The first step which Sir Launcelot took in the morning that succeeded his arrival in London was to settle Mrs. Dolly Cowslip in lodgings3 at the house where John Clump5 had promised to visit her; as he did not doubt, that, though the visit was delayed, it would some time or other be performed, and in that case he might obtain some intelligence of Aurelia. Mr. Thomas Clarke was permitted to take up his habitation in the same house, on his earnestly desiring he might be intrusted with the office of conveying information and instruction between Dolly and our adventurer. The knight6 himself resolved to live retired7, until he should receive some tidings relating to Miss Darnel that should influence his conduct; but he proposed to frequent places of public resort incognito8, that he might have some chance of meeting by accident with the mistress of his heart.
Taking it for granted, that the oddities of Crowe would help to amuse him in his hours of solitude9 and disappointment, he invited that original to be his guest at a small house, which he determined10 to hire ready furnished, in the neighbourhood of Golden Square. The captain thanked him for his courtesy, and frankly11 embraced his offer, though he did not much approve of the knight’s choice in point of situation. He said he would recommend him to a special good upper deck hard by St. Catherine’s in Wapping, where he would be delighted with the prospect12 of the street forwards, well frequented by passengers, carts, drays, and other carriages; and having backwards14 an agreeable view of Alderman Parson’s great brewhouse, with two hundred hogs15 feeding almost under the window. As a further inducement, he mentioned the vicinity of the Tower guns, which would regale16 his hearing on days of salutation; nor did he forget the sweet sound of mooring17 and unmooring ships in the river, and the pleasing objects on the other side of the Thames, displayed in the oozy18 docks and cabbage-gardens of Rotherhithe. Sir Launcelot was not insensible to the beauties of this landscape, but, his pursuit lying another way, he contented19 himself with a less enchanting20 situation, and Crowe accompanied him out of pure friendship.
At night, Mr. Clarke arrived at our hero’s house with tidings that were by no means agreeable. He told him, that Clump had left a letter for Dolly, informing her, that his master, Squire21 Darnel, was to set out early in the morning for Yorkshire; but he could give no account of her lady, who had the day before been conveyed, he knew not whither, in a hackney-coach, attended by her uncle and an ill-looking fellow, who had much the appearance of a bailiff or turnkey, so that he feared she was in trouble.
Sir Launcelot was deeply affected22 by this intimation. His apprehension23 was even roused by a suspicion that a man of Darnel’s violent temper and unprincipled heart might have practised upon the life of his lovely niece; but, upon recollection, he could not suppose that he had recourse to such infamous24 expedients25, knowing as he did, that an account of her would be demanded at his hands, and that it would be easily proved he had conveyed her from the lodging4 in which she resided.
His first fears now gave way to another suggestion, that Anthony, in order to intimidate26 her into a compliance27 with his proposals, had trumped28 up a spurious claim against her, and, by virtue29 of a writ30, confined her in some prison or spunging-house. Possessed31 with this idea, he desired Mr. Clarke to search the sheriff’s office in the morning, that he might know whether any such writ had been granted; and he himself resolved to make a tour of the great prisons belonging to the metropolis32, to inquire, if perchance she might not be confined under a borrowed name. Finally, he determined, if possible, to apprise33 her of his place of abode34, by a paragraph in all the daily papers, signifying that Sir Launcelot Greaves had arrived at his house near Golden Square.
All these resolutions were punctually executed. No such writ had been taken out in the sheriff’s office; and therefore our hero set out on his jail expedition, accompanied by Mr. Clarke, who had contracted some acquaintance with the commanding officers in these garrisons35, in the course of his clerkship and practice as an attorney. The first day they spent in prosecuting36 their inquiry37 through the Gate House, Fleet, and Marshalsea; the next day they allotted38 to the King’s Bench, where they understood there was a great variety of prisoners. There they proposed to make a minute scrutiny39, by the help of Mr. Norton, the deputy-marshal, who was Mr. Clarke’s intimate friend, and had nothing at all of the jailor, either in his appearance or in his disposition40, which was remarkably41 humane42 and benevolent43 towards all his fellow-creatures.
The knight having bespoke44 dinner at a tavern45 in the Borough46, was, together with Captain Crowe, conducted to the prison of the King’s Bench, which is situated47 in St. George’s Fields, about a mile from the end of Westminster Bridge, and appears like a neat little regular town, consisting of one street, surrounded by a very high wall, including an open piece of ground, which may be termed a garden, where the prisoners take the air, and amuse themselves with a variety of diversions. Except the entrance, where the turnkeys keep watch and ward13, there is nothing in the place that looks like a jail, or bears the least colour of restraint. The street is crowded with passengers. Tradesmen of all kinds here exercise their different professions. Hawkers of all sorts are admitted to call and vend48 their wares49 as in any open street of London. Here are butchers’ stands, chandlers’ shops, a surgery, a tap-house, well frequented, and a public kitchen, in which provisions are dressed for all the prisoners gratis50, at the expense of the publican. Here the voice of misery51 never complains; and, indeed, little else is to be heard but the sounds of mirth and jollity.
