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                             HOLIDAY ROMANCE 



HOLIDAY ROMANCE ´ 

         IN FOUR PARTS 



                        By Charles Dickens 



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            PART I ´ INTRODUCTORY 

    ROMANCE PROM THE PEN OF 

  WILLIAM TINKLING�察�ESQ。 ��Aged 

                                   eight。�� 



    THIS beginning´part is not made out of anybody's head�察�you know。 It's 

real。   You must believe this beginning´part more than what comes after�察�

else you won't understand how what comes after came to be written。             You 

must   believe   it   all�察  �but   you   must   believe   this   most�察  �please。 I   am   the 

editor   of   it。 Bob   Redforth   ��he's   my   cousin�察  �and   shaking   the   table   on 

purpose�� wanted to be the editor of it�察�but I said he shouldn't because he 

couldn't。   HE has no idea of being an editor。 

    Nettie Ashford is my bride。       We were married in the right´hand closet 

in   the   corner   of   the   dancing´school�察  �where   first   we   met�察  �with   a   ring   ��a 

green    one��  from   Wilkingwater's     toy´shop。   I   owed   for  it  out  of  my 

pocket´money。      When the rapturous ceremony was over�察�we all four went 

up   the  lane  and   let  off  a  cannon  ��brought   loaded   in  Bob   Redforth's 

waistcoat´pocket�� to announce our nuptials。         It flew right up when it went 

off�察�and turned over。     Next day�察�Lieut。´ Col。 Robin Redforth was united�察�

with similar ceremonies�察�to Alice Rainbird。          This time the cannon burst 

with a most terrific explosion�察�and made a puppy bark。 

    My     peerless  bride  was�察  �at  the  period  of  which   we   now   treat�察 �in 

captivity at Miss Grimmer's。        Drowvey and Grimmer is the partnership�察�

and opinion is divided which is the greatest beast。 The lovely bride of the 

colonel was also immured in the dungeons of the same establishment。               A 

vow was entered into�察�between the colonel and myself�察�that we would cut 

them out on the following Wednesday when walking two and two。 

    Under the desperate circumstances of the case�察�the active brain of the 

colonel�察�combining with his lawless pursuit ��he is a pirate���察�suggested an 

attack   with   fireworks。   This�察  �however�察  �from   motives   of   humanity�察  �was 

abandoned as too expensive。 



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     Lightly   armed   with   a   paper´knife   buttoned   up   under   his   jacket�察  �and 

waving   the   dreaded   black   flag   at   the   end   of   a   cane�察  �the   colonel   took 

command of me at two P。M。 on the eventful and appointed day。  He had 

drawn   out   the   plan   of   attack   on   a   piece   of   paper�察  �which   was   rolled   up 

round   a   hoop´stick。       He   showed   it   to   me。    My   position   and   my   full´ 

length portrait ��but my real ears don't stick out horizontal�� was behind a 

corner lamp´post�察�with written orders to remain there till I should see Miss 

Drowvey fall。         The Drowvey who was to fall was the one in spectacles�察�

not the one with the large lavender bonnet。                 At that signal I was to rush 

forth�察  �seize   my   bride�察  �and   fight   my   way   to   the   lane。  There   a   junction 

would be effected between myself and the colonel�察�and putting our brides 

behind us�察�between ourselves and the palings�察�we were to conquer or die。 

     The     enemy     appeared�察     �  approached。       Waving       his   black   flag�察  �the 

colonel   attacked。       Confusion   ensued。         Anxiously   I   awaited   my   signal�察�

but   my   signal   came      not。   So   far   from   falling�察   �the   hated   Drowvey   in 

spectacles      appeared     to  me    to  have    muffled     the  colonel's    head    in  his 

outlawed banner�察�and to be pitching into him with a parasol。                      The one in 

the lavender bonnet also performed prodigies of valour with her fists on 

his back。      Seeing that all was for the moment lost�察�I fought my desperate 

way   hand   to   hand   to   the   lane。   Through   taking   the   back   road�察  �I   was   so 

fortunate as to meet nobody�察�and arrived there uninterrupted。 

     It   seemed   an   age   ere   the   colonel   joined   me。     He   had   been   to   the 

jobbing tailor's to be sewn up in several places�察�and attributed our defeat to 

the refusal of the detested Drowvey to fall。                Finding her so obstinate�察�he 

had said to her�察�'Die�察�recreant��' but had found her no more open to reason 

on that point than the other。 

     My blooming bride appeared�察�accompanied by the colonel's bride�察�at 

the   dancing´school   next   day。       What�拭      �Was   her   face   averted   from   me�拭�

