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It was now my turn。 With a beating heart I made my way to the robber
chieftain�察�and sank at his feet。 ;O sir�察�I am nothing but a poor governess�察�
pray let me go。;
;O ho� �A governess�拭�Give me your last month's wages�察�then。 Give me
what you have stolen from your master� ─�and he laughed fiendishly。
I gazed at him quietly�察�and said�察�in a low voice�此 �I have stolen nothing
from you�察�Mr。 Rawjester� ─�
;Ah�察 �discovered� �Hush� �listen�察 �girl� ─ �he hissed�察 �in a fiercer whisper�察�
;utter a syllable to frustrate my plans and you die�察�aid me�察�and; But he
was gone。
In a few moments the party�察�with the exception of myself�察�were gagged
and locked in the cellar。 The next moment torches were applied to the rich
hangings�察�and the house was in flames。 I felt a strong hand seize me�察�and
bear me out in the open air and place me upon the hillside�察�where I could
overlook the burning mansion。 It was Mr。 Rawjester。
;Burn� ─�he said�察�as he shook his fist at the flames。 Then sinking on his
knees before me�察�he said hurriedly�此�
;Mary Jane�察�I love you�察�the obstacles to our union are or will be soon
removed。 In yonder mansion were confined my three crazy wives。 One of
them�察�as you know�察�attempted to kill me� �Ha� �this is vengeance� �But will
you be mine�拭─�
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I fell�察�without a word�察�upon his neck。
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GUY
HEAVYSTONE��OR�察�ENTIRE。;A
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MUSCULAR NOVEL。
BY THE AUTHOR or ;SWORD AND GUN。;
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CHAPTER I。
;Nerei repandirostrum incurvicervicum pecus。;
A dingy�察 �swashy�察 �splashy afternoon in October�察�a school´yard filled
with a mob of riotous boys。 A lot of us standing outside。
Suddenly came a dull�察 �crashing sound from the school´room。 At the
ominous interruption I shuddered involuntarily�察�and called to Smithsye�此�
;What's up�察�Smithums�拭─�
;Guy's cleaning out the fourth form�察─�he replied。
At the same moment George de Coverly passed me�察�holding his nose�察�
from whence the bright Norman blood streamed redly。 To him the plebeian
Smithsye laughingly�此�
;Cully� �how's his nibs�拭─�
I pushed the door of the school´room open。 There are some spectacles
which a man never forgets。 The burning of Troy probably seemed a large´
sized conflagration to the pious Aeneas�察�and made an impression on him
which he carried away with the feeble Anchises。
In the centre of the room�察 �lightly brandishing the piston´rod of a
steam´engine�察 �stood Guy Heavystone alone。 I say alone�察 �for the pile of
small boys on the floor in the corner could hardly be called company。
I will try and sketch him for the reader。 Guy Heavystone was then only
fifteen。 His broad�察�deep chest�察�his sinewy and quivering flank�察�his straight
pastern�察�showed him to be a thoroughbred。 Perhaps he was a trifle heavy
in the fetlock�察 �but he held his head haughtily erect。 His eyes were
glittering but pitiless。 There was a sternness about the lower part of his
face��the old Heavystone look��a sternness�察�heightened�察�perhaps�察�by the
snaffle´bit which�察 �in one of his strange freaks�察 �he wore in his mouth to
curb his occasional ferocity。 His dress was well adapted to his square´set
and herculean frame。 A striped knit undershirt�察�close´fitting striped tights�察�
and a few spangles set off his figure�察 �a neat Glengarry cap adorned his
head。 On it was displayed the Heavystone crest�察 �a cock regardant on a
dunghill or�察�and the motto�察 �Devil a better� ─�
I thought of Horatius on the bridge�察 �of Hector before the walls。 I
always make it a point to think of something classical at such times。
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He saw me�察�and his sternness partly relaxed。 Something like a smile
struggled through his grim lineaments。 It was like looking on the Jungfrau
after having seen Mont Blanc��a trifle�察�only a trifle less sublime and awful。
Resting his hand lightly on the shoulder of the head´master�察 �who
shuddered and collapsed under his touch�察�he strode toward me。
His walk was peculiar。 You could not call it a stride。 It was like the
;crest´tossing Bellerophon�察�a kind of prancing gait。 Guy Heavystone
pranced toward me。
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CHAPTER II。
;Lord Lovel he stood at the garden gate�察�A´combing his milk´white
steed。;
It was the winter of 186´ when I next met Guy Heavystone。 He had
left the University and had entered the 76th ;Heavies。; ;I have exchanged
the gown for the sword�察 �you see�察─ �he said�察 �grasping my hand�察 �and
fracturing the bones of my little finger�察�as he shook it。
I gazed at him with unmixed admiration。 He was squarer�察�sterner�察�and
in every way smarter and more remarkable than ever。 I began to feel
toward this man as Phalaster felt towards Phyrgino�察 �as somebody must
have felt toward Archididasculus�察�as Boswell felt toward Johnson。
;Come into my den�察─�he said�察�and lifting me gently by the seat of my
pantaloons he carried me up stairs and deposited me�察 �before I could
apologize�察 �on the sofa。 I looked around the room。 It was a bachelor's
apartment�察�characteristically furnished in the taste of the proprietor。 A few
claymores and battle´axes were ranged against the wall�察 �and a culverin�察�
captured by Sir Ralph Heavystone�察�occupied the corner�察�the other end of
the room being taken up by a light battery。 Foils�察�boxing´gloves�察�saddles�察�
and fishing´poles lay around carelessly。 A small pile of billets´doux lay
upon a silver salver。 The man was not an anchorite�察�nor yet a Sir Galahad。
I never could tell what Guy thought of women。 ;Poor little beasts�察─�he
would often say when the conversation turned on any of his fresh
conquests。 Then�察�passing his hand over his marble brow�察�the old look of
stern fixedness of purpose and unflinching severity would straighten the
lines of his mouth�察�and he would mutter�察�half to himself�察 �S'death� ─�
;Come with me to Heavystone Grange。 The Exmoor Hounds throw off
to´morrow。 I'll give you a mount�察─�he said�察�as he amused himself by rolling
up a silver candlestick between his fingers。 ;You shall have Cleopatra。 But
stay�察─�he added�察�thoughtfully�察 �now I remember�察�I ordered Cleopatra to be
shot this morning。;
;And why�拭─�I queried。
;She threw her rider yesterday and fell on him;
;And killed him�拭─�
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;No。 That's the reason why I have ordered her to be shot。 I keep no
animals that are not dangerousI should addDEADLY� ─�He hissed the
last sentence between his teeth�察�and a gloomy frown descended over his
calm brow。
I affected to turn over the tradesman's bills that lay on the table�察