At the farther end of the street, on the right hand, is a little paved court, leading to a separate building, consisting of twelve large apartments, called state rooms, well furnished and fitted up for the reception of the better sort of Crown prisoners; and, on the other side of the street, facing a separate division of ground, called the common side, is a range of rooms occupied by prisoners of the lowest order, who share the profits of a begging-box, and are maintained by this practice, and some established funds of charity. We ought also to observe, that the jail is provided with a neat chapel52, in which a clergyman, in consideration of a certain salary, performs divine service every Sunday.
Our adventurer, having searched the books, and perused53 the description of all the female prisoners who had been for some weeks admitted into the jail, obtained not the least intelligence of his concealed54 charmer, but resolved to alleviate55 his disappointment by the gratification of his curiosity.
Under the auspices56 of Mr. Norton, he made a tour of the prison, and, in particular, visited the kitchen, where he saw a number of spits loaded with a variety of provision, consisting of butchers’ meat, poultry57, and game. He could not help expressing his astonishment58, with uplifted hands, and congratulating himself in secret upon his being a member of that community which had provided such a comfortable asylum59 for the unfortunate. His ejaculation was interrupted by a tumultuous noise in the street; and Mr. Norton declaring he was sent for to the lodge60, consigned61 our hero to the care of one Mr. Felton, a prisoner of a very decent appearance, who paid his compliments with a good grace, and invited the company to repose62 themselves in his apartment, which was large, commodious63, and well furnished. When Sir Launcelot asked the cause of that uproar64, he told him that it was the prelude65 to a boxing match between two of the prisoners, to be decided66 in the ground or garden of the place.
Captain Crowe, expressing an eager curiosity to see the battle, Mr. Felton assured him there would be no sport, as the combatants were both reckoned dunghills; “but, in half an hour,” said he, “there will be a battle of some consequence between two of the demagogues of the place, Dr. Crabclaw and Mr. Tapley, the first a physician and the other a brewer67. You must know, gentlemen, that this microcosm, or republic inn miniature, is like the great world, split into factions68. Crabclaw is the leader of one party, and the other is headed by Tapley; both are men of warm and impetuous tempers, and their intrigues69 have embroiled70 the whole place, insomuch that it was dangerous to walk the street on account of the continual skirmishes of their partisans71. At length, some of the more sedate72 inhabitants having met and deliberated upon some remedy for these growing disorders73, proposed that the dispute should be at once decided by single combat between the two chiefs, who readily agreed to the proposal. The match was accordingly made for five guineas, and this very day and hour appointed for the trial, on which considerable sums of money are depending. As for Mr. Norton, it is not proper that he should be present, or seem to countenance74 such violent proceedings75, which, however, it is necessary to connive76 at, as convenient vents77 for the evaporation78 of those humours, which, being confined, might accumulate and break out with greater fury in conspiracy79 and rebellion.”
The knight owned he could not conceive by what means such a number of licentious80 people, amounting, with their dependants81, to above five hundred, were restrained within the bounds of any tolerable discipline, or prevented from making their escape, which they might at any time accomplish, either by stealth or open violence; as it could not be supposed that one or two turnkeys, continually employed in opening and shutting the door, could resist the efforts of a whole multitude.
“Your wonder, good sir,” said Mr. Felton, “will vanish, when you consider it is hardly possible that the multitude should co-operate in the execution of such a scheme; and that the keeper perfectly82 well understands the maxim83 divide et impera. Many prisoners are restrained by the dictates84 of gratitude85 towards the deputy-marshal, whose friendship and good offices they have experienced; some no doubt are actuated by motives86 of discretion87. One party is an effectual check upon the other; and I am firmly persuaded that there are not ten prisoners within the place that would make their escape, if the doors were laid open. This is a step which no man would take, unless his fortune was altogether desperate; because it would oblige him to leave his country for life, and expose him to the most imminent88 risk of being retaken and treated with the utmost severity. The majority of the prisoners live in the most lively hope of being released by the assistance of their friends, the compassion89 of their creditors90, or the favour of the legislature. Some who are cut off from all these proposals are become naturalised to the place, knowing they cannot subsist91 in any other situation. I myself am one of these. After having resigned all my effects for the benefit of my creditors, I have been detained these nine years in prison, because one person refuses to sign my certificate. I have long outlived all my friends from whom I could expect the least countenance or favour. I am grown old in confinement92, and lay my account with ending my days in jail, as the mercy of the legislature in favour of insolvent93 debtors94 is never extended to uncertified bankrupts taken in execution. By dint95 of industry and the most rigid96 economy, I make shift to live independent in this retreat. To this scene my faculty97 of subsisting98, as well as my body, is peculiarly confined. Had I an opportunity to escape, where should I go? All my views of fortune have been long blasted. I have no friends nor connexions in the world. I must, therefore, starve in some sequestered99 corner, or be recaptivated and confined for ever to close prison, deprived of the indulgences which I now enjoy.”
