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'Yes�察�Mr。 Ramornie��' says he�察�touching his hat。  'Begging your 

pardon�察�Mr。 Ramornie。  But I've been very piticular�察�sir�察�up to 

now�察�and you may trust me to be very piticular in the future。  It 

were only a slip�察�sir。'



'My good boy��' said I�察�with the most imposing severity�察�'there must 

be no slips。  Be so good as to remember that my life is at stake。'



I did not embrace the occasion of telling him how many I had made 

myself。  It is my principle that an officer must never be wrong。  I 

have seen two divisions beating their brains out for a fortnight 

against a worthless and quite impregnable castle in a pass�此�I knew 

we were only doing it for discipline�察�because the General had said 

so at first�察�and had not yet found any way out of his own words�察�

and I highly admired his force of character�察�and throughout these 

operations thought my life exposed in a very good cause。  With 

fools and children�察�which included Rowley�察�the necessity was even 

greater。  I proposed to myself to be infallible�察�and even when he 

expressed some wonder at the purchase of the claret´coloured 

chaise�察�I put him promptly in his place。  In our situation�察�I told 

him�察�everything had to be sacrificed to appearances�察�doubtless�察�in 

a hired chaise�察�we should have had more freedom�察�but look at the 

dignity�  �I was so positive�察�that I had sometimes almost convinced 

myself。  Not for long�察�you may be certain�  �This detestable 

conveyance always appeared to me to be laden with Bow Street 

officers�察�and to have a placard upon the back of it publishing my 

name and crimes。  If I had paid seventy pounds to get the thing�察�I 

should not have stuck at seven hundred to be safely rid of it。



And if the chaise was a danger�察�what an anxiety was the despatch´

box and its golden cargo�  �I had never had a care but to draw my 

pay and spend it�察�I had lived happily in the regiment�察�as in my 

father's house�察�fed by the great Emperor's commissariat as by 

ubiquitous doves of Elijah ´ or�察�my faith� �if anything went wrong 

with the commissariat�察�helping myself with the best grace in the 

world from the next peasant�  �And now I began to feel at the same 

time the burthen of riches and the fear of destitution。  There were 

ten thousand pounds in the despatch´box�察�but I reckoned in French 

money�察�and had two hundred and fifty thousand agonies�察�I kept it 

under my hand all day�察�I dreamed of it at night。  In the inns�察�I 

was afraid to go to dinner and afraid to go to sleep。  When I 

walked up a hill I durst not leave the doors of the claret´coloured 

chaise。  Sometimes I would change the disposition of the funds�此�

there were days when I carried as much as five or six thousand 

pounds on my own person�察�and only the residue continued to voyage 

in the treasure´chest ´ days when I bulked all over like my cousin�察�

crackled to a touch with bank paper�察�and had my pockets weighed to 

bursting´point with sovereigns。  And there were other days when I 

wearied of the thing ´ or grew ashamed of it ´ and put all the 

money back where it had come from�此�there let it take its chance�察�

like better people�  �In short�察�I set Rowley a poor example of 

consistency�察�and in philosophy�察�none at all。



Little he cared�  �All was one to him so long as he was amused�察�and 

I never knew any one amused more easily。  He was thrillingly 

interested in life�察�travel�察�and his own melodramatic position。  All 

day he would be looking from the chaise windows with ebullitions of 

gratified curiosity�察�that were sometimes justified and sometimes 

not�察�and that ��taken altogether�� it occasionally wearied me to be 

obliged to share。  I can look at horses�察�and I can look at trees 

too�察�although not fond of it。  But why should I look at a lame 

horse�察�or a tree that was like the letter Y�拭 �What exhilaration 

could I feel in viewing a cottage that was the same colour as 'the 

second from the miller's' in some place where I had never been�察�and 

of which I had not previously heard�拭 �I am ashamed to complain�察�but 

there were moments when my juvenile and confidential friend weighed 

heavy on my hands。  His cackle was indeed almost continuous�察�but it 

was never unamiable。  He showed an amiable curiosity when he was 

asking questions�察�an amiable guilelessness when he was conferring 

information。  And both he did largely。  I am in a position to write 

the biographies of Mr。 Rowley�察�Mr。 Rowley's father and mother�察�his 

Aunt Eliza�察�and the miller's dog�察�and nothing but pity for the 

reader�察�and some misgivings as to the law of copyright�察�prevail on 

me to withhold them。



A general design to mould himself upon my example became early 

apparent�察�and I had not the heart to check it。  He began to mimic 

my carriage�察�he acquired�察�with servile accuracy�察�a little manner I 

had of shrugging the shoulders�察�and I may say it was by observing 

it in him that I first discovered it in myself。  One day it came 

out by chance that I was of the Catholic religion。  He became 

plunged in thought�察�at which I was gently glad。  Then suddenly ´



'Odd´rabbit it�  �I'll be Catholic too��' he broke out。  'You must 

teach me it�察�Mr。 Anne ´ I mean�察�Ramornie。'



