‘Let us go to bed; to bed,’ said the landlord, pushing him forward through the door; and with still more difficulty drawing him to the top of the narrow wooden staircase, and then into the room he had prepared for him. Renzo rejoiced on seeing his bed ready; he looked graciously upon his host, with eyes which one moment glistened10 more than ever, and the next faded away, like two fire-flies: he en-deavoured to steady himself on his legs, and stretched out his hand toward his host’s cheek to take it between his first and middle fingers, in token of friendship and gratitude11, but he could not succeed. ‘Brave landlord,’ he at last managed to stammer12 out: ‘now I see that you are a worthy fellow: this is a kind deed, to give a poor youth a bed; but that trick about the name and surname, that wasn’t like a gentleman. By good luck, I saw through it . . . ’
The landlord, who little thought he could have uttered anything so connected, and who knew, by long experience, how men in such a condition may be induced more easily than usual, suddenly to change their minds, was determined13 to take advantage of this lucid interval, to make another attempt.
‘My dear fellow,’ said he, with a most coaxing14 tone and look, ‘I didn’t do it to vex15 you, nor to pry16 into your affairs. What would you have? There are the laws, and we must obey them; otherwise we are the first to suffer the punishment. It is better to satisfy them, and . . . After all, what is it all about? A great thing, certainly to say two words! Not, however, for them, but to do me a favour. Here, between ourselves, face to face, let us do our business: tell me your name . . . and then go to bed with a quiet mind.’
‘Ah rascal17!’ exclaimed Renzo: ‘Cheat! you are again returning to the charge, with that infamous18 name, surname, and business!’
‘Hold your tongue, simpleton, and go to bed,’ said the landlord.
But Renzo pursued more vehemently19: ‘I understand: you are one of the league. Wait, wait, and I’ll settle it.’ And directing his voice towards the head of the stairs, he began to shout more vociferously20 than ever, ‘Friends! the landlord is of the . . . ’
‘I only said it in a joke,’ cried he, in Renzo’s face, repulsing21 him, and pushing him towards the bed —‘In joke: didn’t you understand that I only said it in joke?’
‘Ah! in joke: now you speak sensibly. When you say in joke . . . They are just the things to make a joke of.’ And he sank upon the bed.
‘Here; undress yourself, and be quick,’ said the host, adding assistance to his advice; and there was need of it. When Renzo had succeeded in getting off his waistcoat, the landlord took it, and put his hands in the pockets to see if there were any money in them. His search was successful; and thinking that his guest would have something else to do than to pay him on the morrow, and that this money would probably fall into hands whence a landlord would not easily be able to recover any share, he resolved to risk another attempt.
‘You are a good youth, and an honest man, aren’t you?’ said he.
‘Good youth, and honest man,’ replied Renzo, vainly endeavouring to undo23 the buttons of the clothes which he had not yet been able to take off.
‘Very well,’ rejoined the host: ‘just settle, then, this little account; for to-morrow I must go out on some business . . . ’
‘That’s only fair,’ said Renzo: ‘I’m a fool, but I’m honest . . . But the money? Am I to go look for money now! . . . ’
‘It’s here,’ said the innkeeper; and calling up all his practice, patience, and skill, he succeeded in settling the account, and securing the reckoning.
‘Lend me a hand to finish undressing, landlord,’ said Renzo; ‘I’m beginning to feel very sleepy.’
