pages from social activists' novels

8/8/2019 Pages From Social Activists' Novels

1/32

19

A NOTE ON THE TEXT

Rose Turquandwa publ b Maclla a tw-vlu t L

1876. I t a a, a -vlu t wa pt Nw Yk bHap & Bt. A Sc a Cap Et wa publ Lb Maclla 1877. T a a ub cag btw t ft a c- Egl t. T cag al uc t cllqual lagxp t ft t t wc Maclla au a bjct

w t aucpt t vl wa ft valuat. F xapl, t ctalcaact R uqua t t ft Maclla t a a Fc

pla bata a t c Maclla t a a act llgtatcl. I at, puctuat t c t wat av. Tft t t vl a b c a cp txt a t pv t wat but xp t vl gal ccpt. T wtg tl wa tat Hpk cultvat cal put wk a t bt u gagg a ba auc. T capt t c vlu t ft -t w -ub t gal, bgg wt Capt XIX ta Capt XX, a t a b ltl cct. xtual vaat btwt ft a c Maclla t a lt.


2/32


3/32

21

ROSE TURQUAND


4/32


5/32

23

ROSE URQUAND

BY

ELLICE HOPKINS

S g t gl u ut,S g G t a,

W Dut wp lw Tu ut,T ul pl I ca.

Emerson.1

VOL. I

LMACMILLAN AND CO.

1876[All rights reserved]


6/32

O MY SISER

A. L. M.2

BENE QUIDAM DIXI DE AMICO SUO: DIMIDIUM ANIMAEMEAE.3

St. Augustine.


7/32

25

CONTENTS.

PAGECHAPER I 27 II 37 III 44 IV 47 V 59 VI 67 VII 74 VIII 76 IX 82 X 88 XI 90 XII 93

XIII 102 XIV 104 XV 111 XVI 116 XVII 121 XVIII 123

XIX 129


8/32


9/32

27

ROSE TURQUAND.

CHAPER I.

he bakat bll a ug, a t at a t t u a alatak t at at t t lg bakat-tabl. It wa a L wtg, a t wa t uual tck, blu-lkg atp wc ut t Egl tpl t wl a-wa g blu t cut; wl a w ckl uba w va tg t ak t watug t auu xtu, al tagl t t.

But watv gt b t gl wtut, t at a ta t t ta utakabl Egl ct t lag g- wt, c wtc a ak, a fll wt a lw plu flgt tat a lttl ll a w t lv ta-u, a laug a pakl t bgt caa plat la ut alg t wll-appt tabl a lag al pat.

M. Aa, t la w at at t a t tabl, utul kt-tg a g tckg a wat t t t pat t abl, wa atall, wll-a wa, u ctl cl t bpt4 t gv a ctaav p t fgu. S wul av b akabl a, but lag at pt g , a a cbabl a a

wc bt wll-cut atu a ga . O wul a avtugt pllwg acg a apl, wll-u b a t bz bat a tatu Vct a publc qua. Itctvl cul t lp wg wt a v a t a wakbgg ua k, wt v cul av b a t, lplbab, a t at b cat l-z t ft. Cta t a

v kw t c ll a alt ua . S a vtak a pll l, wul av c uc a cc t t wak talt. Sck a k wa t uc a tu a agac, t b u up t cvt ula S-a-S ac,a a tg t b atl aa a t ult gvg wa, a waklug t xt l. Ev cul lp bg ll t lk, xcpt l

ppl gg t , a t w w b ckl; a t lat wul


10/32

28 Victorian Social Activists Novels: Volume 2

av qutl p , a a c bt t tlv a t t lvg. Gwt a wll a a, ul v w ca a , a a t b .

Oppt , lul gag pug a ap ltt tat la b t plat, at l a at, t uptc but wat fc-tal laguag tc l.

A tw a , ut b, a Dgb,5 pt t t t cta; a I av upc tat t ca, a a t, t wa M. Cal Aa, M.P., tat kl tk t at t pll a l.

H wa t g-lkg, c-plac ac, wc cat bcall tw ut tgt, but xt a a atul blt t ;t, cl pct, t wa a wl c lukg t c t a wll a t l xbl ut, wc b ll a-g at t tuat a tc c p wt w.H wa uvall cgatulat avg uc a wa, cgatulat,wv, wc bacl w accpa wt a pcp-tbl ug t ul uc a vt t t cl, uc aaabl aag, uc a captal a at gvg t t cc6 ,t t atact t t atu pcu, v tubl wt v-at a t w a, v btg at ut wt tc quabbl,t tg capabl wa takg up ltl a t bu l, a

v bg gult t wak tkg cplag ut aa a w .

But tug tugl cg all g qualt a, g aa tat wa, ugg t pac a ul, t t tutb kw, I a t u wt a p wul t av a t ac a c cap t lp a wll-kw caact t U-

vt7 wt ga t btt al Y, ak a aabl w,v kp watg al, alwa t t bg wll-ck,kp t u t bt , a a captal aag, but t I cat a a wa I v lk.

I, w M. a M. Aa v ca t b backt tgt, a-, t uggt a u at a ul, wul b a , wa jut

t t wc bt t qut all bgg atual p-lp.8 Yt t t w at at t t al bakat tabl,a a w, gttg a ctabl tgt a t a lk, a bt t cl t gt tut a pabl watv w t cut t atl plgag.

I uc w M. Aa pvat latp, publc ca -fcult pcl t f. A t w a lag tll, wa cpt


11/32

Hopkins, Rose Turquand, Volume I 29

a g c, wc, wv, gatl b uuccul pcula-t. Pltcall, gt b a t b a caat t Bt pcpl cp t lat attactv t t cp wc pg

plpcal at a lk t pactcal al xt, butt cp wc a a a cquc. Nall, waa Wg, tat bg t pat pw, w p all t publc-u t all tw N , a a t pu u bg at t at t lglatu a ba b a bala, wallw ad libitum9 b gatul cttut. H avut pla wa t tk awa at vl ult, alav t vl cau; avut ul t vt wt lag ajt; a

t w wt t ta a t t t t t ap. F t t jt putat bg a k-at a bvlt a, alwa a t takt plat lgu tg, l t u kwlg a tlg uk ag t a.

