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                    Sketches of Young Couples 



Sketches of Young 

                   Couples 



                    Charles Dickens。 



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     AN URGENT REMONSTRANCE�察�&c 

     TO THE GENTLEMEN OF ENGLAND�察�

     ��BEING BACHELORS OR WIDOWERS�撮� 

     THE       REMONSTRANCE               OF     THEIR       FAITHFUL          FELLOW´ 

SUBJECT�察�

     SHEWETH�察� 

     THAT Her Most Gracious Majesty�察�Victoria�察�by the Grace of God of 

the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen�察�Defender of the 

Faith�察�did�察�on the 23rd day of November last past�察�declare and pronounce 

to   Her   Most   Honourable   Privy   Council�察  �Her   Majesty's   Most   Gracious 

intention of entering into the bonds of wedlock。 

     THAT   Her   Most   Gracious   Majesty�察  �in   so   making   known   Her   Most 

Gracious   intention   to   Her   Most   Honourable   Privy   Council   as   aforesaid�察�

did   use   and   employ   the   words   ´   'It   is   my   intention   to   ally   myself   in 

marriage with Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg and Gotha。' 

     THAT the present is Bissextile�察�or Leap Year�察�in which it is held and 

considered lawful for any lady to offer and submit proposals of marriage 

to any gentleman�察�and to enforce and insist upon acceptance of the same�察�

under pain of a certain fine or penalty�察�to wit�察�one silk or satin dress of the 

first   quality�察  �to   be   chosen   by   the   lady   and   paid   ��or   owed��   for�察  �by   the 

gentleman。 

     THAT   these   and   other   the   horrors   and   dangers   with   which   the   said 

Bissextile�察  �or   Leap   Year�察  �threatens   the   gentlemen   of   England   on   every 

occasion      of  its  periodical    return�察  �have   been    greatly   aggravated      and 

augmented        by    the   terms    of   Her     Majesty's     said   Most     Gracious 

communication�察�which have filled the heads of divers young ladies in this 

Realm   with   certain   new   ideas   destructive   to   the   peace   of   mankind�察  �that 

never entered their imagination before。 

     THAT   a   case   has   occurred   in   Camberwell�察  �in   which   a   young   lady 

informed her Papa that 'she intended to ally herself in marriage' with Mr。 

Smith     of  Stepney�察   �and   that   another�察  �and   a  very   distressing   case�察  �has 

occurred at Tottenham�察�in which a young lady not only stated her intention 

of   allying   herself   in   marriage   with   her   cousin   John�察  �but�察  �taking   violent 

possession of her said cousin�察�actually married him。 



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     THAT   similar   outrages   are   of   constant   occurrence�察  �not   only   in   the 

capital and its neighbourhood�察�but throughout the kingdom�察�and that unless 

the   excited   female   populace   be   speedily   checked   and   restrained   in   their 

lawless proceedings�察�most deplorable results must ensue therefrom�察�among 

which   may  be   anticipated   a   most   alarming   increase in the   population of 

the   country�察  �with   which   no   efforts   of   the   agricultural   or   manufacturing 

interest can possibly keep pace。 

     THAT      there   is  strong    reason    to  suspect    the  existence     of  a  most 

extensive plot�察�conspiracy�察�or design�察�secretly contrived by vast numbers 

of single ladies in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland�察�and 

now extending its ramifications in every quarter of the land�察�the object and 

intent of   which   plainly  appears   to be   the holding   and   solemnising   of   an 

enormous and unprecedented number of marriages�察�on the day on which 

the nuptials of Her said Most Gracious Majesty are performed。 

     THAT such plot�察�conspiracy�察�or design�察�strongly savours of Popery�察�as 

tending   to   the   discomfiture   of   the   Clergy   of   the   Established   Church�察  �by 

entailing upon them great mental and physical exhaustion�察�and that such 

Popish   plots   are   fomented   and   encouraged   by   Her   Majesty's   Ministers�察�

which clearly appears ´ not only from Her Majesty's principal Secretary of 

State for Foreign Affairs traitorously getting married while holding office 

under   the   Crown�察  �but   from  Mr。   O'Connell   having   been   heard   to   declare 

and avow that�察�if he had a daughter to marry�察�she should be married on the 

same day as Her said Most Gracious Majesty。 

     THAT such arch plots�察�conspiracies�察�and designs�察�besides being fraught 

with   danger   to   the   Established   Church�察  �and   ��consequently��   to   the   State�察�

cannot     fail  to  bring    ruin  and    bankruptcy     upon    a   large   class  of   Her 

