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of   a  horse´soldier�察     �now    over    his  shoulder      like  a  musket�察    �now 

between   his   finger   and   thumb�察  �but   always   in   some   uncouth   and 

awkward fashion!contributed in no small degree to the absurdity 

of his appearance。 Stiff�察�lank�察�and solemn�察�dressed  in  an   unusual 

manner�察      �and    ostentatiously      exhibiting!whether           by   design     or 

accident!all his peculiarities of carriage�察�gesture�察�and conduct�察�all 

the qualities�察�natural and artificial�察�in which he differed from other 

men�察�he might have moved the sternest looker´on to laughter�察�and 

fully   provoked   the   smiles   and   whispered   jests   which   greeted   his 



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departure from the Maypole inn。 

    Quite     unconscious�察      �however�察    �of  the   effect   he   produced�察      �he 

trotted   on   beside   his   secretary�察  �talking   to   himself   nearly   all   the 

way�察  �until   they  came   within a mile  or  two  of  London�察  �when now 

and   then   some   passenger   went   by   who   knew   him   by   sight�察  �and 

pointed him out to some one else�察�and perhaps stood looking after 

him�察�or cried in jest or earnest as it might be�察 �Hurrah Geordie� �No 

Popery� �   At   which   he   would        gravely   pull   off   his  hat�察 �and   bow。 

When   they   reached   the   town   and   rode   along   the   streets�察  �these 

notices became more frequent�察�some laughed�察�some hissed�察�some 

turned their heads and smiled�察�some wondered who he was�察�some 

ran    along    the   pavement       by   his  side    and   cheered。     When      this 

happened   in   a   crush   of   carts   and   chairs   and   coaches�察  �he   would 

make   a   dead   stop�察  �and   pulling   off   his   hat�察  �cry�察   �Gentlemen�察  �No 

Popery� � to which the gentlemen would respond with lusty voices�察�

and with three times three�察�and then�察�on he would go again with a 

score   or   so   of   the   raggedest�察  �following   at   his   horse¨s   heels�察  �and 

shouting till their throats were parched。 

    The   old   ladies   too!there   were   a   great   many   old   ladies   in   the 

streets�察  �and   these  all knew  him。 Some   of   them!not   those   of   the 

highest     rank�察   �but   such    as  sold   fruit  from    baskets     and   carried 

burdens!clapped            their   shrivelled   hands�察  �and      raised   a  weazen�察�

piping�察    �shrill  `Hurrah�察    �my    lord。¨   Others    waved     their   hands     or 

handkerchiefs�察       �or   shook     their   fans    or  parasols�察    �or   threw    up 

windows and called in haste to those within�察�to come and see。 All 

these marks of popular esteem�察�he received with profound gravity 

and respect�察�bowing very low�察�and so frequently that  his   hat  was 

more   off   his   head   than   on�察  �and   looking   up   at   the   houses   as   he 

passed along�察�with the air of one who was making a public entry�察�



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and yet was not puffed up or proud。 

    So   they   rode   ��to  the   deep   and    unspeakable   disgust   of      John 

Grueby�� the whole length of Whitechapel�察�Leadenhall Street�察�and 

Cheapside�察  �and   into   St   Paul¨s   Churchyard。   Arriving   close   to   the 

cathedral�察�he halted�察�spoke to Gashford�察�and looking upward at its 

lofty   dome�察  �shook   his   head�察  �as   though   he   said�察   �The   Church   in 

Danger� �   Then   to   be   sure�察  �the   bystanders   stretched   their   throats 

indeed�察�and he went on again with mighty acclamations from the 

mob�察�and lower bows than ever。 

    So along the Strand�察�up Swallow Street�察�into the Oxford Road�察�

and     thence    to  his   house    in   Welbeck     Street�察   �near   Cavendish 

Square�察�whither he was attended by a few dozen idlers�察�of whom 

he took leave on the steps with this brief parting�察 �Gentlemen�察�No 

Popery。   Good   day。   God   bless   you。¨   This   being   rather   a      shorter 

address than they expected�察�was received with some   displeasure�察�

and cries of `A speech� �a speech� � which might have been complied 

with�察�but that John Grueby�察�making a mad charge upon them with 

all three horses�察�on his way to the stables�察�caused them to disperse 

into   the   adjoining   fields�察  �where   they   presently   fell   to   pitch   and 

toss�察   �chuck´farthing�察      �odd     or   even�察   �dog´fighting�察     �and    other 

Protestant recreations。 

    In   the   afternoon   Lord   George   came   forth   again�察  �dressed   in   a 

black velvet coat�察�and trousers and waistcoat of the Gordon plaid�察�

all of the same Quaker cut�察�and in this costume�察�which made him 

look   a dozen   times   more   strange   and   singular   than   before�察  �went 

down      on   foot  to  Westminster。       Gashford�察    �meanwhile�察     �bestirred 

himself     in  business     matters�察   �with   which     he  was    still  engaged 

when�察�shortly after dusk�察�John Grueby entered   and announced a 

visitor。 



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    `Let him come in�察� said Gashford。 

