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a remembrance of that child ´ as yonder figure might be ´ yet it was the 

same�此    �the same�此     �and wore the dress。 

     Hark。     They were speaking� �

     'Meg��'   said   Lilian�察 �hesitating。   'How often   you   raise   your   head   from 

your work to look at me��' 

     'Are my looks so altered�察�that they frighten you��' asked Meg。 

     'Nay�察�dear�     �But you smile at that�察�yourself�            �Why not smile�察�when 

you look at me�察�Meg��' 

     'I do so。   Do I not��' she answered�此         �smiling on her。 

     'Now you do��' said Lilian�察�'but not usually。           When you think I'm busy�察�

and don't see you�察�you look so anxious and so doubtful�察�that I hardly like 

to   raise  my    eyes。   There     is  little  cause  for   smiling   in  this  hard   and 

toilsome life�察�but you were once so cheerful。' 

     'Am I not now��' cried Meg�察�speaking in a tone of strange alarm�察�and 

rising   to   embrace   her。   'Do   I   make   our   weary   life   more   weary   to   you�察�

Lilian��' 

     'You have been the only thing that made it life��' said Lilian�察�fervently 

kissing her�察�'sometimes the only thing that made me care to live so�察�Meg。 

Such   work�察  �such   work�      �So   many   hours�察  �so   many   days�察  �so   many   long�察�

long   nights   of   hopeless�察  �cheerless�察  �never´   ending   work   ´   not   to   heap   up 

riches�察  �not   to   live   grandly   or   gaily�察  �not   to   live   upon   enough�察  �however 

coarse�察�but to earn bare bread�察�to scrape together just enough to toil upon�察�

and want upon�察�and keep alive in us the consciousness of our hard fate� �

Oh Meg�察�Meg��' she raised her voice and twined her arms about her as she 

spoke�察�like one in pain。        'How can the cruel world go round�察�and bear to 

look upon such lives��' 

     'Lilly��' said Meg�察�soothing her�察�and putting back her hair from her wet 



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face。    'Why�察�Lilly�     �You�     �So pretty and so young��' 

     'Oh Meg��' she interrupted�察�holding her at arm's´length�察�and looking in 

her face imploringly。        'The worst of all�察�the worst of all� �Strike me old�察�

Meg�      �Wither me�察�and shrivel me�察�and free me from the dreadful thoughts 

that tempt me in my youth��' 

     Trotty turned to look upon his guide。           But the Spirit of the child had 

taken flight。     Was gone。 

     Neither    did   he  himself    remain    in  the  same    place�察  �for�察 �Sir  Joseph 

Bowley�察  �Friend   and   Father   of   the   Poor�察  �held   a   great   festivity  at   Bowley 

Hall�察�in honour of the natal day of Lady Bowley。                And as Lady Bowley 

had been born on New Year's Day ��which the local newspapers considered 

an especial pointing of the finger of Providence to number One�察�as Lady 

Bowley's destined figure in Creation���察�it was on a New Year's Day that this 

festivity took place。 

     Bowley Hall was full of visitors。         The red´faced gentleman was there�察�

Mr。 Filer was there�察�the great Alderman Cute was there ´ Alderman Cute 

had    a   sympathetic     feeling    with   great   people�察   �and   had   considerably 

improved his acquaintance with Sir Joseph Bowley on the strength of his 

attentive   letter�此  �indeed   had   become   quite   a   friend   of   the   family   since 

then   ´   and   many   guests   were   there。  Trotty's   ghost   was   there�察  �wandering 

about�察�poor phantom�察�drearily�察�and looking for its guide。 

     There was to be a great dinner in the Great Hall。            At which Sir Joseph 

Bowley�察�in his celebrated character of Friend and Father of the Poor�察�was 

to make his great speech。         Certain plum´puddings were to be eaten by his 

Friends and Children in another Hall first�察�and�察�at a given signal�察�Friends 

and Children flocking in among their Friends and Fathers�察�were to form a 

family     assemblage�察    �with   not   one   manly    eye   therein    unmoistened      by 

emotion。 

     But�察�there was more than this to happen。             Even more than this。         Sir 

Joseph Bowley�察�Baronet and Member of Parliament�察�was to play a match 

at skittles ´ real skittles ´ with his tenants� �

     'Which   quite   reminds   me��'   said   Alderman   Cute�察  �'of   the   days   of   old 

King Hal�察�stout King Hal�察�bluff King Hal。            Ah�     �Fine character��' 

     'Very��' said Mr。 Filer�察�dryly。      'For marrying women and murdering 'em。 



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Considerably more than the average number of wives by the bye。' 

     'You'll    marry    the  beautiful    ladies�察  �and    not  murder     'em�察  �eh��'   said 

Alderman   Cute   to   the   heir   of   Bowley�察  �aged   twelve。      'Sweet   boy�      �We 

shall   have   this   little   gentleman   in   Parliament   now��'   said   the   Alderman�察�

holding     him   by   the   shoulders�察   �and   looking     as  reflective   as  he   could�察�

'before we know where we are。             We shall hear of his successes at the poll�察�

his speeches in the House�察�his overtures from Governments�察�his brilliant 

achievements of all kinds�察�ah� �we shall make our little orations about him 

in the Common Council�察�I'll be bound�察�before we have time to look about 

us��' 

     'Oh�察 �the   difference   of   shoes   and stockings��' Trotty  thought。          But   his 

heart yearned towards the child�察�for the love of those same shoeless and 

stockingless   boys�察  �predestined   ��by   the   Alderman��   to   turn   out   bad�察  �who 

might have been the children of poor Meg。 

     'Richard��'   moaned   Trotty�察  �roaming   among   the   company�察  �to   and   fro�察�

'where is he�拭      �I can't find Richard�         �Where is Richard��'         Not likely to 

be there�察�if still alive�      �But Trotty's grief and solitude confused him�察�and 

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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