Majesty's      subjects�察  �as  a  great   and    sudden    increase    in  the   number     of 

married men occasioning the comparative desertion ��for a time�� of Taverns�察�

Hotels�察�Billiard´rooms�察�and Gaming´Houses�察�will deprive the Proprietors 

of their accustomed profits and returns。 And in further proof of the depth 

and baseness of such designs�察�it may be here observed�察�that all proprietors 

of   Taverns�察  �Hotels�察  �Billiard´rooms�察  �and   Gaming´Houses�察  �are   ��especially 

the last�� solemnly devoted to the Protestant religion。 

     FOR all these reasons�察�and many others of no less gravity and import�察�



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an urgent appeal is made to the gentlemen of England ��being bachelors or 

widowers��   to   take   immediate   steps   for   convening   a   Public   meeting�察  �To 

consider of the best and surest means of averting the dangers with which 

they are threatened by the recurrence of Bissextile�察�or Leap Year�察�and the 

additional     sensation    created    among     single   ladies   by   the  terms   of  Her 

Majesty's Most Gracious Declaration�察�To take measures�察�without delay�察�for 

resisting the said single Ladies�察�and counteracting their evil designs�察�And 

to pray Her Majesty to dismiss her present Ministers�察�and to summon to 

her    Councils     those    distinguished      Gentlemen      in   various    Honourable 

Professions who�察�by insulting on all occasions the only Lady in England 

who can be insulted with safety�察�have given a sufficient guarantee to Her 

Majesty's   Loving   Subjects   that   they�察  �at   least�察  �are   qualified   to   make   war 

with women�察�and are already expert in the use of those weapons which are 

common to the lowest and most abandoned of the sex。 



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                   THE YOUNG COUPLE 



     There   is   to   be   a   wedding   this   morning   at   the   corner   house   in   the 

terrace。    The    pastry´cook's     people    have   been    there   half´a´dozen     times 

already�察�all day yesterday there was a great stir and bustle�察�and they were 

up this morning as soon as it was light。 Miss Emma Fielding is going to be 

married to young Mr。 Harvey。 

     Heaven alone can tell in what bright colours this marriage is painted 

upon the mind of the little housemaid at number six�察�who has hardly slept 

a wink all night with thinking of it�察�and now stands on the unswept door´ 

steps     leaning    upon    her    broom�察    �and   looking     wistfully    towards     the 

enchanted house。 Nothing short of omniscience can divine what visions of 

the    baker�察  �or   the  green´    grocer�察   �or  the   smart    and   most    insinuating 

butterman�察�are flitting across her mind ´ what thoughts of how she would 

dress on such an occasion�察�if she were a lady ´ of how she would dress�察�if 

she   were   only   a   bride   ´   of   how   cook   would   dress�察  �being   bridesmaid�察�

conjointly   with   her   sister   'in   place'   at   Fulham�察  �and   how   the   clergyman�察�

deeming   them   so   many   ladies�察  �would   be   quite   humbled   and   respectful。 

What   day´dreams   of   hope   and   happiness   ´   of   life   being   one   perpetual 

holiday�察�with no master and no mistress to grant or withhold it ´ of every 

Sunday being a Sunday out ´ of pure freedom as to curls and ringlets�察�and 

no    obligation    to  hide   fine   heads    of  hair   in  caps   ´  what    pictures   of 

happiness�察�vast and immense to her�察�but utterly ridiculous to us�察�bewilder 

the brain of the little housemaid at number six�察�all called into existence by 

the wedding at the corner� �

     We smile at such things�察�and so we should�察�though perhaps for a better 

reason than commonly presents itself。 It should be pleasant to us to know 

that   there   are   notions   of   happiness   so   moderate   and   limited�察  �since   upon 

those who entertain them�察�happiness and lightness of heart are very easily 

bestowed。 

     But the little housemaid is awakened from her reverie�察�for forth from 

the door of the magical corner house there runs towards her�察�all fluttering 

in   smart   new   dress   and   streaming   ribands�察  �her   friend   Jane Adams�察  �who 



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comes all out of breath to redeem a solemn promise of taking her in�察�under 

cover of the confusion�察�to see the breakfast table spread forth in state�察�and 

´ sight of sights�  � her young mistress ready dressed for church。 

     And there�察�in good truth�察�when they have stolen up´stairs on tip´ toe 

and    edged    themselves     in  at  the   chamber´door      ´  there   is  Miss   Emma 

'looking     like  the  sweetest    picter��'  in  a  white    chip  bonnet    and    orange 

flowers�察�and all other elegancies becoming a bride�察。�with the make�察�shape�察�

and quality o
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