The landlord performed the required office: he then spread the quilt over him, and, almost before he had time to say, disdainfully, ‘Good night!’ Renzo was snoring fast asleep. Yet, with that sort of attraction which sometimes induces us to contemplate26 an object of dislike as well as of affection, and which, perhaps, is nothing else than a desire of knowing what operates so forcibly on our mind, he paused, for a moment, to contemplate so annoying a guest, holding the lamp towards his face, and throwing the light upon it with a strong reflection, by screening it with his hand, almost in the attitude in which Psyche27 is depicted28, when stealthily regarding the features of her unknown consort29. — Mad blockhead! — said he, in his mind, to the poor sleeper30 — you’ve certainly taken the way to look for it. To-morrow you’ll be able to tell me how you’ve liked it. Clowns, who will stroll over the world, without knowing whereabouts the sun rises, just to bring themselves and their neighbours into trouble! —
So saying, or rather thinking, he withdrew the light, and left the room, locking the door behind him. On the landing-place at the top of the stairs, he called the landlady31, and bade her leave the children under the care of a young servant girl, and go down into the kitchen, to preside and keep guard in his stead. “I must go out, thanks to a stranger who has arrived here, to my misfortune,’ said he; and he briefly32 related the annoying circumstance. He then added” ‘Have your eyes everywhere; and, above all, be prudent33 this unfortunate day. There’s a group of licentious34 fellows down below, who, between drink and their own inclination35, are ready enough to talk, and will say anything. It will be enough, if a rash . . . ’
‘Oh, I’m not a child; and I know well enough what’s to be done. I think you can’t say that, up to this time . . . ’
‘Well, well; and be sure they pay; and pretend not to hear anything they say about the superintendent36 of provisions, and the governor, and Ferrer, and the decurioni, and the cavaliers, and Spain, and France, and such fooleries; for if you contradict them, you’ll come off badly directly; and if you agree with them, you may fare badly afterwards; and you know well enough, that sometimes those who say the worst things . . . But enough; when you hear certain sayings, turn away your head, and cry. “I’m coming,” as if somebody was calling you from the other side; I’ll come back as quick as I can.’
So saying, he went down with her into the kitchen, and gave a glance round, to see if there was anything new of consequence; took down his hat and cloak from a peg37, reached a short, thick stick out of the corner, summed up, in one glance at his wife, the instructions he had given her, and went out. But during these preparations, he had again resumed the thread of the apostrophe begun at Renzo’s bedside; and continued it, even while proceeding38 on his walk.
— Obstinate39 fellow of a mountaineer! — For, however Renzo was determined to conceal40 his condition, this qualification had betrayed itself in his words, pronunciation, appearance, and actions. — Such a day as this, by good policy and judgment41, I thought to have come off clear; and you must just come in at the end of it, to spoil the egg in the hatching. Were there no other inns in Milan, that you must just light upon mine? Would that you had even lit upon it alone! I would then have shut my eyes to it to-night, and to-morrow morning would have given you a hint. But, my good sir, no; you must come in company; and, to do better still, in company with a sheriff. —
At every step the innkeeper met either with solitary42 passengers, or persons in groups of three or four, whispering together. At this stage of his mute soliloquy, he saw a patrol of soldiers approaching, and, going a little aside, peeped at them from under the corner of his eye as they passed, and continued to himself:— There go the fool-chastisers. And you, great ass22, because you saw a few people rambling43 about and making a noise, it must even come into your brain that the world is turning upside down. And on this fine foundation you have ruined yourself, and are trying to ruin me too; this isn’t fair. I did my best to save you; and you, you fool, in return, have very nearly made a disturbance44 in my inn. Now you must get yourself out of the scrape, and I will look to my own business. As if I wanted to know your name out of curiosity! What does it matter to me, whether it be Thaddeus or Bartholomew? A mighty45 desire I have to take the pen in hand; but you are not the only people who would have things all their own way. I know, as well as you, that there are proclamations which go for nothing: a fine novelty, that a mountaineer should come to tell me that! But you don’t know that proclamations against landlords are good for something. And you pretend to travel over the land, and speak; and don’t know that, if one would have one’s own way, and carry the proclamations in one’s pocket, the first thing requisite46 is not to speak against them in public. And for a poor innkeeper who was of your opinion, and didn’t ask the name of any one who happens to favour him with his company, do you know, you fool, what good things are in store for him? Under pain of three hundred crowns to any one of the aforesaid landlords, tavern-keepers, and others, as above; there are three hundred crowns hatched; and now to spend them well; to be applied47, two-thirds to the royal chamber48, and the other third to the accuser or informer: what a fine bait! And in case of inability, five years in the galleys49, and greater punishment, pecuniary50 or corporal, at the will of his Excellency. Much obliged for all his favours. —
At these words the landlord reached the door of the court of the high-sheriff.