H wa jut pg t bu ltt, w a u babbl vc, a a u ug t w t ta wa llw b a wattuultuu t t ug lk t u.

Hw all I cb t u bgt uc utul tgt aglw a baut wt wc t t fll t ? F pg w,u-tp a paklg wt g w, tw at p ww, a u lw u bakg up a t- a w atua lttl tat but t g ag t a-llu lav, ,

tg ca aquatl xp tat lvg ta ug a aat ual tat ca laugg a acg t t tat ull Jaua g.T w fv t altgt, g tp abv t t, ac tall a tg a bautul ta t lat, tll wa tctvl t l jublat agfcat10 a pat at, L, cl a atag t L. A t aw a t a t gt a, at ug cl. Happ t a tat a quv ull t: allt b aa w pak wt t gat.11

T tw lt, Aablla a Matla, w tw gl abut f, wtt t gula atu, wt lgt xpl blu , a ck wc t lcu bl pptual u, a lg gl atag w blw t wat, tat xqut cl a, alt pattc

t baut, wt t al gla t w caugt b t t uba,b t t l av a t gl lut.

Nt tat t tw ug la w lkl t kw uc t t l. T wa a a lt baut a wat upclu l-atac-t abut t wc uggt t takg l al, wt aw at alag b, t bt pbl cat ucc t gat tuggl xtc. I, a gtc ug la t ccl tat cca


12/32


tat v t t tw lt M Aa wtut a lgg t puct, a pugltc t t w apt t p pla actv- gl t w ag.

At t pt t t w bg actvl ppll t a b tugt t Hatt, cl call Ha, a pccu ak- bu-tt, wt a a black a abu t t Mac,12 w, t bgal a a tw l t, a up t b a cta bazl-at, a a aut at g , tat a bt c- cpa, avut cut aut utg at wt at, w t t l L lgt qutg at t a ut a

back ww, ttg tut wt gu applcat cbbl waxt t btt ca, a cpp a t b, a tg wt a catapult at ta cat. b u wul av gv t ct bg patculal at, t w alwa pag aquallg; but a t cplta t wul tcall a gula bck, pap t w but t atual t actatbck-bat.

T b, a xcgl a la tt, bg t lt alcat t u, wa atuall t appl pat , a c- uc t pcu t tut t a publc cl. O at, t tut utb tl, t xpt a b t, but wg, t a, t a wak acl, wc a t uavabl tat ul j atltc

pt, a b tak awa. S btt w cl t tktat t wak wa t l pcal; a tat wg t a gacul capt la gt t, a a g al wak lg t t, at wa av t

wtaw . Aw, t wa c t pt t ucat at ,a, accgl, a t wt Gg, t ugt u-a l, -g pck-a-back, a plt, uul lttl cub, w pc at c t utt t lap.

But a t tk t at u t tabl, avg pvul gv a atg pck at ta a k t t ck t pat, t wat t aat t baut vw xct, cul lp tkgw g t wul av b tat a, pu wa, wppg ucc all t , wppg tgt, baut, clv, atg tat cul

ca t aat t wl, t av a tw ckl, pla cl- t u a t ca t w ak.

Wll, a, a M. Aa, a pc t pu ut t ta, w u juvl ac g lat gt at t Law?

O, aa, xcla Aablla, t wa uc a ull aa. I a u I tj l bt. A t wa tat abu lttl Alc Law gvg luc a, g t u, a akg v wt t w gag


13/32


t xt ac. W, actuall a t puc t ak wt Iwat a pat, a I v wat a pat! a, tg back lg cul.

Wll, u , Alc a t tu bg v pla, p gl, a wul b b.

A w u tk, aa, tat gat gawk,a Cp Law ak t ac? c Matla. H caugt t at-, jut a I watugglg ut caag bt, a plat l b , wt lg v w apat, a a gat gu vc, A u gag tft ac? a w I a N, a akl, lk, lk w

wa tat a w a?L Bulg;13 g t! put Ha.Wll, lk L Bulg, a a, T u ! a walk . A I

a u I w wul t ptg t wgt lupp t, t wa lk acg wt a wat all I a?

A ack ptat t u wat, aga put lvl t.A wat u tk, aa, a Aablla, tat u lttl Luc Law

? N a t uc bga, a l S Ta Law wa wavg bla l a, ag, C u pat, ug la a gtl,c u pat, ta u ac t , a z l Gu,a ut ut tat v a, I c u, I c u!

A v g tat, t, j Gu, l a llw t lk bg pt-

t t t gt t t . But u gl a alwa ggg lk cwt at.

Yu ut b, a, tat t ug ppl av t a uavatag, a u ut la t ak allwac, t t ak,agl.

Wll, I tk u a all v a t vg ttat, tuck Ha, t b u t wa at lw, but I a v g u a all.

T gub wa t wt pat.M a b, tupt t, I w u wul t u uc xp-

, t a talk lk a gtla at tabl.Wll, t tuck , t blw ut, t pg,14 t wat u lk.b I cla tat

t wa tg at all but l Law avg u, caull pv, a

wt wt a lttl wt bw.Yu at b! xcla Aablla a Matla.A t tat gat bg uk ut caul gua v wat lttl t

wa! But I a a lt t llw, w watc calv w ta, a t wa a blt, a t w walk t t pv a t capag! Pcalv, I tugt wul av but upcabut t lg w tu. Hac a acg w all c plu.


14/32


A pu! a pu! t allw, agat t law! t all ut ut tgt.T ga a talk tat wa gg all u ctuall vt

attt M. Aa, w wa ta uuall abb ltt.N tc u cag cutac a ag t pl ltt ca up wt a av black b15 a ct a t awtg; a ak w v ac gt a a b-k t black al, a a v t ctt; a v , b t quckvt all l a atl gulp w c, t b t-g t wk awa at gatg ta. N tc t but t ugtcl, t at tbl16 w wa alwa tcg a pll

publc a wat t ppl w t pa utc.O t pt cca lvllg at fg at at xcla,Lk, aa! papa a bu l. Naugt papa t k c tt! a ak wc ctg t t wl al up , atuall t t t lgt M. Aa cplx a atl ubl up t lt-t a tut t t watcat pckt, a vt t I ac altgtlt t lag, clul, g w. At lat t altgt up w a a bakat wa v, a t cl wlavg t , a, a fgttg abut, a pkg t f c twc, M a, cul u pa a w ut u ukpg a tcl t talk v a lttl att wt tu?

