance of the road。 I determined�察�
therefore�察�to pay the fare�察�with a tacit determination not to mount
a coach in future without knowing whither I was going。 So I paid
the man the money�察�who�察�turning round�察�shouted to the guard ´ 'All
right�察�Jem�察�got fare to ´ '�察�and forthwith whipped on his horses�察�
especially the off hand leader�察�for whom he seemed to entertain a
particular spite�察�to greater speed than before ´ the horses flew。
A young moon gave a feeble light�察�partially illuminating a line of
road which�察�appearing by no means interesting�察�I the less regretted
having paid my money for the privilege of being hurried along it in
the flying vehicle。 We frequently changed horses�察�and a