Here, as at all the other secretaries’ offices, much business was going forward. Everywhere they were engaged in giving such orders as seemed most likely to pre-occupy the following day, to take away every pretext51 for discontent, to overcome the boldness of those who were anxious for fresh tumults52, and to confirm power in the hands of those accustomed to exercise it. The soldiery round the house of the superintendent were increased, and the ends of the street were blockaded with timber, and barricaded53 with carts. They commanded all the bakers54 to make bread without intermission, and despatched couriers to the surrounding country, with orders to send corn into the city; while noblemen were stationed at every bakehouse, who repaired thither55 early in the morning to superintend the distribution, and to restrain the factious56, by fair words, and the authority of their presence. But to give, as the saying is, one blow to the hoop57 and another to the cask, and to render their cajolings more efficient by a little awe58, they thought also of taking measures to seize some one of the seditious: and this was principally the business of the high-sheriff, whose temper towards the insurrection and the insurgents59 the reader may imagine, when he is informed of the vegetable fomentation which it was found necessary to apply to one of the organs of his metaphysical profundity60. His blood-hounds had been in the field from the beginning of the riot: and this self-styled Ambrogio Fusella was, as the landlord said, a disguised under-sheriff, sent about for the express purpose of catching61 in the act some one whom he could again recognize, whose motions he could watch, and whom he could keep in mind, so as to seize, either in the quiet of the evening or next morning. He had not heard four words of Renzo’s harangue62, before he had fixed63 upon him as a capital object — exactly his man. Finding, afterwards, that he was just fresh from the country, he had attempted the master-stroke of conducting him at once to the prison, as the safest inn in the city; but here he failed, as we have related. He could, however, bring back certain information of his name, surname, and country; besides a hundred other fine conjectural64 pieces of information; so that when the innkeeper arrived here to tell what he knew of Renzo, they were already better acquainted with him than he. He entered the usual apartment, and deposed66 that a stranger had arrived at his house to lodge67, who could not be persuaded to declare his name.
‘You’ve done your duty in giving us this information,’ said a criminal notary68, laying down his pen: ‘But we know it already.’
— A strange mystery! — thought the host:— they must be wonderfully clever! —
‘And we know, too,’ continued the notary, ‘this revered69 name!’
— The name, too! how have they managed it? — thought the landlord again.
‘But you,’ resumed the other, with a serious face, ‘you don’t tell all, candidly70.’
‘What more have I to say?’
‘Ha! ha! we know very well that this fellow brought to your inn a quantity of stolen bread — plundered71, acquired by robbery and sedition72.’
‘A man comes, with one loaf in his pocket; do you think I know where he went to get it? for, to speak as on my death-bed, I can positively73 affirm that I saw but one loaf.’
‘There! always excusing and defending yourself: one would think, to hear you, everybody was honest. How can you prove that his bread was fairly obtained?’
‘Why am I to prove it? I don’t meddle74 with it; I am an innkeeper.’
‘You cannot, however, deny that this customer of yours had the temerity75 to utter injurious words against the proclamations, and to make improper76 and shameful77 jokes on the arms of his Excellency.’
‘Pardon me, sir: how can he be called my customer, when this is the first time I’ve ever seen him? It was the devil (under your favour) that sent him to my house: and if I had known him, you, sir, know well enough I should have had no occasion to ask his name.’
‘Well: in your inn, in your presence, inflammatory speeches have been uttered, unadvised words, seditious propositions; murmurs79, grumbles80, outcries.’
‘How can you expect, my good sir, that I should attend to the extravagances which so many noisy fellows, talking all at the same time, may chance to utter? I must attend to my interest, for I’m only badly off. And besides, your worship knows well enough that those who are lavish81 of their tongues are generally ready with their fists too, particularly when there are so many together, and . . . ’
‘Ay, ay; leave them alone to talk and fight: to-morrow you’ll see if their tricks have gone out of their heads. What do you think?’
‘I think nothing about it.’
‘That the mob will have got the upper hand in Milan?’
‘Oh, just so.’
‘We shall see, we shall see.’
‘I understand very well: the king will be always king; and he that is fined will be fined: but the poor father of a family naturally wishes to escape. Your honours have the power, and it belongs to you.’
‘Have you many people still in your house?’
‘A world of them.’
‘And this customer of yours, what is he doing? Does he still continue to be clamorous82, to excite the people, and arouse sedition?’
‘That stranger, your worship means: he’s gone to bed.’
‘Then, you’ve many people . . . Well, take care not to let them go away.’
— Am I to be a constable83? — thought the landlord, without replying either negatively or affirmatively.
