the diary of samuel pepys-第182章

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　that　place。　　Sir　G。　Carteret　did　also　come　this　morning；　and　walked　with　me　in　the　garden；　and　concluded　not　to　concern　or　have　any　advice　made　to　Sir　W。　Coventry　in　behalf　of　my　Lord　Sandwich's　business：　　so　I　do　rest　satisfied；　though　I　do　think　they　are　all　mad；　that　they　will　judge　Sir　W。　Coventry　an　enemy；　when　he　is　indeed　no　such　man　to　any　body；　but　is　severe　and　just；　as　he　ought　to　be；　where　he　sees　things　ill　done。　　To　the　King's　house；　and　there　going　in　met　with　Knipp；　and　she　took　us　up　into　the　tireing…rooms；　and　to　the　women's　shift；　where　Nell　was　dressing　herself；　and　was　all　unready；　and　is　very　pretty；　prettier　than　I　thought。　　And　into　the　scene…room；　and　there　sat　down；　and　she　gave　us　fruit：　　and　here　I　read　the　questions　to　Knipp；　while　she　answered　me；　through　all　her　part　of　〃Flora's　Figarys；〃　which　was　acted　to…day。　　But；　Lord！　　to　see　how　they　were　both　painted；　would　make　a　man　mad；　and　did　make　me　loath　them；　and　what　base　company　of　men　comes　among　them；　and　how　lewdly　they　talk！　　And　how　poor　the　men　are　in　clothes；　and　yet　what　a　show　they　make　on　the　stage　by　candle…light；　is　very　observable。　　But　to　see　how　Nell　cursed；　for　having　so　few　people　in　the　pit；　was　strange；　the　other　house　carrying　away　all　the　people　at　the　new　play；　and　is　said　now…a…days　to　have　generally　most　company；　as　being　better　players。　　By　and　by　into　the　pit；　and　there　saw　the　play；　which　is　pretty　good。

7th。　　I　and　my　wife；　and　Willet；　＇Mrs。　Pepys's　maid。＇　　set　out　in　a　coach　I　have　hired　with　four　horses；　and　W。　Hewer　and　Murford　rode　by　us　on　horse…back；　and　before　night　come　to　Bishop…　Stafford。　　＇Stortford。＇　　Took　coach　to　Audly…End；　and　did　go　all　over　the　house　and　garden；　and　mighty　merry　we　were。　　The　house　indeed　do　appear　very　fine；　but　not　so　fine　as　it　hath　heretofore　to　me；　particularly　the　ceilings　are　not　so　good　as　I　always　took　them　to　be；　being　nothing　so　well　wrought　as　my　Lord　Chancellor's　are；　and　though　the　figure　of　the　house　without　be　very　extraordinary　good；　yet　the　stayre…case　is　exceeding　poor；　and　a　great　many　pictures；　and　not　one　good　one　in　the　house　but　one　of　Harry　the　Eighth；　done　by　Holben；　and　not　one　good　suit　of　hangings　in　all　the　house；　but　all　most　ancient　things；　such　as　I　would　not　give　the　hanging…upon　in　my　house；　and　the　other　furniture；　beds　and　other　things；　accordingly。　　Only　the　gallery　is　good；　and　above　all　things　the　cellars；　where　we　went　down　and　drank　of　much　good　liquor。　　And　indeed　the　cellars　are　fine：　　and　here　my　wife　and　I　did　sing　to　my　great　content。　　And　then　to　the　garden；　and　there　eat　many　grapes；　and　took　some　with　us：　　and　so　away　thence　exceeding　well　satisfied；　though　not　to　that　degree　that　by　my　old　esteem　of　the　house　I　ought　and　did　expect　to　have　done；　the　situation　of　it　not　pleasing　me。　　Thence　away　to　Cambridge；　and　did　take　up　at　the　Rose。

9th。　　Up；　and　got　ready；　and　eat　our　breakfast；　and　then　took　coach；　and　the　poor；　as　they　did　yesterday；　did　stand　at　the　coach　to　have　something　given　them；　as　they　do　to　all　great　persons；　and　I　did　give　them　something：　　and　the　town　musick　did　also　come　and　play；　but；　Lord！　　what　sad　musick　they　made！　　So　through　the　town；　and　observed　at　our　College　of　Magdalene　the　posts　new　painted；　and　understand　that　the　Vice　Chancellor　is　there　this　year。　　And　so　away　for　Huntingdon；　and　come　to　Brampton　at　about　noon；　and　there　find　my　father　and　sister　and　brother　all　well：　　and　up　and　down　to　see　the　garden　with　my　father；　and　the　house；　and　do　altogether　find　it　very　pretty；　and　I　bless　God　that　I　am　like　to　have　such　a　pretty　place　to　retire　to。　　After　dinner　I　walked　up　to　Hinchingbroke；　where　my　Lady　expected　me；　and　there　spent　all　the　afternoon　with　her：　　the　same　most　excellent；　good；　discreet　lady　that　ever　she　was；　and；　among　other　things；　is　mightily　pleased　with　the　lady　that　is　like　to　be　her　son　Hinchingbroke's　wife。　　I　am　pleased　with　my　Lady　Paulina　＇A　mistake　for　Lady　Catherine；　Lady　Paulina　being　dead。＇　　and　Anne；　who　are　both　grown　very　proper　ladies；　and　handsome　enough。　　But　I　do　find　by　my　Lady　that　they　are　reduced　to　great　straits　for　money；　having　been　forced　to　sell　her　plate；　8　or　900l。　worth；　and　she　is　now　going　to　sell　a　suit　of　her　best　hangings；　of　which　I　could　almost　wish　to　buy　a　piece　or　two；　if　the　pieces　will　be　broke。　　But　the　house　is　most　excellently　furnished；　and　brave　rooms　and　good　pictures；　so　that　it　do　please　me　infinitely　beyond　Audley　End。

