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he still went wandering among the gallant company�察�looking for his guide�察�

and saying�察�'Where is Richard�拭           �Show me Richard��' 

     He     was    wandering       thus�察  �when     he    encountered      Mr。    Fish�察   �the 

confidential Secretary�此        �in great agitation。 

     'Bless my heart and soul��' cried Mr。 Fish。              'Where's Alderman Cute�拭�

Has anybody seen the Alderman��' 

     Seen     the  Alderman�拭      �Oh     dear�   �Who      could    ever   help   seeing   the 

Alderman�拭       �He was so considerate�察�so affable�察�he bore so much in mind 

the natural   desires   of   folks to   see   him�察  �that   if   he   had   a   fault�察  �it   was   the 

being constantly On View。           And wherever the great people were�察�there�察�to 

be sure�察�attracted by the kindred sympathy between great souls�察�was Cute。 

     Several   voices   cried   that   he   was   in   the   circle   round   Sir   Joseph。   Mr。 

Fish   made   way   there�察  �found   him�察  �and   took   him   secretly   into   a   window 

near at hand。       Trotty joined them。         Not of his own accord。 He felt that 

his steps were led in that direction。 

     'My dear Alderman Cute��' said Mr。 Fish。               'A little more this way。 The 

most   dreadful   circumstance has   occurred。           I   have this   moment   received 



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the intelligence。      I think it will be best not to acquaint Sir Joseph with it 

till the   day  is   over。  You understand   Sir   Joseph�察 �and   will give   me   your 

opinion。     The most frightful and deplorable event��' 

     'Fish��'   returned   the Alderman。       'Fish�    �My   good   fellow�察  �what   is   the 

matter�拭    �Nothing revolutionary�察�I hope�            �No ´ no attempted interference 

with the magistrates��' 

     'Deedles�察�the banker��' gasped the Secretary。             'Deedles Brothers ´ who 

was to have been here to´day ´ high in office in the Goldsmiths' Company 

´ ' 

     'Not stopped��' exclaimed the Alderman�察�'It can't be��' 

     'Shot himself。' 

     'Good God��' 

     'Put a double´barrelled pistol to his mouth�察�in his own counting house��' 

said     Mr。   Fish�察   �'and   blew     his   brains    out。     No     motive。     Princely 

circumstances��' 

     'Circumstances��' exclaimed the Alderman。                'A  man of noble   fortune。 

One   of   the   most   respectable   of   men。    Suicide�察  �Mr。   Fish�     �By   his   own 

hand��' 

     'This very morning��' returned Mr。 Fish。 

     'Oh the brain�察�the brain��' exclaimed the pious Alderman�察�lifting up his 

hands。     'Oh the nerves�察�the nerves�察�the mysteries of this machine called 

Man�       �Oh    the   little  that  unhinges     it�此 �poor     creatures    that  we    are� �

Perhaps a dinner�察�Mr。 Fish。          Perhaps the conduct of his son�察�who�察�I have 

heard�察  �ran   very   wild�察  �and   was   in   the   habit   of   drawing   bills   upon   him 

without the least authority�          �A most respectable man。           One of the most 

respectable men I ever knew� �A lamentable instance�察�Mr。 Fish。                     A public 

calamity�      �I   shall   make   a   point   of   wearing   the   deepest   mourning。     A 

most   respectable   man�   �But   there   is   One   above。      We   must   submit�察  �Mr。 

Fish。    We must submit��' 

     What�察�Alderman�          �No   word   of   Putting   Down�拭     �Remember�察  �Justice�察�

your    high   moral    boast   and    pride。   Come�察     �Alderman�       �Balance     those 

scales。 Throw me into this�察�the empty one�察�no dinner�察�and Nature's founts 

in some poor woman�察�dried by starving misery and rendered obdurate to 

claims for which her offspring HAS authority in holy mother Eve。 Weigh 



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me the two�察 �you Daniel�察�going   to judgment�察�when   your day shall   come� �

Weigh them�察�in the eyes of suffering thousands�察�audience ��not unmindful�� 

of the grim farce you play。          Or supposing that you strayed from your five 

wits ´ it's not so far to go�察�but that it might be ´ and laid hands upon that 

throat   of   yours�察  �warning   your   fellows   ��if   you   have   a   fellow��   how   they 

croak   their   comfortable   wickedness   to   raving   heads   and   stricken   hearts。 

What then�拭�

     The   words   rose   up   in   Trotty's   breast�察  �as   if   they  had   been   spoken   by 

some   other   voice   within   him。      Alderman   Cute   pledged   himself   to   Mr。 

Fish that he   would assist him  in breaking the  melancholy catastrophe  to 

Sir Joseph when the day was over。                Then�察�before they parted�察�wringing 

Mr。   Fish's   hand   in   bitterness   of   soul�察  �he   said�察  �'The   most   respectable   of 

men��'     And added that he hardly knew ��not even he���察�why such afflictions 

were allowed on earth。 

     'It's almost enough to make one think�察�if one didn't know better��' said 

Alderman   Cute�察  �'that   at   times   some   motion   of   a   capsizing   nature   was 

going on in things�察�which affected the general economy of the social fabric。 

Deedles Brothers��' 

     The     skittle´playing    came     off  with   immense       success。    Sir    Joseph 

knocked the pins about quite skilfully�察�Master Bowley took an innings at a 

shorter distance also�察  �and   everybody  said that now�察 �when   a   Baronet   and 

the   Son   of   a   Baronet   played   at   skittles�察  �the   country   was   coming   round 

again�察�as fast as it could come。 

     At its proper time�察�the Banquet was served up。                 Trotty involuntarily 

repaired to the Hall with the rest�察�for he felt himself conducted thither by 

some stronger impulse than his own free will。                 The sight was gay in the 

extreme�察�the ladies were very handsome�察�the visitors delighted�察�cheerful�察�

and good´tempered。 When the lower   doors were opened�察 �and the   people 

flocked   in�察  �in   their   rustic   dresses�察  �the   beauty   of   the   spectacle   was   at   its 

height�察�but Trotty only murmured more and more�察�'Where is Richard� �He 

should help and comfort her�           �I can't see Richard��' 

     There had been some speeches made�察�and Lady Bowley's health had 

been proposed�察�and Sir Joseph Bowley had returned thanks�察�and had made 

his great speech�察�showing by various pieces of evidence that he was the 



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born Friend and Father�察�and so forth�察�and had given as a Toast�察�his Friends 

and Children�察�and the Dignity of Labour�察�when a slight disturbance at the 

bottom of the Hall attracted Toby's notice。             After some confusion�察�noise�察�

and   opposition�察  �one   man   broke   through   the   rest�察  �and   stood   forward   by 

himself。 

     Not Richard。       No。    But one whom he had thought of�察�and had looked 

for�察�many times。       In a scantier supply of light�察�he might have doubted the 

identity of that worn man�察�so old�察�and grey�察�and bent�察�but with a blaze of 

lamps upon his gnarled and knotted head�察�he knew Will Fern as soon as he 

stepped forth。 

     'What   is   this��'   exclaimed    Sir  Joseph�察  �rising。   'Who     gave    this  man 

admittance�拭      �This   is   a   criminal   from  prison�   �Mr。   Fish�察 �sir�察�WILL  you 

have the goodness ´ ' 

     'A minute��' said Will Fern。         'A minute�       �My Lady�察�you was born on 

this day along with a New Year。           Get me a minute's leave to speak。' 

     She made some intercession for him。              Sir Joseph took his seat again�察�

with native dignity。 

     The ragged visitor ´ for he was miserably dressed ´ looked round upon 

the company�察�and made his homage to them with a humble bow。 

     'Gentlefolks��' he said。      'You

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