‘Go home again, and be careful,’ resumed the notary.
‘I’ve always been careful. Your honour can say whether I have ever made any opposition84 to justice.’
‘Well, well; and don’t think that justice has lost its power.’
‘I! For Heaven’s sake; I think nothing: I only attend to my business.’
‘The old song: you’ve never anything else to say.’
‘What else would your worship have me say? truth is but one.’
‘Well, we will remember what you have deposed; if the case comes on, you will have to give more particular information to justice about whatever they may choose to ask you.’
‘What can I depose65 further? I know nothing. I have scarcely head enough to attend to my own business.’
‘Take care you don’t let him go.’
‘I hope that his worship the high-sheriff will be informed that I came immediately to discharge my duty. Your honour’s humble85 servant.’
By break of day, Renzo had been snoring for about seven hours, and was still, poor fellow, fast asleep, when two rough shakes at either arm, and a voice at the foot of the bed, calling, ‘Lorenzo Tramaglino!’ recalled him to his senses. He shook himself, stretched his arms, and with difficulty opening his eyes, saw a man standing86 before him at the foot of the bed, dressed in black, and two others armed, one on the right and the other on the left of his pillow. Between surprise, not being fully25 awake, and the stupidity occasioned by the wine of the night before, he lay, for a moment, as if bewildered; and then, thinking he was dreaming, and not being very well pleased with his dream, he shook himself so as to awake thoroughly87.
‘Ah! have you heard, for once, Lorenzo Tramaglino?’ said the man with the black cloak, the very notary of the night before. ‘Up; up, then; get up, and come with us.’
‘Lorenzo Tramaglino!’ said Renzo: ‘What does this mean! What do you want with me? Who’s told you my name?’
‘Less talk, and up with you directly,’ said one of the bailiffs who stood at his side, taking him again by the arm.
‘Ah, eh! what oppression is this?’ cried Renzo, withdrawing his arm. ‘Landlord! ho, landlord!’
‘Shall we carry him off in his shirt?’ said the bailiff again, looking towards the notary.
‘Did you hear that?’ said he to Renzo: ‘they’ll do so, if you don’t get up as quick as thought, and come with us.’
‘And what for?’ asked Renzo.
‘The what for you will hear from the high-sheriff.’
‘I? I’m an honest man; I’ve done nothing; and I’m astonished . . . ’
‘So much the better for you — so much the better for you; for then you may be discharged with two words, and may go about your own business.’
‘Let me go now,’ said Renzo: I’ve nothing to do with justice.’
‘Come, let us finish the business,’ said one of the bailiffs.‘Shall we carry him off?’ said the other.
‘Lorenzo Tramaglino!’ said the notary.
‘How do you know my name, sir?’
‘Do your duty,’ said the notary to the bailiffs, who immediately laid hands on Renzo to pull him out of bed.
‘Hey! don’t you touch a hair of an honest fellow, or! . . . I know how to dress myself.’
‘Then dress yourself, and get up directly,’ said the notary.
‘I’m getting up,’ replied Renzo; and he began, in fact, to gather up his clothes, which were scattered88 here and there on the bed, like the relics89 of a shipwreck90 on the shore. And beginning to dress himself, he continued: ‘But I’m not inclined to go to the high-sheriff, not I. I’ve nothing to do with him. Since you unjustly put this affront91 upon me, I should like to be conducted to Ferrer. I know him; I know that he’s a gentleman, and he’s under some obligation to me.’