Ctal, I wll j u fv ut.

S ppl fv ut a v lg; but M. Aa w alwa tck accuatl b t clck; a a appaac uba tut t t. H wa tag wt a tg t atl-pc, lt a tugt. M. Aa tk at ppt , tk up t vtablkttg, a avg tagl t ta, l a t gaz t u-ba ac, a acqutt l t gl llabl Wll?

a a gall watg al cuag, a g t b lagllp ut cfc, t ctal wa t cuagg. S tctvlavtg ac, a lag a al agat t cl abl, a, Iav a t g p B at.

M. Aa wl ac ul lgt up; Yu t a? xcla,tat p, utuat, gac catu a? Wat a cul Pvc!

I av alwa pa gt v tu up t gac t cl, a wG a a pa.

T w ja xpbl uba, a a bttl, Papt ppl a t c t uc a v cul Pvc t l a lt.

Nw, Cal, tat I cat ta. Yu kw a b t-g but a tubl a a gac t u wlt lv, a w tat Pvc


15/32


a cull v u a gg t t ttal v . Buttat jut lk u. Yu lav all t ca a pblt t cl,a u t ca wat gac u lat bg up t, u l tk ul.

Ol a gac a tubl t a lg a lv! a a bgg v t l a , t l a w a a b a b

pu a lttl t.A tag, uapp cl t tw a a, lvg al t lta

la u wt t ww at, t a, ll a w wlat l t a t gat btt at t gt tl

cl, a w l b tl t t aagt a cabb l but-l, wt but a bgg up a b, wc wa patcall t t pat . Ev tal t vxatu ta t wc wa ubjct t up b , t cu, t ctat batg, v w t t wa

wa alwa a t a gac, F wat w a gg t cv t Lak u takul,17 b a ubab cat l; a bw lttl t B wa t l j, a a kpt at a uta wt tugt, wc wtut wul av up a a ta t; w w wa qut lttl u t ca cul up a, a ug lk a a t lp,18 a awa t t p wt gat p a vlt t ut wl tawb; a w a gw l, a a a t av a batg b twg ltb cll a l abut , gal t k a, tat t wapbl t t wtut ttg , a quall pbl t l

paat bac a gt awa.P B! w a a bt wt t cllg, a t

bu t t tct b, ll t a wl lut lwc cul lg a wt , wa t a w t a, llt l, tat ll lv wt a ttg-lkg ak-tag, w wa ctatl tg lg lta walk ? a la wa gag t , cv tat wa a Fc act, w watg t bacg a t t bft vc. Wa t a wtat wt tg l t lv at lat pua t lp wt ? gg

tug t aag wt , t cu t pptwc wa ttl t gl, t vt p tat a lttl taact ta k tat a g tug Fac gt t tu up agat . Alawut, wc tccal aw t wll wa cv, a aggg a, at Lu uqua a, a l p- a pl ug w w lat a a uuccul pculat.At t a t t publct lgal pcg al wt a, a


16/32


ft w pcut bga, cg t t cut, a t wtl ca at Nw Yk a uk bawl.

T utuat gl a bta llw t Lvpl, l t t vl tat b , glag wt-wg t tac.T tat gat qual ct t wt, l a pl bugtt ft-b cl, kwg tat wa a t a w. H p

wll bk w tat t up agu, t t wa tat wt t bt, tatg tat wa ttut a al; a bcg t c t lp. But t a -uc wc a uc t cut c aag, wul av p at c t

appal; a t wa, ag w plau, ctt l wt g ug t t pl wat, t ft w a v gulal,t w t gt t w kwlg v gulal, tll at lat t t-tac a ca altgt.

Wat tuggl a cult a tal a tptat a u t t uppt cl ug t lat a l w kw t. H l kw lat ltt, tat a actual wat.

A w t btt pa at at c t w lp ak c t, O Cla, pa u pac w, w l-pac a ba ug t ba; p B watg t ca l, a I v kw t.

T wa a paul pau. Wt t ppl kttg a pacul, tgt ccupat; but wt M. Aa t wa a ag clck t l,a a wa tut v w a t, wc uggt tabbg a ag-a . It tat uba alt wtut kwg t.

Sul but ut, Y, tat jut wat wak ppl ; t g al t t ft tptat tat c t wa, a bg gac v- blgg t t, a t tk tat t ul v l wa pup t ba t bu, a lp t ut t cquc t w ll; a tk tlv fl ll-u t a allw tap wat t av w. W, u w alwa g , , Ia u, wc wa wat bal ug t ucat t cl. Butt wak capabl ppl alwa g a wat jut t pt .

B ct, a, a uba wt a btt aca, at a at t pt u ut t . Yu a t c b t w pu

wc wul av gt p B t ca l g b.T, w, tat jut u at pc. I upp t xt tg

wll b tat u wll bla , bcau u t wt a gac lb cttg bga wt a lw Fca, wt al-a-z wv bl w cut.


17/32


N, Cla; but wat I a , tat u a cull a pB w wa agat ta g.19

O , tat t tck pa wak ppl w wg a gt t-lv t tubl, w ak wt a .

T wa at pau tupt l b t watul clck M.Aa l. Bt kw t wa t c. Bt tctvl lt t

w tag t bk a pcpc. H atttu ual, w aca t t f a at w, t caull utg cubb k, a wt a a labat ucc, Yu kw a l a cl?

Y, I upp lk t llgtat cl t ut g t t wku.20

T Algt a aag t tat t t at a vt up tcl,21 a t u tg wt H law. It wa M. Aa avuttxt, a t , pt cult.

G G, Cla! uba xcla, gttg al tat, Havu pt? Hav u at? Wat u cl w l al t wl, a at w t w a lttl pt a u w, a lt u clg t t wku?