10th。　　Up；　to　walk　up　and　down　in　the　garden　with　my　father；　to　talk　of　all　our　concernments：　　about　a　husband　for　my　sister；　whereof　there　is　at　present　no　appearance；　but　we　must　endeavour　to　find　her　one　now；　for　she　grows　old　and　ugly。　　My　father　and　I　with　a　dark　lantern；　it　being　now　night；　into　the　garden　with　my　wife；　and　there　went　about　our　great　work　to　dig　up　my　gold。　But；　Lord！　　what　a　tosse　I　was　for　some　time　in；　that　they　could　not　justly　tell　where　it　was：　　but　by　and　by　poking　with　a　spit　we　found　it；　and　then　begun　with　a　spudd　to　lift　up　the　ground。　But；　good　God！　　to　see　how　sillily　they　did　it；　not　half　a　foot　under　ground；　and　in　the　sight　of　the　world　from　a　hundred　places；　if　any　body　by　accident　were　near　hand；　and　within　sight　of　a　neighbour's　window：　　only　my　father　says　that　he　saw　them　all　gone　to　church　before　he　began　the　work；　when　he　laid　the　money。　But　I　was　out　of　my　wits　almost；　and　the　more　from　that；　upon　my　lifting　up　the　earth　with　the　spudd；　I　did　discern　that　I　had　scattered　the　pieces　of　gold　round　about　the　ground　among　the　grass　and　loose　earth：　　and　taking　up　the　iron　head…pieces　wherein　they　were　put；　I　perceived　the　earth　was　got　among　the　gold；　and　wet　so　that　the　bags　were　all　rotten；　and　all　the　notes；　that　I　could　not　tell　what　in　the　world　to　say　to　it；　not　knowing　how　to　judge　what　was　wanting　or　what　had　been　lost　by　Gibson　in　his　coming　down：　　which；　all　put　together；　did　make　me　mad；　and　at　last　I　was　forced　to　take　up　the　head…pieces；　dirt　and　all；　and　as　many　of　the　scattered　pieces　as　I　could　with　the　dirt　discern　by　candle　light；　and　carry　them　up　into　my　brother's　chamber；　and　there　locke　them　up　till　I　had　eat　a　little　supper：　and　then；　all　people　going　to　bed；　W。　Hewer　and　I　did　all　alone　with　several　pails　of　water　and　besoms　at　last　wash　the　dirt　off　the　pieces；　and　parted　the　pieces　and　the　dirt；　and　then　began　to　tell　them　by　a　note　which　I　had　of　the　value　of　the　whole　（in　my　pocket。）　　And　do　find　that　there　was　short　above　a　hundred　pieces：　　which　did　make　me　mad；　and　considering　that　the　neighbour's　house　was　so　near　that　we　could　not　possibly　speak　one　to　another　in　the　garden　at　that　place　where　the　gold　lay　（especially　my　father　being　deaf）　but　they　must　know　what　we　had　been　doing；　I　feared　that　they　might　in　the　night　come　and　gather　some　pieces　and　prevent　us　the　next　morning；　so　W。　Hewer　and　I　out　again　about　midnight　（for　it　was　now　grown　so　late）　and　there　by　candle…light　did　make　shift　to　gather　forty…five　pieces　more。　And　so　in　and　to　cleanse　them：　　and　by　this　time　it　was　past　two　in　the　morning；　and　so　to　bed；　and　there　lay　in　some　disquiet　all　night　telling　of　the　clock　till　it　was　day…light。

11th。　　And　then　W。　Hewer　and　I；　with　pails　and　a　sieve；　did　lock　ourselves　into　the　garden；　and　there　gather　all　the　earth　about　the　place　into　pails；　and　then　sift　those　pails　in　one　of　the　summer…houses　（just　as　they　do　for　dyamonds　in　other　parts　of　the　world）；　and　there　to　our　great　content　did　by　nine　o'clock　make　the　last　night's　forty…five　up　seventy…nine：　　so　that　we　are　come　to　about　twenty　or　thirty　of　what　I　think　the　true　number　should　be。　　So　do　leave　my　father　to　make　a　second　examination　of　the　dirt；　and　my　mind　at　rest　in　it；　being　but　an　accident：　　and　so　give　me　some　kind　of　content　to　remember　how　painful　it　is　sometimes　to　keep　money；　as　well　as　to　get　it；　and　how　doubtful　I　was　to　keep　it　all　night；　and　how　to　secure　it　to　London。　　About　ten　o'clock　took　coach；　my　wife　and　I；　and　Willett；　and　W。　Hewer；　and　Murford　and　Bowles　（whom　my　Lady　lent　me　to　go　along　with　me　my　journey；　not　telling　her　the　reason；　but　it　was　only　to　secure　my　gold；）　and　my　brother　John　on　horseback；　and　with　these　four　I　thought　myself　pretty　safe。