‘Yes, yes, my good fellow, you shall be conducted to Ferrer,’ replied the notary. In other circumstances he would have laughed heartily92 at such a proposal; but this was not a time for merriment. In coming hither, he had noticed in the streets a movement which could not easily be defined, as the remainder of the old insurrection not entirely93 suppressed, or the beginning of a new one: the streets were full of people, some walking in parties, some standing in groups. And now, without seeming to do so, or at least trying not to show it, he was anxiously listening, and fancied that the murmur78 continued to increase. This made him desirous to get off; but he also wished to take Renzo away willingly and quietly; since, if he had declared war against him, he could not have been sure, on reaching the street, of not finding three to one against him. He, therefore, winked94 at the bailiffs to have patience, and not to irritate the youth, while he also endeavoured to soothe95 him with fair words. Renzo busied himself, while dressing24 as quickly as possible, in recalling the confused remembrances of the day before, and at last conjectured96, with tolerable certainty, that the proclamation, and the name and surname, must be the cause of this disagreeable occurrence; but how ever did this fellow know his name? And what on earth could have happened that night, for justice to have gained such confidence as to come and lay hands on one of those honest youths who, only the day before, had such a voice in the assembly, and who could not all be asleep now? for he also observed the increasing bustle97 in the street. He looked at the countenance98 of the notary, and there perceived the irresolution99 which he vainly endeavoured to conceal. At last, as well to satisfy his conjectures100, and sound the officers, as to gain time, and even attempt a blow, he said, ‘I understand well enough the origin of all this; it is all from love of the name and surname. Last night I certainly was a little muddled101: these landlords have sometimes very treacherous102 wines; and sometimes, as I say, you know, when wine passes through the medium of words, it will have its say too. But if this is all, I am now ready to give you every satisfaction; and, besides, you know my name already. Who on earth told you it?’
‘Bravo, my boy, bravo!’ replied the notary, coaxingly103; ‘Ill see you’ve some sense; and believe me, who am in the business, that you’re wiser than most. It is the best way of getting out of the difficulty quickly and easily; and with such good dispositions104, in two words you will be dismissed and set at liberty. But I, do you see, my good fellow, have my hands tied; I cannot release you, as I should like to do. Come, be quick and come along with a good heart; for when they see who you are . . . and then I will tell . . . Leave it to me . . . Enough; be quick, my good fellow.’
‘Ah! you cannot! I understand,’ said Renzo; and he continued to dress himself, repulsing, by signs, the intimations of the bailiffs, that they would carry him off if he were not very expeditious105.
‘Shall we pass by the square of the cathedral? asked he.
‘Wherever you like; the shortest way, to set you the sooner at liberty,’ said the notary, vexed106 in his heart, that he must let this mysterious inquiry107 of Renzo’s pass, which might have served as the subject for a hundred interrogatives. — When one is born to be unfortunate! — thought he. — Just see; a fellow falls into my hands, who, plainly enough, likes nothing better than to talk; and if he could have a little time, he would confess all one wants, without the aid of a rope —extra formam, to speak academically, in the way of friendly chit-chat; the very man to take to prison ready examined, without his being at all aware of it; and he must just fall into my hands at this unfortunate moment. Well! there’s no help for it — he continued, listening attentively108, and tossing his head backwards109 — there’s no remedy; it’s likely to be a worse day than yesterday. — What gave rise to this thought, was an extraordinary noise he heard in the street, and he could not resist opening the window to take a peep at it. He saw that it was a group of citizens, who, on being required by a patrol of soldiers to disperse110, had at first given angry words in reply, and had finally separated in murmuring dissatisfaction; and, what appeared to the notary a fatal sign, the soldiers behaved to them with much civility. Having closed the window, he stood for a moment in perplexity, whether he should finish his undertaking111, or leave Renzo in the care of the two bailiffs, while he ran to the high-sheriff to give him an account of his difficulty. — But — thought he, directly — they’ll set me down for a coward, a base rascal, who ought to execute orders. We are in the ball-room, and we must dance. Curse the throng112! What a miserable113 business! —
Renzo now stood between the two satellites, having one on each side; the notary beckoned114 to them not to use too much force, and said to him, ‘Courage, like a good fellow; let us be off, and make haste.’
Renzo, however, was feeling, looking, thinking. He was now entirely dressed, excepting his jacket, which he held in one hand, and feeling with the other in his pockets; ‘Oho!’ said he, looking at the notary with a very significant expression; ‘here there were some pence, and a letter, my good sir!’
‘Everything shall be punctually restored to you,’ said the notary, ‘when these few formalities are properly executed. Let us go, let us go.’
‘No, no, no,’ said Renzo, shaking his head; ‘that won’t do; I want my money, my good sir. I will give an account of my doings; but I want my money.’
