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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've drunk the Labourer。          Look at me��' 

     'Just come from jail��' said Mr。 Fish。 

     'Just come from jail��' said Will。        'And neither for the first time�察�nor the 

second�察�nor the third�察�nor yet the fourth。' 

     Mr。   Filer   was   heard   to   remark   testily�察  �that   four   times   was   over   the 

average�察�and he ought to be ashamed of himself。 

     'Gentlefolks��' repeated Will Fern。          'Look at me�        �You see I'm at the 

worst。     Beyond   all   hurt   or   harm�察  �beyond   your   help�察  �for   the   time   when 

your kind words or kind actions could have done me good��' ´ he struck his 

hand upon his breast�察�and shook his head�察�'is gone�察�with the scent of last 

year's beans or clover on the air。          Let me say a word for these��' pointing 

to the labouring people in the Hall�察�'and when you're met together�察�hear the 

real Truth spoke out for once。' 

     'There's   not   a   man   here��'   said   the   host�察  �'who   would   have   him   for   a 

spokesman。' 



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     'Like enough�察�Sir Joseph。           I believe it。     Not the less true�察�perhaps�察�is 

what I say。       Perhaps   that's   a proof on   it。  Gentlefolks�察�I've lived   many  a 

year   in   this   place。   You   may   see   the   cottage   from   the   sunk   fence   over 

yonder。      I've seen the ladies draw it in their books�察�a hundred times。                    It 

looks well in a picter�察�I've heerd say�察�but there an't weather in picters�察�and 

maybe 'tis fitter for that�察�than for a place to live in。             Well�     �I lived there。 

How hard ´ how bitter hard�察�I lived there�察�I won't say。 Any day in the year�察�

and every day�察�you can judge for your own selves。' 

     He spoke as he had spoken on the night when Trotty found him in the 

street。    His voice was deeper and more husky�察�and had a trembling in it 

now   and   then�察  �but   he   never   raised   it   passionately�察  �and   seldom   lifted   it 

above the firm stern level of the homely facts he stated。 

     ''Tis   harder    than    you    think   for�察 �gentlefolks�察    �to   grow     up   decent�察�

commonly decent�察�in such a place。                 That I growed up   a man and not   a 

brute�察  �says   something   for   me   ´   as   I   was   then。    As   I   am   now�察  �there's 

nothing can be said for me or done for me。                I'm past it。' 

     'I am glad this man has entered��' observed Sir Joseph�察�looking round 

serenely。      'Don't    disturb    him。    It   appears     to  be   Ordained。      He   is  an 

example�此      �a   living   example。     I   hope   and   trust�察  �and   confidently   expect�察�

that it will not be lost upon my Friends here。' 

     'I dragged on��' said Fern�察�after a moment's silence�察�'somehow。 Neither 

me   nor   any   other   man   knows   how�察  �but   so   heavy�察  �that   I   couldn't   put   a 

cheerful face upon it�察�or make believe that I was anything but what I was。 

Now�察 �gentlemen   ´   you   gentlemen   that   sits   at   Sessions   ´   when   you   see   a 

man   with   discontent   writ   on   his   face�察  �you   says   to   one   another�察   �He's 

suspicious。       I has my doubts�察─�says you�察 �about Will Fern。                   Watch that 

fellow� ─     �I don't say�察�gentlemen�察�it ain't quite nat'ral�察�but I say 'tis so�察�and 

from that hour�察�whatever Will Fern does�察�or lets alone ´ all one ´ it goes 

against him。' 

     Alderman Cute stuck his thumbs in his waistcoat´pockets�察�and leaning 

back in his chair�察�and smiling�察�winked at a neighbouring chandelier。                        As 

much   as   to   say�察  �'Of   course�   �I   told   you   so。   The   common   cry�        �Lord 

bless you�察�we are up to all this sort of thing ´ myself and human nature。' 

     'Now�察�gentlemen��' said Will Fern�察�holding out his hands�察�and flushing 



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for an instant in his haggard face�察�'see how your laws are made to trap and 

hunt us when we're brought to this。            I tries to live elsewhere。       And I'm a 

vagabond。       To   jail   with   him�   �I  comes   back here。      I   goes   a´nutting   in 

your woods�察�and breaks ´ who don't�拭 � a limber branch or two。                       To jail 

with him�       �One of your keepers sees me in the broad day�察�near my own 

patch of garden�察�with a gun。 To jail with him�               �I has a nat'ral angry word 

with   that   man�察  �when   I'm  free   again。    To   jail   with   him�  �I   cuts   a   stick。 

To   jail   with   him�  �I   eats   a   rotten   apple   or   a   turnip。 To   jail   with   him� �

It's twenty mile away�察�and coming back I begs a trifle on the road。                      To 

jail   with   him�   �At   last�察  �the   constable�察  �the   keeper   ´   anybody   ´   finds   me 

anywhere�察�a´doing anything。            To jail with him�察�for he's a vagrant�察�and a 

jail´bird known�察�and jail's the only home he's got。' 

     The Alderman   nodded sagaciously�察  �as   who   should   say�察 �'A  very  good 

home too��' 

     'Do I say this to serve MY cause��' cried Fern。             'Who can give me back 

my liberty�察�who can give me back my good name�察�who can give me back 

my innocent niece�拭        �Not all the Lords and Ladies in wide England。               But�察�

gentlemen�察�gentlemen�察�dealing with other men like me�察�begin at the right 

end。     Give us�察�in mercy�察�better homes when we're a´lying in our cradles�察�

give   us   better   food   when   we're   a´   working   for  our   lives�察  �give   us   kinder 

laws to bring us back when were a´going wrong�察�and don't set jail�察�jail�察�jail�察�

afore us�察�everywhere we turn。            There an't a condescension you can show
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