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and looking softly into his eyes。 

     Down�察�down he plumped on his knees。 

     ;Juliana� ─  �shrieked   he�察   �don't   take   away   your   hand�     �My   lovemy 

only love��speak but those blessed words again�                �Call me William once 

more�察�and do with me what you will。; 

     Juliana    cast   down    her   eyes   and    said�察 �in  the   very   smallest    type�察�

;William� ─�

                                   *                *                * 

     when   the   door   opened�察  �and   in   walked   Mr。   Crampton�察  �leading   Mrs。 

Biggs�察    �who    could   hardly    contain   herself   for   laughing�察   �and   Mr。   John 

Perkins�察�who was squeezing the arm of Miss Lucy。                 They had heard every 

word of the two last speeches。 

     For at the very moment when Lady Gorgon had stopped at Mr。 Scully's 



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door�察   �the  four   above´named       individuals     had   issued   from   Great    James 

Street into Bedford Row。 

     Lucy   cried   out   that   it   was   her   aunt's   carriage�察  �and   they   all   saw   Mr。 

Scully come out�察�bare´headed�察�in the sunshine�察�and my Lady descend�察�and 

the pair go into the house。        They meanwhile entered by Mr。 Perkins's own 

private door�察�and had been occupied in examining the delightful rooms on 

the   ground´floor�察  �which   were   to   be   his   dining´room   and   libraryfrom 

which they ascended a stair to visit the other two rooms�察�which were to 

form Mrs。 John Perkins's drawing´ room and bedroom。                      Now whether it 

was that they trod softly�察�or that the stairs were covered with a grand new 

carpet and drugget�察�as was the case�察�or that the party within were too much 

occupied in themselves to heed any outward disturbances�察�I know not�察�but 

Lucy�察�who was advancing with John ��he was saying something about one 

of   the   apartments�察   �the   rogue�。�Lucy   started      and   whispered�察     �There    is 

somebody   in   the   rooms� ─  �and   at   that   instant   began   the   speech   already 

reported�察 �THANK YOU�察�THANK YOU�察�DEAR MR。 SCULLY�察─�etc。 etc。�察�

which was delivered by Lady Gorgon in a full clear voice�察�for�察�to do her 

Ladyship justice�察�SHE had not one single grain of love for Mr。 Scully�察�and 

during     the  delivery    of   her  little  oration�察  �was    as  cool   as   the  coolest 

cucumber。 

     Then began   the   impassioned rejoinder�察 �to   which the   four   listened   on 

the   landing´place�察  �and   then   the     little   ;William�察─  �as   narrated   above�此   �at 

which   juncture   Mr。   Crampton   thought   proper   to   rattle   at   the   door�察  �and�察�

after a brief pause�察�to enter with his party。 

     ;William; had had time to bounce off his knees�察�and was on a chair at 

the other end of the room。 

     ;What�察  �Lady   Gorgon� ─  �said   Mr。   Crampton�察  �with   excellent   surprise�察�

;how   delighted   I   am  to   see   you�    �Always�察  �I   see   employed   in   works   of 

charity;   ��the   chapel´of´ease   paper   was   on   her   knees���察   �and   on   such   an 

occasion�察  �too��it    is  really   the  most   wonderful      coincidence�      �My   dear 

madam�察�here is a silly fellow�察�a nephew of mine�察�who is going to marry a 

silly girl�察�a niece of your own。; 

     ;Sir�察�I; began Lady Gorgon�察�rising。 

     ;They heard every word�察─�whispered Mr。 Crampton eagerly。                       ;Come 



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forward�察  �Mr。   Perkins�察  �and   show   yourself。;      Mr。   Perkins   made   a   genteel 

bow。     ;Miss   Lucy�察  �please   to   shake   hands   with   your   aunt�察  �and   this�察  �my 

dear madam�察�is Mrs。 Biggs�察�of Mecklenburgh Square�察�who�察�if she were not 

too    old�察 �might   marry    a  gentleman      in  the  Treasury�察   �who    is  your  very 

humble servant。;        And with this gallant speech�察�old Mr。 Crampton began 

helping everybody to sherry and cake。 

     As for William Pitt Scully�察�he had disappeared�察�evaporated�察�in the most 

absurd   sneaking   way   imaginable。        Lady   Gorgon   made   good   her   retreat 

presently�察 �with   much   dignity�察�her   countenance undismayed�察�and her   face 

turned resolutely to the foe。 

                                   *                *                * 

     About five days afterwards�察�that memorable contest took place in the 

House of Commons�察�in which the partisans of Mr。 Macabaw were so very 

nearly   getting   him   the   Speakership。      On   the   day   that   the   report   of   the 

debate appeared in the Times�察�there appeared also an announcement in the 

Gazette as follows�此�

     ;The   King   has   been   pleased   to   appoint   John   Perkins�察  �Esquire�察  �to   be 

Deputy´Subcomptroller   of   His   Majesty's   Tape   Office   and   Custos   of   the 

Sealing´Wax Department。; 

     Mr。   Crampton   showed   this   to   his   nephew   with   great   glee�察  �and   was 

chuckling to think   how Mr。 William  Pitt Scully would be annoyed�察 �who 

had   expected   the   place�察  �when   Perkins   burst   out   laughing   and   said�察   �By 

heavens�察�here is my own speech�             �Scully has spoken every word of it�察�he 

has only put in Mr。 Pincher's name in the place of Mr。 Macabaw's。; 

     ;He is ours now�察─�responded his uncle�察 �and I told you WE WOULD 

HAVE HIM FOR NOTHING。                   I told you�察�too�察�that you should be married 

from Sir George Gorgon's�察�and here is proof of it。; 

     It   was   a   letter   from   Lady   Gorgon�察  �in   which   she   said   that�察   �had   she 

known Mr。 Perkins to be a nephew of her friend Mr。 Crampton�察�she never 

for a moment   would have opposed his marriage with her niece�察�and she 

had   written   that   morning   to   her   dear   Lucy�察  �begging   that   the   marriage 

breakfast should take place in Baker Street。; 

     ;It shall be in Mecklenburgh Square�察─�said John Perkins stoutly�察�and in 

Mecklenburgh Square it was。 



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     William     Pitt   Scully�察  �Esquire�察   �was�察  �as   Mr。   Crampton      said�察 �hugely 

annoyed at the loss of the place for his nephew。                 He had still�察�however�察�

his   hopes   to   look   forward   to�察  �but   these   were   unluckily   dashed   by   the 

coming in of the Whigs。          As for Sir George Gorgon�察�when he came to ask 

about his peerage�察�Hawksby told him that they could not afford to lose him 

in the Commons�察�for a Liberal Member would infallibly fill his place。 

     And now that the Tories are out and the Whigs are in�察�strange to say a 

Liberal   does   fill   his   place。   This   Liberal   is   no   other   than   Sir   George 

Gorgon   himself�察  �who   is   still   longing   to   be   a   lord�察  �and   his   lady   is   still 

devout     and    intriguing。     So    that  the   Members       for  Oldborough       have 

changed   sides�察  �and   taunt   each   other   with   apostasy�察  �and   hate   each   other 

cordially。     Mr。    Crampton      still  chuckles   over    the  manner     in  which    he 

tricked them both�察�and talks of those five minutes during which he stood 

on    the   landing´place�察     �and   hatched     and    executed     his   ;Bedford´Row 

Conspiracy。; 



     End    of  Project    Gutenberg     Etext    The   Bedford´Row        Conspiracy�察    �by 

Thackeray 



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