‘I’ll show you that I trust you; here, and be quick,’ said the notary, drawing out of his bosom115 the sequestered116 articles, and handing them to Renzo with a sigh. Renzo received them, and put them into his pocket, muttering between his teeth: ‘Stand off! you’ve associated so much with thieves, that you’ve learnt a little of their business.’ The bailiffs could no longer restrain their impatience117, but the notary curbed118 them with a glance, saying to himself — If thou succeedest in setting foot within that threshold, thou shalt pay for this with interest, that thou shalt. —
While Renzo was putting on his jacket, and taking up his hat, the notary beckoned to one of the bailiffs to lead the way downstairs; the prisoner came next behind him, then the other kind friend, and he himself brought up the rear. On reaching the kitchen, and while Renzo was saying; ‘And this blessed landlord, where is he fled to?’ the notary made a sign to the two police officers, who, seizing each a hand, proceeded hastily to secure his wrists with certain instruments, called, in the hypocritical figures of euphemism119, ruffles— in plain language, handcuffs. These consisted — we are sorry that we are obliged to descend120 to particulars unworthy of historical gravity, but perspicuity121 requires it — they consisted of a small cord, a little longer than the usual size of a wrist, having at the ends two little bits of wood — two tallies122, so to say — two small straight pegs123. The cord encircled the wrist of the patient; the pieces of wood, passed through the middle and third fingers, were shut up in the hand of the captor, so that by twisting them, he could tighten124 the bandage at pleasure; and thus he possessed125 means, not only of securing his prisoner, but also of torturing the refractory126; to do which more effectually, the cord was full of knots.
Renzo struggled, and cried, ‘What treachery is this? To an honest man! . . . ’
But the notary, who had fair words at hand on every disagreeable occasion, replied, ‘Have patience, they only do their duty. What would you have? They are only formalities; and we can’t always treat people as we would wish. If we don’t do as we’re bid, it will fare badly with us, and worse with you. Have patience!’
While he was speaking, the two bailiffs gave a sudden twitch127 at the handcuffs. Renzo bore it as a restive128 horse bears the jerk of a severe bit, and exclaimed, ‘Patience!’
‘Brave youth!’ said the notary; ‘this is the best way of getting off well. What would you have? It is an annoyance129, I know; but if you behave well, you’ll very soon be rid of it. And, since I see that you’re well-disposed, and I feel inclined to help you, I’ll give you another little piece of advice for your good. You may believe me, for I’m practised in these matters; — go straightforward130, without looking about, or attracting observation; so no one will notice you, no one will observe what you are, and you will preserve your honour. An hour hence you will be set at liberty. There is so much to be done, that they, too, will be in a hurry to have done with you; and, besides, I will speak . . . You shall go about your own business, and nobody will know that you’ve been in the hands of justice. And you,’ continued he, turning to the two bailiffs with a severe countenance, ‘take care you don’t do him any harm; for I will protect him. You are obliged to do your duty; but remember that this is an honest man, a civil youth, who will shortly be at liberty, and who has some regard for his honour. Let nothing appear but that you are three honest men walking together.’ And, in an imperative131 tone, and with a threatening look, he concluded: ‘You understand me?’ He then turned to Renzo, his brow smoothed, and his face rendered, in an instant, more cheerful and pleasant, which seemed to say, ‘What capital friends we are!’ and whispered to him again, ‘Be careful; do as I tell you; don’t look about you; trust one who wishes you well; and now let us go.’ And the convoy132 moved off.
Renzo, however, believed none of these fine words; nor that the notary wished him well more than the bailiffs, nor that he was so mighty anxious about his reputation, nor that he had any intention of helping133 him; not a word of all this did he believe: he understood well enough that the good man, fearing some favourable134 opportunity for making his escape might present itself in the way, laid before him all these flattering inducements, to divert him from watching for and profiting by it. So that all these exhortations135 served no other purpose than to determine Renzo more decidedly on a course which he had indistinctly meditated136, viz. to act exactly contrary to them.
