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I said you might go to bed, John, returned the secretary. You didnt hear me, I think. Between Bloody Marys, and blue cockades, and glorious Queen Besses, and no Poperys, and Protestant associations, and making of speeches, pursued John Grueby, looking, as usual, a long way off, and taking no notice of this hint, my lords half off his head. When we go out o doors, such a set of ragamuffins comes a- shouting after us, Gordon forever! that Im ashamed of myself and dont know where to look. When were indoors, they come a- roaring and screaming about the house like so many devils; and my lord instead of ordering them to be drove away, goes out into the balcony and demeans himself by making speeches to em, and calls em Men of England, and Fellow-countrymen, as if he was fond of em and thanked em for coming. I cant make it out, but theyre all mixed up somehow or another with that unfortnate Bloody Mary, and call her name out till theyre hoarse. Theyre all Protestants tooevery man and boy among em: and Protestants are very fond of spoons, I find, and silver-plate in general, whenever area-gates is left open accidentally. I wish that was the worst of it, and that no more harm might be to come; but if you dont stop these ugly customers in time, Mr Gashford (and I know you; youre the man that blows the fire), youll find em grow a little bit too strong for you. One of these evenings, when the weather gets warmer and Protestants are thirsty, theyll be pulling London down,and I never heard that Bloody Mary went as far as that. Gashford had vanished long ago, and these remarks had been bestowed on empty air. Not at all discomposed by the discovery, John Grueby fixed his hat on, wrong side foremost that he might be unconscious of the shadow of the obnoxious cockade, and withdrew to bed; shaking his head in a very gloomy and prophetic manner until he reached his chamber. |
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