M. Aa l clul g t uba ac a a cll,Wll u pla t b w u a pakg? M cl t,tak G, a v wg, t I tk I t ctplat a t tat pt.

Wll, all I ca a , Ill ft b t pa gl all g t t

wku.V wll, t, w pl wt a cl ug ul, I up-

p ut b a t cl ucat, t pv tcl wt cl wc wll bg up pctabl a a la a u-gv. A jut w t utuat pculat u, t

wc u a tak avc u v wul av t, av pv- u.

I t tg tat xapat a a, t t b utuat pculat at t v t w tp gvg wa. M.Aa pag t t a xcla agl, tat vg c t plac al cuag, T, t, I tk ull v a wt

u tal bt abut . Ill tll u wat, Cla a t

u uta t t btt B a l pa cl ca, a It t b a at t , a a t b bugt up, t at a wk-u a cl, but u w a w , a t a allt avatag t t cl.

M. Aa wa agat, c t vtabl kttg ll a all a ap lap. S wa a wa w v gt t ac, a vc a pa; t wl gw ptatuall, cl, cal, a a vc tat


18/32


tug lk a lttl btt at w, a, D u a t tll t ac tat u t cl, a a l wa gg M.Aa a bgg t t xtc, cl, pat wtpa, t acat wt a Fc pla bata,a aw t gutt,a ubtl tat all t vl t tt?

T lat at M. Aa tp gav wa. H tu wt wt pa-, pag t w , a lag a av a ul aal, Cla, u a a ba a wa, a u av t t ak a a a ba a ul, but t t I a t u all al. wc

u av a agat w , c agat alg t, a

c agat . H vc ck a tu awa pblt.Watv t wa t allu, watv klt t clt kw

l t tlv, t tg wa tu pctl lv a t w pa lp. F a t t tuggl uttac; a t a t a qut c t, I tk t cacl u t pac wt tat.It wa t tat wa vt.

H ltall t wt u w, t b ak a tt wt cvul pa. T tu at ba lk ugcatu v t a, a acg , t t t tbllk wc a lt cat ac, a lk wc t ul ta ba,ak, aul t t t. Yu a a aabl wa, ctal, a

lwl, but b t, I tc t cl t-a; a u t tat kl, u all b lg u.

V wll, aw, a b t, tat I all gv a t caa a t vglac t ptct cl t lw acat wc

u a t t c up t.S ag, a wpt ut t . S wa a aul pa, but

t bag t a , a a l wul av . M. Aaa v l b gult lag a wt wat a b quatla cbl call, a w a. I, uc a pcg alwa ata tak, a gvg t a altcat a at, cv, a wat atactatg . I av alwa tugt M. Aa pla a v up , wc

wa t lav t w p, tb ctg t at t fl,

v t tup, a vagu augt a cftu, at t a tac t ut t w apl a cvl.Ev Halt, t l paat llqu, a at gt up a ut t a b l, wul av lt a lttl at alt w t ubl gt pa. M. Aa, t, a a

p t c-plac act, a b xcu t lg al tupat a t lta at wll gt av waat. T ta


19/32


a b t gat, a btk l t t l tg l t ,a la a ptt cclu wc a a vct , a altgtat-c; la a w up l a, a wpt lk a cl.

CHAPER II.

Did c lat gt u kw? a Matla t t t clabl t cl b bakat.

W, u a t a u t a t w papa a? xclaHa. It ut av b abut twlv. I upp Ta a g at t lp,

papa kpt kckg lk a a pta, a Dck wul a, 22 a wa a awul ag w gt .

W t u gt up a call b t u w awak?O tak u, I wa uc t lp.Wat lk? u kw? aga ak Matla.Hw at a I t kw? I t v a vc, Ha pl.Lk! c Aablla, laz f la t, O cu v

lw, aa a wul b, a-a a ckl-k, a lavut pbabl.

Wll, I tk t t ba papa t ak u acat wt a cl pckut t gutt, xcla Matla pvl.

A t bt tat u cu. Wat a w t a w tLaw ak u abut ? xcla Aablla pagl.

W, w t a u cu u kw, uggt Matla. N kw tat, aa a w w t a wa a pa cl w papaa tak up catabl tv.

Ol I kw Ha wll b blutg t ut, Aablla aw tll p-gl, a t w all b cut avg uc lw lat. Fac a lw actcl u cu, t t aul! a t ug la lat back cavpw wt t act.

Tak u, Ha pl t t accuat, I a t pu t c-x; v u a.

Wll, b wll v gu t, j Matla, bcau u kwaa xpl a w w t ak wat up u, a t t lt acl u qual, but tak ca t kp plac.

P lttl vl, put Gu, lkg up t ft t bk, wll av a jll l t wt u gl. Dt I v jut!

O , xcla Ha cull, u alwa tak t pat t pp,t u? Yu v bull. O v!


20/32


A t t u ault, a Matla t a pv ctt t,tat c w t wat, Ma t; a Ma a tat wtt xta xp, ca v gv u t g-l p u, at all Pa g.

It a batl cu!23 Ha patcall cclu, tat wat I call t.At t t a lttl kck a tl a at t . T gl

lk atl at at, Ha uttg G , I p ta! a Matla awg quckl, Sv gt ! wl Gu agut a lu awlg t, C , a vtat wc wa llw b alttl tblg cl a akg uuccul attpt at t lck.

N t lt t cl ; but t vat pag ca t cu, a ag, Tat gt, M R, tat t cl, ull f t

ug la all abl, ug t w p b ; a t wcu t.

N, wa t a-a ckl. O t cta a wablack, t, lgtl cul, but put caull awa b a; a k

wa v a, l pctl clul. S wa a v all cl ag,abut t, pap t l, t ptt, atu a wlappaac bg bt cb b t Fc w ct.24 All but ,w all I cb ? T ak tal b t lk t wta ft l up a al wl, ull a cl kg, but ullt a wa w, a tug t lpl ul tat wlt wt b a kwlg a tat t btt l, cat t p alt w, a tak at p augt wat G a bk wt a tualp, a a wt ctat tuc H alg a.