    `Here� �come in� � growled John to somebody without�察   �You¨re  a 

Protestant�察�an¨t you�拭� 

    `I should think so�察� replied a deep�察�gruff voice。 

    `You¨ve the looks of it�察� said John Grueby。 `I¨d have known you 

for   one�察   �anywhere。¨      With   which     remark     he   gave    the   visitor 

admission�察�retired�察�and shut the door。 

    The man who now confronted Gashford�察  �was a   squat�察  �thickset 

personage�察�with a low�察�retreating forehead�察�a coarse shock head of 

hair�察  �and   eyes   so   small   and   near   together�察  �that   his   broken   nose 

alone seemed to prevent their meeting and fusing into one of the 

usual   size。   A   dingy   handkerchief      twisted   like   a   cord  about   his 

neck�察  �left  its   great  veins   exposed   to  view�察  �and   they   were   swollen 

and starting�察�as though with gulping down strong passions�察�malice�察�

and ill´will。 His dress was of threadbare velveteen!a faded�察�rusty�察�

whitened black�察�like the ashes of a pipe or a coal fire after a day¨s 

extinction�察�discoloured with the soils of many a stale debauch�察�and 

reeking yet with pot´house odours。 In lieu of buckles at his knees�察�

he wore unequal loops of packthread�察�and in his   grimy  hands   he 

held   a  knotted   stick�察  �the   knob   of   which   was   carved   into   a   rough 

likeness of his own vile face。 Such was the visitor who doffed his 

three´cornered hat in Gashford¨s presence�察�and waited�察�leering�察�for 

his notice。 

    `Ah� �Dennis� � cried the secretary。 `Sit down。¨ 

    `I see my lord down yonder!¨ cried the man�察�with a jerk of his 

thumb towards the quarter that  he   spoke   of�察   �and  he   says   to  me�察�

says my lord�察 �If you¨ve nothing to do�察�Dennis�察�go up to my house 

and talk with Muster Gashford。 ̄ Of course I¨d nothing to do�察�you 

know。 These an¨t my working hours。 Ha ha� �I was a´taking the air 



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when   I   see   my   lord�察  �that¨s   what   I   was   doing。   I   takes   the   air   by 

night�察�as the howls does�察�Muster Gashford。¨ 

    And sometimes in the day´time�察�eh�拭� said the secretary!`when 

you go out in state�察�you know。¨ 

    `Ha ha� � roared the fellow�察�smiting his leg�察   �for  a   gentleman as 

¨ull   say   a  pleasant     thing   in  a   pleasant    way�察   �give   me    Muster 

Gashford   agin¨   all   London   and   Westminster�   �My   lord   an¨t   a   bad 

¨un at that�察�but he¨s a fool to you。 Ah to be sure�察�when I go out in 

state。¨ 

    `And have your carriage�察� said the secretary�察 �and your chaplain�察�

eh�拭�and all the rest of it�拭� 

    `You¨ll   be   the   death   of   me�察�   cried   Dennis�察  �with   another   roar�察�

`you will。 But what¨s in the wind now�察�Muster Gashford�察� he asked 

hoarsely�察 �Eh�拭�Are we to be under orders to pull down one of them 

Popish chapels!or what�拭� 

    `Hush� �   said   the   secretary�察  �suffering   the   faintest   smile   to   play 

upon   his   face。   `Hush�   �God   bless   me�察  �Dennis�   �We   associate�察  �you 

know�察�for strictly peaceable and lawful purposes。¨ 

    `I know�察�bless you�察� returned the man�察�thrusting his tongue into 

his cheek�察 �I entered a¨ purpose�察�didn¨t I� � 

    `No doubt�察� said Gashford�察�smiling as before。 And when he said 

so�察�Dennis roared again�察�and smote his leg still harder�察�and falling 

into    fits  of  laughter�察    �wiped    his   eyes    with   the   corner     of  his 

neckerchief�察      �and    cried�察    �Muster     Gashford      agin¨    all  England 

hollow� � 

    `Lord     George     and    I  were    talking    of  you    last  night�察�    said 

Gashford�察�after a pause。 `He says you are a very earnest fellow。¨ 

    `So I am�察� returned the hangman。 

    `And that you truly hate the Papists。¨ 



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    `So I do�察� and he confirmed it with a good round oath。 `Lookye 

here�察  �Muster   Gashford�察�   said   the   fellow�察  �laying   his   hat   and   stick 

upon the floor�察�and slowly beating the palm of one hand with the 

fingers   of   the   other�察  �Ob´serve。    I¨m   a  constitutional    officer   that 

works   for   my   living�察  �and   does   my   work   creditable。   Do   I�察  �or   do   I 

not�拭� 

    `Unquestionably。¨ 

    `Very    good。   Stop    a  minute。    My    work�察  �is  sound�察   �Protestant�察�

constitutional�察�English work。 Is it�察�or is it not�拭� 

    `No man alive can doubt it。¨ 

    `Nor dead neither。 Parliament says this here!says Parliament�察�

^If  any man�察  �woman�察  �or  child�察  �does anything  which  goes   again   a 

certain number of our acts ̄!how many hanging laws   may  there 

be at this present time�察�Muster Gashford�拭�Fifty�拭� 

    `I  don¨t   exactly   know     how   many�察�    replied    Gashford�察   �leaning 

back in his chair and yawning�察 �a great number though。¨ 

    `Well�察�say fifty。 Parliament says�察 �If any man�察�woman�察�or child�察�

does anything again any one of them fifty acts�察�that man�察�woman�察�

or child�察�shall be worked off by Dennis。 ̄ George the 

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