Let no one hereby conclude that the notary was an inexperienced novice137 in his trade, for he will be much deceived. Our historian, who seems to have been among his friends, says that he was a matriculated knave138; but at this moment his mind was greatly agitated139. With a calm mind, I venture to say, he would have laughed at any one who, to induce others to do something which he himself mistrusted, would have gone about to suggest and inculcate it so eagerly, under the miserable pretence140 of giving him the disinterested141 advice of a friend. But it is a general tendency of mankind, when they are agitated and perplexed142, and discern what another can do to relieve them from their perplexities, to implore143 it of him eagerly and perseveringly144, and under all kinds of pretexts145; and when villains146 are agitated and perplexed, they also fall under this common rule. Hence it is that, in similar circumstances, they generally make so poor a figure. Those masterly inventions, those cunning subtleties147, by which they are accustomed to conquer, which have become to them almost a second nature, and which, put in operation at the proper time, and conducted with the necessary tranquillity148 and serenity149 of mind, strike a blow so surely and secretly, and, discovered even after the success, receive such universal applause; these, when their unlucky employers are in trouble, are hastily and tumultuously made use of, without either judgment or dexterity150; so that a third party, who observes them labouring and busying themselves in this manner, is moved to compassion151 or provoked to laughter; and those whom they attempt to impose upon, though less crafty152 than themselves, easily perceive the game they are playing, and gain light from their artifices153, which may be turned against them. It can never, therefore, be sufficiently154 inculcated upon knaves155 by profession, always to maintain their sang froid, or, what is better still, never to get themselves into perplexing circumstances.
No sooner, therefore, were they in the street, than Renzo began to look eagerly in every direction, throwing himself about, bending his head forward, and listening attentively. There was, however, no extraordinary concourse; and though a certain air of sedition might easily be discerned on the face of more than one passer-by, yet every one went straight on his way; and of sedition, properly speaking, there was none.
‘Prudence156! prudence!’ murmured the notary, behind his back: ‘Your honour, your reputation, my good fellow!’ But when Renzo, listening to three men who were approaching with excited looks, heard them speaking of a bake-house, concealed157 flour, and justice, he began to make signs at them by his looks, and to cough in such a way as indicated anything but a cold. These looked more attentively at the convoy, and then stopped; others who came up, stopped also; others who had passed by, turned round on hearing the noise, and retracing158 their steps, joined the party.
‘Take care of yourself; prudence, my lad; it is worse for you, you see; don’t spoil all: honour, reputation,’ whispered the notary. Renzo was still more intractable. The bailiffs, after consulting with each other by a look, and thinking they were doing quite right, (everybody is liable to err), again twisted the manacles.
‘Ah! ah! ah!’ cried the tortured victim: the by-standers gathered close round at the cry; others arrived from every part of the street, and the convoy came to a stand.’ He is a dissolute fellow,’ whispered the notary to those who had gathered around: ‘A thief taken in the act! Draw back and make way for justice!’ But Renzo, seeing this was the moment — seeing the bailiffs turn white, or at least pale — If I don’t help myself now — thought he — it’s my own fault. — And he immediately called out, ‘My friends! they are carrying me off, because yesterday I shouted “Bread and justice!” I’ve done nothing; I am an honest man! help me; don’t abandon me, my friends!’
A murmur of approbation159, followed by more explicit160 cries in his favour, arose in reply; the bailiffs first commanded, then asked, then begged the nearest to make way and let them pass; but the crowd only continued still more to trample161 and push forward. The bailiffs, seeing their danger, let go of the manacles, and only endeavoured to lose themselves in the throng, so as to escape without observation. The notary earnestly longed to do the same; but this was more difficult on account of his black cloak. The poor man, pale in face and dismayed in heart, tried to make himself as diminutive162 as possible, and writhed163 his body about so as to slip away through the crowd; but he could not raise his eyes, without seeing a storm gathering164 against him. He tried every method of appearing a stranger who, passing there by chance, had found himself entangled165 in the crowd, like a bit of straw in the ice; and encountering a man face to face, who looked at him fixedly166 with a more terrible countenance than the others, he, composing his face to a smile, with a look of great simplicity167, demanded, ‘What is all this stir?’
‘Uh! you ugly raven168!’ replied the man. ‘A raven! a raven!’ resounded169 around. Pushes were added to cries, so that, in short, partly with his own legs, partly by the elbows of others, he obtained what lay nearest to his heart at that moment, a safe exit from the pressing multitude.
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gratitude
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proceeding
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conceal
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judgment
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mighty
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requisite
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chamber
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pretext
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tumults
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bakers
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thither
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factious
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insurgents
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profundity
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fixed
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depose
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deposed
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lodge
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notary
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meddle
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lavish
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vexed
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inquiry
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pretence
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tranquillity
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