Tu at kw t vat p,F t avt t pct t lv.25

T wa tg ftl l t t lttl a tgtl lac v t t, a tug ault atg l t clg t, lttla clug t t t. T gula appaac t cl wa ac b alg black acg alt w t t. Altgt tag c-tat cul b ag ta wa pt t t a bl baut t t cl b t cl wt a ac wc, ulk a cl ac, a a

t t, tug wat tat t wa, wat a a pvat, watca a cult, wat l gt a u a g t ak t, v kw.

T wa a awkwa pau, patl a uctabl ccu t atu t cvat w a c , patl xtup at appaac, t wat t xpct. T t k a wt , a t lt tat wul b a vlat t t-


21/32


xp w tat t ul kp plac, but ctt tlvwt tag at , t qut kwg wat t xt.

But Gg wa u uc baat; tuc gacu

v vt tat cl baz atu, a g all u, w ab aug l wt a bx bck, ca twa , ta at tal-lgg att, pull at black , a avg uv

t atact, xcla Wat a gu! W u wa tat ugllg black pu bag?26 A avg lv l t tk wt, ac wll u laugg a utg at t tp vx ca, 27

Pu bag, I a pu bag, I a pu bag!

Stg lk a ta gat t cl , but l tuc black lv tl, alt vtl, a a, Mt a t. Wa

t u t t pl w, a u v a pal, ac-at wa, ttg up wal a gat b, a ag t lttl pagat wt tblg a tat alt u t l t l, puttg a

t pa t v ttc, t H w t atl ft c?Da t a, cl lp a t k t l, l t

u t wa tak. T t lttl ut quv, but t c.T cl lt tl ck.F a, Gg! xcla lt t; u ult ak u

ak ppl lk tat, wlt Gu a, I u t l u tgu,

u ug acal, I ll puc u jlll abut t a.Ill kck u u , tt Gg.a

C , wat u a? R? C t, R, ctuAablla, wt a l patg a, u wll f a ca tat c, a

w wll lt u lk at u bk, takg w t l wt

pctu t.T cl ca a at w kl a wa b, a bga t lk

at t pctu.

O, la, a Aablla, u v tu pcl, u t gl.I w u wul g a tc t; I kw xactl w t , t u wk-bx t aw.

Tat pcl? la pl, t u ta . I t gg ttc t u; tc t ul.

It , I a; a c u t tu t, u ugt t tc t.I a t t; t wa , a u wt a cut u w a t; w

u a jut tc t ul.

Yu alwa a blgg, la, u v wll a u a ak.A u alwa a lf a laz, Blla.


22/32


Blla jut lk t g t t, w wa laz a t la aagat t wall t bak, a v wul wag tal bcau cult gt a t t ,28 put Ha ap tgu.

T all puc a gal laug at Blla xp.Hl u put tgu, M Ha, a Aablla, agl, tl

u t t. Yu a a at ll-atu tg, la, a Ill v l uatg aga.

Jut a Matla wa gg t tt, a lttl a wa qutl tbtw t putat, lg t pcl.

Wll, tat v k u, R, t av tc t ta la,

xcla Aablla. T cckg t ptau w gattu, a, t b u t wll b u ut t wat up u, but tll t c u tbg wtut bg ak.

Tat all v f, j Matla, ttl, but I ut a I tk Ra tak a gat lbt takg atg ut wk-bx wtut p-. Yu wult av lk t a g uagg u bx. R, a, a tat t, u ut alwa ak lav t tuc a utg. I aa u kw btt; but u wll b t aa w utu.

T cl lk at wt gat l . I tv w, w ca. S tu a wt qutl back t at a pctu-bk. Ol t lav w lg tu v, a a acatg pctu

Lttl R Rg H,29

bca calt blt a t at g ta ltlcu w ck. Utuatl t ta ll uawa RRg H l, gvg a blu a cckl appaac tat gtav ca t wl l; wc Gg, w a b watcg lk aptul agp v c t bu a cv, a pcvta a a atc t bk lap, xclag, Naugt lttl gl,

u utt g a c all v R Rg H, lk tat.Gg, wat a u lttl b u a, t atc t bk awa tat a-

, a Matla, wtg t ut a, a pcg lbatl tp R Rg H wt akc.

I a , a p lttl R, uull watcg t pc, but ta a qut cla, a I tk w t , t wt w uc.

Nv , R, Matla pl, wt a tuc k, but Ip tat u wt l u tp a bg t c v t u a uault wt, a, a ag t.

P lttl ul! ta w qut cla ta , wllg up a lttl at a t lat t b ag; but Matla wa t gl

w ut b alwa pacg a tg. F bt a t, t wt a vgu tac, a gt a g a gav; but R wa a


23/32


lpl bjct wc gt xc lgtul talt t a xtt,a w wul vtl pv a pct G- t .

At t t t bakat-bll ag.I bt I a t ft t ac t g- , xcla Gu, pgg

up. Stat a, c, twc, tc, a awa.A awa t all w, wt tag a a ag lp, tat ak t

w t w p,30 w t lg paag a t ba ta-wa, abutg lk a a-clu ckt t t pat pc.

Gtl, gtl, a, a M. Aa, a lp a ck t ac t bk, wtut tuptg pual a ltt.

W lttl R? M. Aa ak, atl.I av a aagt R t av al t t u-kp , up-ta t u, a bft pt, M. Aaqutl pl.

T u wll b g a t u tat aagt. I t t clavg al wt u, a bg tat v pct a t al.Gu, g a tc t t.

T cl a al a t at pak cl. Gu tc-tvl b, wtut tat xpv tatg glac at t, wcuuall pc bc t t patal w.

O, aa, xcla Gg, uual lu t, uc a atugl lttl gl, I t lk bt.

T wa aja, a Gu, w ac t, u p lttl R v-g ual abut ut.

