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had my old uncle alive�察�he would have had some of them up to the halberts。 

He   knew   how   to   usa   cat´o'´nine´tails。       If   things   go   on   in   this   way�察  �a 

gentleman will not be able to horsewhip an impudent farmer�察�or to say a 

civil word to a milk´ maid。; 

     ;Indeed�察     �it's  very   true�察  �Sir�察─ �said    Mrs    Kitty�察   �their   insolence     is 

intolerable。      Look   at   me�察  �for   instance��a   poor   lone   woman�   �My   dear 

Peter dead�       �I loved him��so I did�察�and�察�when he died�察�I was so hysterical 

you cannot think。        And now I cannot lean on the arm of a decent footman�察�

or   take   a   walk   with   a   tall   grenadier   behind   me�察  �just   to   protect   me   from 

audacious   vagabonds�察  �but   they   must   have   their   nauseous            suspicions�察�

odious creatures� ─�

     ;This     must     be   stopped�察─    �replied    Lord     Caesar。      ;We     ought     to 

contribute to support my poor brother´in´law against these rascals。                     I will 

write   to   Squire   Guelf   on   this   subject   by   this   night's   post。 His   name   is 

always at the head of our county subscriptions。; 

     If   the   people   of   St   Dennis's   had   been   angry   before�察  �they   were   well´ 

nigh mad when they heard of this conversation。                  The whole parish ran to 

the   manor´house。        Sir   Lewis's   Swiss   porter   shut   the   door   against   them�察�

but they broke in and knocked him on the head for his impudence。                         They 

then seized the Squire�察�hooted at him�察�pelted him�察�ducked him�察�and carried 

him to the watch´house。           They turned the rector into the street�察�burnt his 

wig   and     band�察  �and   sold   the   church´plate   by   auction。      They   put     up   a 

painted   Jezebel   in   the   pulpit   to   preach。     They   scratched   out   the   texts 

which   were   written   round   the   church�察  �and   scribbled   profane   scraps   of 

songs and plays in their place。            They set the organ playing to pot´ house 

tunes。     Instead of being decently asked in church�察�they were married over 

a   broomstick。      But�察  �of   all   their   whims�察  �the   use   of   the   new   patent   steel´ 

traps was the most remarkable。 



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     This trap was constructed on a completely new principle。                  It consisted 

of a cleaver hung in a frame like a window�察�when any poor wretch got in�察�

down it came with a tremendous din�察�and took off his head in a twinkling。 

They got the squire into one of these machines。                 In order to prevent any 

of   his   partisans   from   getting   footing   in   the   parish�察  �they   placed   traps   at 

every corner。 It was impossible to walk through the highway at broad noon 

without tumbling into one or other of them。               No man could go about his 

business   in   security。    Yet   so   great   was the  hatred   which   the   inhabitants 

entertained   for   the    old   family�察  �that  a   few   decent�察 �honest   people�察    �who 

begged   them   to   take   down   the   steel´   traps�察  �and   to   put   up   humane   man´ 

traps in their room�察�were very roughly handled for their good nature。 

     In the meantime the neighbouring gentry undertook a suit against the 

parish on the behalf of Sir Lewis's heir�察�and applied to Squire Guelf for his 

assistance。 

     Everybody knows that Squire Guelf is more closely tied up than any 

gentleman   in   the shire。      He   could�察 �therefore�察�lend them  no   help�察  �but   he 

referred them to the Vestry of the Parish of St George in the Water。                 These 

good people had long borne a grudge against their neighbours on the other 

side of the stream�察�and some mutual trespasses had lately occurred which 

increased their hostility。 

     There   was   an   honest   Irishman�察  �a   great   favourite   among   them�察  �who 

used to entertain them with raree´shows�察�and to exhibit a magic lantern to 

the   children    on   winter    evenings。     He    had   gone    quite   mad   upon    this 

subject。     Sometimes he would call out in the middle of the street;Take 

care of that corner�察�neighbours�察�for the love of Heaven�察�keep clear of that 

post�察�there is a patent steel´ trap concealed thereabouts。;                Sometimes he 

would be disturbed by frightful dreams�察�then he would get up at dead of 

night�察�open his window and cry ;fire�察─�till the parish was roused�察�and the 

engines sent for。       The pulpit of the Parish of St George seemed likely to 

fall�察�I believe that the only reason was that the parson had grown too fat 

and heavy�察�but nothing would persuade this honest man but that it was a 

scheme of the people at St Dennis's�察�and that they had sawed through the 

pillars   in   order   to   break   the   rector's   neck。 Once   he   went   about   with   a 

knife in his pocket�察�and told all the persons whom he met that it had been 



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sharpened   by   the   knife´grinder   of   the   next   parish   to   cut   their   throats。 

These   extravagancies   had   a   great   effect   on   the   people�察  �and   the   more   so 

because they were espoused by Squire Guelf's steward�察�who was the most 

influential   person   in   the   parish。   He   was   a   very   fair´spoken   man�察  �very 

attentive to the main chance�察�and the idol of the old women�察�because he 

never played at skittles or danced with the girls�察�and�察�indeed�察�never took 

any   recreation   but   that   of   drinking   on   Saturday   nights   with   his   friend 

Harry�察�the Scotch pedlar。          His supporters called him Sweet William�察�his 

enemies the Bottomless Pit。 

     The people of St Dennis's�察�however�察�had their advocates。                   There was 

Frank�察�the richest farmer in the parish�察�whose great grandfather had been 

knocked on the head many years before�察�in a squabble between the parish 

and a former landlord。          There was Dick�察�the merry´andrew�察�rather light´ 

fingered   and   riotous�察  �but   a   clever   droll   fellow。   Above   all�察  �there   was 

Charley�察  �the   publican�察  �a   jolly�察  �fat�察  �honest   lad�察  �a   great   favourite   with   the 

women�察�who�察�if he had not been rather too fond of ale and chuck´farthing�察�

would have been the best fellow in the neighbourhood。 

     ;My boys�察─�said Charley�察 �this is exceedingly well for Madam North�察�

not that I would speak uncivilly of her�察�she put up my picture in her best 

room�察�bless her for it�        �But�察�I say�察�this is very well for her�察�and for Lord 

Caesar�察�and Squire Don�察�and Colonel Von��but what affair is it of yours or 

mine�拭     �It is not to   be wondered at�察�that gentlemen should wish to keep 

poor people out of their own。            But it is   strange indeed that they  should 

expect the poor themselves to combine against their own interests。                    If the 

folks at St Dennis's should attack us we have the law and our cudgels to 

protect   us。    But   why�察  �in   the   name   of   wonder�察  �are   we   to   attack   them�拭�

When   old   Sir   Charles�察  �who   was   Lord   of   the   Manor   formerly�察  �and   the 

parson�察�who was presented by him to the living�察�tried to bully the vestry�察�

did not we knock their heads together�察�and go to meeting to hear Jeremiah 

Ringletub preach�拭        �And did the Squire Don�察�or the great Sir Lewis�察�that 

lived at that time�察�or the Germains�察�say a word against us for it�拭                   �Mind 

your own business�察�my lads�此            �law is not to be had for nothing�察�and we�察�

you may be sure�察�shall have to pay the whole bill。; 

     Nevertheless   the   people   of   St   George's   were   resolved   on   law。   They 


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