Here the conversation was broke off by another uproar, which was the signal to battle between the doctor and his antagonist100. The company immediately adjourned101 to the field, where the combatants were already undressed, and the stakes deposited. The doctor seemed of the middle age and middle stature102, active and alert, with an atrabilarious aspect, and a mixture of rage and disdain103 expressed in his countenance. The brewer was large, raw-boned, and round as a butt104 of beer, but very fat, unwieldy, short-winded, and phlegmatic105. Our adventurer was not a little surprised when he beheld106, in the character of seconds, a male and female stripped naked from the waist upwards107, the latter ranging on the side of the physician; but the commencement of the battle prevented his demanding of his guide an explanation of this phenomenon. The doctor retiring some paces backwards, threw himself into the attitude of a battering-ram, and rushed upon his antagonist with great impetuosity, foreseeing, that, should he have the good fortune to overturn him in the first assault, it would not be an easy task to raise him up again, and put him in a capacity of offence. But the momentum108 of Crabclaw’s head, and the concomitant efforts of his knuckles109, had no effect upon the ribs110 of Tapley, who stood firm as the Acroceraunian promontory111; and stepping forward with his projected fist, something smaller and softer than a sledge-hammer, struck the physician to the ground.
In a trice, however, by the assistance of his female second, he was on his legs again, and grappling with his antagonist, endeavoured to tip him a fall, but instead of accomplishing his purpose, he received a cross-buttock, and the brewer throwing himself upon him as he fell, had well-nigh smothered112 him on the spot. The amazon flew to his assistance, and Tapley showing no inclination113 to get up, she smote114 him on the temple till he roared. The male second hastening to the relief of his principal, made application to the eyes of the female, which were immediately surrounded with black circles; and she returned the salute115 with a blow, which brought a double stream of blood from his nostrils116, greeting him at the same time with the opprobrious117 appellation118 of a lousy son of a b—-h. A combat more furious than the first would now have ensued, had not Felton interposed with an air of authority, and insisted on the man’s leaving the field, an injunction which he forthwith obeyed, saying, “Well, damme, Felton, you’re my friend and commander; I’ll obey your order—but the b—-h will be foul119 of me before we sleep.”—Then Felton advancing to his opponent, “Madam,” said he, “I’m very sorry to see a lady of your rank and qualifications expose yourself in this manner —for God’s sake, behave with a little more decorum, if not for the sake of your own family, at least for the credit of your sex in general.”— “Hark ye, Felton,” said she, “decorum is founded upon a delicacy120 of sentiment and deportment, which cannot consist with the disgraces of a jail, and the miseries121 of indigence122.—But I see the dispute is now terminated, and the money is to be drank; if you’ll dine with us you shall be welcome; if not, you may die in your sobriety, and be d—ned.”
By this time the doctor had given out, and allowed the brewer to be the better man; yet he would not honour the festival with his presence, but retired to his chamber123, exceedingly mortified124 at his defeat. Our hero was reconducted to Mr. Felton’s apartment, where he sat some time without opening his mouth, so astonished he was at what he had seen and heard. “I perceive, sir,” said the prisoner, “you are surprised at the manner in which I accosted125 that unhappy woman; and perhaps you will be more surprised when you hear that within these eighteen months she was actually a person of fashion, and her opponent, who by the bye is her husband, universally respected as a man of honour and a brave officer.”— “I am, indeed,” cried our hero, “overwhelmed with amazement126 and concern, as well as stimulated127 by an eager curiosity to know the fatal causes which have produced such a reverse of character and fortune. But I will rein128 my curiosity till the afternoon, if you will favour me with your company at a tavern in the neighbourhood, where I have bespoke dinner, a favour which I hope Mr. Norton will have no objection to your granting, as he himself is to be of the party.”—The prisoner thanked him for his kind invitation, and they adjourned immediately to the place, taking up the deputy-marshal in their passage through the lodge or entrance of the prison.
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antagonist
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amazement
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