I a, tug, ug u, xcla, ll-atul, at t a t g-g t w p b t tblg cl, I ult av u t tav-ppg t al, u a lkl t a tkg ak

u pal appaac, t altgt t u avatag.T cl ac u, a au t wl ut lk

ub tg caugt a tap, lgg va t cap t t-t; w caugt gt ucl lg ut a t , a a c vc, ag, C, lttl a, c t ; wt a u u t pat t all, a tlg a, bu lttl t ac b, uug, Pla, pla, I wat ltg, I t kw w

t g t.O cu u wt, pt. Yu utt wat tat l b a.

Gu, u ugt t b aa ul, a, takg t cl tlup k, a tkg a.

S la wt a ul, pctl tll, wt a tag ctt,a tug a u a t l t k bacg a, w cul t wl ug wl wtut.


24/32


I tk R a wul b all t btt cg t b gg, M. Aa a, cll; cu w cat xpct uc

wt bgg up, but a jut a wll bg t la at c w tbav.

G, lttl R, ucl a, a lw t.T cl l at c k, a walkg tagt up t M. Aa,

v uc a wa gg up t t ca ut, l ut all a.G g, R, a M. Aa, tckt t, tucg t

wt tw t fg. Nw tat u av c t lv wt u, I p ua gg t b a g gl, a gv tubl, but wll pv atttv a

utu; a abv all tat u wll kp u plac, a t gt a lac t u a bcau u av w gt t x wt ug la agtl.

A xp utt bwlt ca v t cl ac, but a a t lttl lctu wa v, wt back t at M. Aa k, wta lk vt l.

Yu t a t cl t at bakat tat culu atttu,Cal? w ak.

Wup M. Aa l tl t a ca b , a c-tt l wt plg plat wt vtg tugt a cl gtac.

T cl wa vtl ug, a t, tug agl accpt v-

tg ucl , tag t a, t at a utuc,wl vu t ba b . M. Aa watc t caga plat wt gwg plau, a at lat a

R, I t allw cl abt wat. Pap u t watwat u av l u plat, u wll pa t up . Gg, alg, uwul lk a lttl ga-p, wul u t?

W, lttl wa, a ucl, kl, a lag w t ltt wa ag, w ctal t gt v at. Lt cag u plat, a wat a tat wll . W all v gw app, a alt, a w, 31 w t at.

But g t v t cl cw plat, up b zg t fl wt tw lttl tub, tat wt t tact t

gap.Wll, lttl , wat t all abut? ak, at t a t puttg

a u t cuag t pak ut.T w all ltl lkg at , w a l, but tctl, Ma

I g , a tak all t c tg t t?A tu-blt allg t t wul cacl av puc a

uctabl lg up a cu ta t w pl w.


25/32


Cal, a M. Aa tl, wll kwg t al cwac ,wc a k all allu t at a ck, Yu t at a u w a ug a t t tll t cl?

H ul tupt , Hu, u, a. T act , w I gtt I u p t a l jut cl , ut av cag , a t tat ltt ta t; a R a allalp t xt . I t t u awakg t cl a t wa t u a t p lttl tg wa qut w ut, I bugt awa

jut a wa, a l tk, lpt t wl wa a wtut cawakg tll w ac w . It wa t lat t a uc t,

pcall a t cl xaut a t wat a t; I ltl I wa ucl, a tat p t a w t c wt, a I wul b a at t . But, cu, I tugt kw, p lttlul.

W, lttl , u t kw wat a lg wa u tavll ta atalp ucl a, a, tug cagl t t cl a tctvltg t wa t vl xplaat wc kw ut c.

T cl a b lkg t at, val avug ttagl k at t cw w wc, t ,zz wt gat lgg, pt t ag. S a lpp ca a w t cl t ucl, p b uctllablt wc t c t w ut gat b; a l uc-

cu a pc but . S bga aga, t pa, xactl w a l , Ucl, a ucl, a I g back t a t, w, w at c?O ucl, lt, t wa aul ta, t ak a lttl aw-t, a w a tg l t u, a cacl a f. But I ta tll , I a I tc ; a t I wt ut a tugt I wulbg t tt . Mt a I a v bgg b, t wulav ft, but t wat wg, wa t, t bg p t ak? At wa aul tag all al t gat tt; a I wa gt,a t ft gtla I ak, at lat I cult ak, but I lk at , al ut a, a wa ag; a a a pctabl lttl gllk ugt t b aa t bg, a wul av tak up, a tt p; a O, ucl, I wa gt tat I cult bg a , but at

w a tp a c. A w I wt back I a tg p t,a I tk wa ag wt , wult pak t , a O, wa cl, cl. A jut a I wa tg t ak pak, u lala ca, a ca a a t wa alp a wul b btt ,a gv atg I wat I c awa t . S a Ica t lk at , I t kw w, a t gav t btttu tat lk lk wat, g, I tk t wa, a I ak t bcau I wa


26/32


v cl; a I t b atg . But O, a ucl, pap Itak c bakat, a tll I av t all , a t tuc abt bcau I lv , t u tk ll gv a call lttlblg aga?

It wa pbl t tp t u utpug t cl ul, but vw wt t ucl at lk a agg.

Cal, aga tp M. Aa, wat all t abut? A u at, t cl, tat ctal t t kw tat L- a t Lvpl, a tat t ta?

At t u vc R a tu plgl twa , wt

cu ccu tat t btacl t gg wul c , a w t cl ac . S ug up bt a, t wa aap c a t t t at, a M. Aa wa jut t t catc a ll l at t. But t t a at M. Aa cul vqut gt t lk t cl b ll.

CHAPER III.

Hw v aul t all , xcla Matla, a t cl w aga a-bl t cl, wt t a b ul pack . D utk all a? a a lw aw-tuck t.

Mab t l a a at, uggt Ha, t pal qut cla alwa atg g tg agabl, I aa ll c t allgt.

A t tk tat a actuall bgg t tt. Fac a c lt-tl tt bgga bg u cu, a callg Pa Ucl. O wat av w t v uc a gac? xcla Aablla, ll.

Tat lk u, Blla, alwa tkg ul, a Gu. Wat tk , tat t a awul cu32 tat t ul av wat . W cultt gv av t t ta t av t p bgga tavg?

I upp, t aw, bcau t kw. But tat wa cat b lp, but t gac t t c, ab gt t kw; at tg alwa lak ut w.