Hah�拭     �Even   so。     With   a   look   of   scorn�察  �she   put   into   my   hand   a   bit   of 

paper�察�and took another partner。             On the paper was pencilled�察�'Heavens� �

Can I write the word�拭         �Is my husband a cow��' 

     In   the   first   bewilderment   of   my   heated   brain�察  �I   tried   to   think   what 

slanderer   could   have   traced   my   family  to   the   ignoble   animal   mentioned 

above。      Vain were my endeavours。             At the end of that dance I whispered 



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the colonel to come into the cloak´room�察�and I showed him the note。 

     'There is a syllable wanting��' said he�察�with a gloomy brow。 

     'Hah�     �What syllable��' was my inquiry。 

     'She asks�察�can she write the word�拭          �And no�察�you see she couldn't��' said 

the colonel�察�pointing out the passage。 

     'And the word was��' said I。 

     'Cow ´ cow ´ coward��' hissed the pirate´colonel in my ear�察�and gave me 

back the note。 

     Feeling that I must for ever tread the earth a branded boy�察 � person I 

mean�察 � or that I must clear up   my honour�察�I demanded to be tried by  a 

court´martial。       The     colonel    admitted     my    right   to  be   tried。    Some 

difficulty was found in composing the court�察�on account of the Emperor of 

France's aunt refusing to let him come out。               He was to be the president。 

Ere yet we had appointed a substitute�察�he made his escape over the back´ 

wall�察�and stood among us�察�a free monarch。 

     The   court   was   held   on   the   grass   by   the   pond。   I   recognised�察  �in   a 

certain   admiral   among   my   judges�察  �my   deadliest   foe。        A  cocoa´nut   had 

given     rise  to  language     that   I  could   not   brook�察   �but  confiding     in  my 

innocence�察  �and   also   in   the   knowledge   that   the   President   of   the   United 

States ��who sat next him�� owed me a knife�察�I braced myself for the ordeal。 

     It   was    a  solemn     spectacle�察   �that   court。    Two      executioners     with 

pinafores reversed led me in。          Under the shade of an umbrella I perceived 

my   bride�察  �supported   by   the   bride   of   the   pirate´colonel。   The   president�察�

having reproved a little female ensign for tittering�察�on a matter of life or 

death�察  �called   upon     me   to   plead�察  �'Coward   or   no   coward�察  �guilty   or   not 

guilty��'    I pleaded in a firm tone�察�'No coward and not guilty。'               ��The little 

female     ensign    being   again    reproved    by   the   president    for  misconduct�察�

mutinied�察�left the court�察�and threw stones。�� 

     My   implacable   enemy�察  �the   admiral�察  �conducted   the   case   against   me。 

The   colonel's   bride   was   called   to   prove   that   I   had   remained   behind   the 

corner lamp´post during the engagement。                 I might have been spared the 

anguish of my own bride's being also made a witness to the same point�察�

but the admiral knew where to wound me。                  Be still�察�my soul�察�no matter。 

The colonel was then brought forward with his evidence。 



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     It was for this point that I had saved myself up�察�as the turning´ point of 

my case。      Shaking   myself free   of my  guards�察 �   who had   no business to 

hold me�察�the stupids�察�unless I was found guilty�察 � I asked the colonel what 

he considered the first duty of a soldier�拭�Ere he could reply�察�the President 

of the United States rose and informed the court�察�that my foe�察�the admiral�察�

had   suggested   'Bravery��'   and   that   prompting   a   witness   wasn't   fair。     The 

president of the court immediately ordered the admiral's mouth to be filled 

with leaves�察�and tied up with string。            I had the satisfaction of seeing the 

sentence carried into effect before the proceedings went further。 

     I then took a paper from my trousers´pocket�察�and asked�察�'What do you 

consider�察�Col。      Redford�察�the first duty of a soldier�拭         �Is it obedience��' 

     'It is��' said the colonel。 

     'Is that paper ´ please to look at it ´ in your hand��' 

     'It is��' said the colonel。 

     'Is it a military sketch��' 

     'It is��' said the colonel。 

     'Of an engagement��' 

     'Quite so��' said the colonel。 

     'Of the late engagement��' 

     'Of the late engagement。' 

     'Please to describe it�察�and then hand it to the president of the court。' 

     From that triumphant moment my sufferings and my dangers were at 

an end。      The court rose up and jumped�察�on discovering that I had strictly 

obeyed orders。        My foe�察�the admiral�察�who though muzzled was malignant 

yet�察�contrived to suggest that I was dishonoured by having quitted the field。 

But the colonel himself had done as much�察�and gave his opinion�察�upon his 

word   and   honour   as   a   pirate�察  �that   
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