I dissuaded him�此�alleging that he would find me very imperfectly 

informed as to the grounds and doctrines of the Church�察�and that�察�

after all�察�in the matter of religions�察�it was a very poor idea to 

change。  'Of course�察�my Church is the best��' said I�察�'but that is 

not the reason why I belong to it�此�I belong to it because it was 

the faith of my house。  I wish to take my chances with my own 

people�察�and so should you。  If it is a question of going to hell�察�

go to hell like a gentleman with your ancestors。'



'Well�察�it wasn't that��' he admitted。  'I don't know that I was 

exactly thinking of hell。  Then there's the inquisition�察�too。  

That's rather a cawker�察�you know。'



'And I don't believe you were thinking of anything in the world��' 

said I ´ which put a period to his respectable conversion。



He consoled himself by playing for awhile on a cheap flageolet�察�

which was one of his diversions�察�and to which I owed many intervals 

of peace。  When he first produced it�察�in the joints�察�from his 

pocket�察�he had the duplicity to ask me if I played upon it。  I 

answered�察�no�察�and he put the instrument away with a sigh and the 

remark that he had thought I might。  For some while he resisted the 

unspeakable temptation�察�his fingers visibly itching and twittering 

about his pocket�察�even his interest in the landscape and in 

sporadic anecdote entirely lost。  Presently the pipe was in his 

hands again�察�he fitted�察�unfitted�察�refitted�察�and played upon it in 

dumb show for some time。



'I play it myself a little��' says he。



'Do you��' said I�察�and yawned。



And then he broke down。



'Mr。  Ramornie�察�if you please�察�would it disturb you�察�sir�察�if I was 

to play a chune��' he pleaded。  And from that hour�察�the tootling of 

the flageolet cheered our way。



He was particularly keen on the details of battles�察�single combats�察�

incidents of scouting parties�察�and the like。  These he would make 

haste to cap with some of the exploits of Wallace�察�the only hero 

with whom he had the least acquaintance。  His enthusiasm was 

genuine and pretty。  When he learned we were going to Scotland�察�

'Well�察�then��' he broke out�察�'I'll see where Wallace lived��'  And 

presently after�察�he fell to moralising。  'It's a strange thing�察�

sir��' he began�察�'that I seem somehow to have always the wrong sow 

by the ear。  I'm English after all�察�and I glory in it。  My eye� �

don't I�察�though�  �Let some of your Frenchies come over here to 

invade�察�and you'll see whether or not�  �Oh�察�yes�察�I'm English to the 

backbone�察�I am。  And yet look at me�  �I got hold of this 'ere 

William Wallace and took to him right off�察�I never heard of such a 

man before�  �And then you came along�察�and I took to you。  And both 

the two of you were my born enemies�  �I ´ I beg your pardon�察�Mr。 

Ramornie�察�but would you mind it very much if you didn't go for to 

do anything against England' ´ he brought the word out suddenly�察�

like something hot ´ 'when I was along of you��'



I was more affected than I can tell。



'Rowley��' I said�察�'you need have no fear。  By how much I love my 

own honour�察�by so much I will take care to protect yours。  We are 

but fraternising at the outposts�察�as soldiers do。  When the bugle 

calls�察�my boy�察�we must face each other�察�one for England�察�one for 

France�察�and may God defend the right��'



So I spoke at the moment�察�but for all my brave airs�察�the boy had 

wounded me in a vital quarter。  His words continued to ring in my 

hearing。  There was no remission all day of my remorseful thoughts�察�

and that night ��which we lay at Lichfield�察�I believe�� there was no 

sleep for me in my bed。  I put out the candle and lay down with a 

good resolution�察�and in a moment all was light about me like a 

theatre�察�and I saw myself upon the stage of it playing i

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