It all wul b a cul tg t p lttl wtc tak, Matlaaw, lgl. I kw ll b a pct kll-j, t, a Ma a Pa

wll b pptuall quabblg v , a tll b pac l.But cul tg t alwa app. I t b a uc tc

tubl t gall alt w cupt, waat t kp.T u ck wc a tuck p lttl R w, a appatl l-l ap, wa w agl wg, clavg w tug u ug wl t


27/32


atc t app , lavg but t tpt a lttl cl gav qut cuca, a pag up wt t cu cl pt. It wabut t bgg ba-v,33 ug l, t tul at. T a-l ct wa t , but puc t wa ag t l, t waat a gvg wa t wl vu t cqut lg ta,a llw b a u ck, a t wa tg t lk t but t a

patc, a t tatv g cl.A t at up lttl b, wt t glw tat ukw -

lgt v wl wc v ck a , vtalkg a wl tul wa, a wt t a bl t

a, lvg a wt wt agac, up pa lp, t lttl tuc wt t uccu pat a l tat l blw t pg tugt. Ol w M. Aa ca t t wul cw wu t b-clt, a tug tll talkg, vc wul k t aaubl wp.

P lttl R, ctal wa a ll-at cl. I atg cul ava t t atual lk wc M. Aa alwa xpc twa a-tg wak a pt, t wa tat a gv t tw c, a c

wt uba, wc ca tw wu p ug tlav l-lg ca, a a at wc cul ll bk; a wt abl c wt t cl l, lavg a uctabl lg

wc M. Aa a put t v tg w, tat ll la at M.

Aa w , t a tg t ct bll, a t vtablxp ck.

F t a, clv wa a at pa, t lv . Swa a wa g al, but all al l a lv uc ccu-tac, a w at lat a a a wll-t-, pt lag l a latl a uuccul pculat, a v la t blv w c, a a alwa a autg tat t w pg at a at t u ultat u. I t p at all t

wa lk l-bl zg , a at t t a tallc pa t at tat t tgt lg atu, t lv cl, wc wa l at lf, lg plu-u ta t l g u.34 A t pt a pa cl, v

w ucptbl t wak a tt, t cul t pbl wtta tat pa t wc v t lv w cl a but a wakbakwat, a p lttl R pt t uc ujutl a awa w b a gl.

Wt M. Aa tg w t uc btt a a R wa cc.Ha b a a at, , laugt-pl cl, wul avt , a b a t t a w tat gt ca


28/32


uccu wgt a, a lpt b. But tat ft -g t cl a uccul wu t t quck; t tag llk wc at ft a pla wt lk wt a atculatuc, wa w t t tbl pacul w, a ak t gt t cl wt all tat lf wak l-ulgt kg pa wcblg t k-at atu.

Matt w t a wa b t cl gt t gt lu capg lp attat, a jut a wa tg t t,avg b ttg up lat v palata blu bk, t tat tu t cl ag t all, lttl wt gt-gw,

lg ut a lttl t tblg a al, wl wal ut, Mt ug a cl!G G! M. Aa xcla, t cl a t kll ? a

atcg up a ca back t , a lv lg b pug ut a t abu t u w a kpt uc gl-gt watc v cag. It wa a avg wakl t t ccc b, a caat ccc a gt t u, wc cul t vt a, but w vc ut a w tat t wa t lat ptac.All tat cul t av lg, t xqut blt wc waalwa gttg, wa t av t gt t cl a uc a pbl, wc accgl .

R pull tug, a l t ta cul av b xpct, gat

au wg t M. Aa xcllt ug. S wa a wa w vallw lg t uc cuct, at lat u a ccu-tac. S act up t wat tugt ut, wv cul tat utgt b t l t t; a, t, t av a t gtt b a up t w gav wa, w a u t ct t-g. S ut gua v R ck b; lag capabl a aag pllw, gav c, cal w wl, a tga l cul t. It wa t tat lt ltg ak; , t cl ll ll u , a t wa ut.

T lat tw t wk R cvalcc wa a t wttatv qut. M. Aa a pc wa lg ca, but

wa tll t wak t j t al al, a wa tll allw t ta

t ug wta t wc a b v, a wc wt t ap, t capt, a kt vlt t wall, ckg tf-lgt a tug t la-bk u t atv w, a

pct acl baut a luxu t R. S wa kpt pltull upplwt t bk; t cl avg a tag pa ag, wc t lav at a t aut. A t ft la Fbua t vat a t tak t t pak,


29/32


w u t l a pct bul awl t at a watc tpa b. Ev t agu t ll, a at ultl , a t wt tubl ag ca lwl tblg back lk tx wat tat a b bk, a ut t ccu, cat a wt t tag lagu cvalcc. O l ct tck a l; t a v pa lp.

At lat wa puc t b qut cv, a tc t bgl, a t t at up t ut w l.

CHAPER IV.

Very all, a wt, a tll, R lk a tk plac wt tt cl t cl, a t ft t ca u t wa Mall Bu, t abl Fc gv jut tu at abc. F v t cl Mall Bu g wt aablut autcac a paat l-at, wc uc v M. Aat a k pcat aw t t t t ac pcct.

S wa a t, l-ag wa, wt a a ag , a tugpatl a b t tabl ba wc t gw, wt a p- a vabl tp lk a abbt, a a ac cupl wt a ctat wg, a tug a b ug ut a ug t t l.

F tut l t wa lg tabl cua agat ua tupta ua gac, tat but c uc, agat wc, accgt t ag, av a at fgt va,35 but agat wc MallBu ugt wt all t g pa. a gv a ctat l- alwa gav t p t la a l p; t wa acu battl abut t, a t ul wt wc Mall al bag a batt t k t , wl k tt uttac t bk b , lk a gal gvg ttck t fgt, wt a pat g wc ctuall ut t latattt, wl a tt Fc abu ga a laggat p wcw a clat t p ut t ak. ak Mall a al-la wa t a pal at. S at al-la; t w

gu tuc wt t wc abl t cut tgt.S t wat cat, w ul t?

A t w , t wa a pct pu wll-aag act, akwlg up t pll-bx, alwa a t b puc w wat.Nt tat wa v gult ctg t kwlg a ga, t act a at. H wa tat uul Dutc all tp, wbt tugt a pa a cut t a ap, wt gwt t w;


30/32

287

NOTES

Volume I

1. So nigh to glory is our dust I can. EMERSON: Te novels epigrph is misquottiono the en o the thir stnz o Rlph Wlo Emersons Voluntaries (1863), frst pu-lishe in Te Atlantic Monthly, 12:72 (Otoer 1863), pp. 5046:

So nigh is grneur to our ust,So ner is Go to mn,

When Duty whispers low, Tou must,Te youth replies,I can.

2. O MY SISER A. L. M.: Deition to Ellie Hopkinss sister, August L. Mrtin..Ellie Hopkins ws the youngest o our hilren (three girls n one oy) o WillimHopkins (17931866) n his seon wie Croline Frnes Boys (17991881).

3. Bene Quidam Dixit De Amico Suo : Dimidium Animae Meae: Tis epigrph is quottion

rom the Conessions o St Augustine, ook 4, 4.6.11: How well he [the poet Hore inhis Oes] expresse himsel when he esrie his rien s hl o his own soul.

4. embonpoint: Frenh, stoutness or orpulene.5. An two ride a horse, one must ride behind, says Dogberry: Te oolish onstle, Dogerry,

utters this proveril sying in ShkesperesMuch Ado About Nothing(III.v.356).6. recherchs: Frenh, sought er.7. a well-known character in one o the Universities: not tre.8. natural philosophy: the populr stuy o nimls n plnts n nture in generl, eore

the lter Vitorin evelopment o speiliztions, suh s iology. Tis stuy ttrtemny mteurs, suh s Alln Keith, who investigte nturl phenomen n me

vlule isoveries.9. ad libitum: Ltin, t their plesure or lierlly.10. magnifcat: song o prise, ntile.

11. Lo, children are an heritage when he speaks with his enemies in the gate : Slightly revi-te n misquote rom Pslm 127:35 (Lo, hilren re n heritge o the Lor: nthe ruit o the wom is his rewr. As rrows re in the hn o mighty mn: so rehilren o the youth. Hppy is the mn tht hth his quiver ull o them: they shll note shme, ut they shll spek with the enemies in the gte [AV]).

12. as black as ashbuds in the ont o March: Slightly misquote rom ennysons esriptiono the lovely Juliets hir in Te Greners Dughter, English Idylls (Lonon: Mmil-ln, 1842), l. 28: More lk thn shus in the ront o Mrh. Like Juliet, Hrriets


31/32

288 Notes to pages 3040

euty ples in omprison with tht o nother womn, in Juliets se with the superl-tively striking Rose, the greners ughter.

13. who was that man who nodded his head? Lord Burleigh : In Rihr Sherins 1779re Te Critic, or a ragedy Rehearsed, the plywright stirizes Elizeth Is hie min-ister n visor Willim Ceil, Lor Burghley (152098) s hrter whose utiesleve him no time or tlking, n so he spens the entire ply simply noing his he

portentously. Noing signifntly seems to hve een hrteristi tion or Burgh-ley, sine reerenes to Lor Burleigh no pper in numer o nineteenth-enturytexts, inluing Rosin Bulwer Lyttons novel Behind the Scenes (New York: Riker,Torne, n Co., 1854), p. 309; n Kthrine Keenes short story A Mount DesertEpisoe,Petersons Magazine 82:5 (Novemer 1882), p. 348.

14. the tuck in, the blow out, the prog: ll shool slng terms or est o eliies, like ps-

tries n sweets.15. one with a heavy black border: A lk orere letter ws letter o mourning.16. enants terribles: Frenh, oisterous hilren.17. For what we are going to receive the Lord make us thankul: A vrition on the more om-

mon ormul or the onventionl English pryer si eore mels: For wht we reout to reeive the Lor mke us truly thnkul.

18. ushing like a daisy into rosy sleep: Slightly misquote rom Hopkinss own poem TeSisters, where she is esriing the little sleeping sister, elove o her silings Ruth nReuen: Flush like isy into rosy sleep (English Idylls and Other Poems, p. 27).

19. more sinned against than sinning: Shkesperes Ler mkes this nguishe lim outhimsel er he hs een riven out into storm y the pitiless ingrtitue o his twoeler ughters, Goneril n Regn (King Lear, III.ii.60).

20. workhouse: n institution tht gve the estitute oo n shelter in exhnge orwork. Te Poor Lw Amenment At (1834) ene outsie support or the poor n

unemploye, with the exeption o the sik, isle n ge, n require tht thele-oie poor e ple in one o the newly rete istrits 643 workhouses; oen

violent, flthy n exploittive, workhouse onitions were intentionlly terrile to urgethe le-oie poor to fn other employment.

21. the sins o the ather are visited upon the children: Deuteronomy 5:9.22. knocking like an insane postman, as Dickens would say: Reerring to Dikenss esription

o the heroi eorts to rouse the sleeping Mr. Winkle in Te Pickwick Papers (Lonon:1837), h. 36.

23. chouse: swinle, het.24. cheti: Frenh, wek, puny or sikly.25. with a thousand sleeps yet proceedst to live: From Mtthew Arnols o Gypsy Chil

By the Seshore (Te Strayed Reveller and Other Poems [Lonon: B. Fellowes,1849],l. 52), where he esries orlorn gypsy girl whom suering, isoltion n grie hveme mture n stoi eyon her yers. Te spekers onsoltion prtly involves reer-

ring the reer to Go (Te Guie o our rk steps) n his gi o sleep.26. guy: person resse rggely n grotesquely.pudding-bag: the g or moul in whih

puing is oile ; reerring to the shpelessness o Roses ress.27. voix criarde: Frenh, shrill or piering voie.28. like the dog in the story or him: Perhps rom the olk neote out the Surrey sor-

eress Lulm whose og ws so lzy it woul hrly rk to nnoune the rrivl ovillgers seeking onsulttion; . the sying Lzy s Lulms og, whih lene hishe ginst the wll to rk (Lzy ,Brewers Dictionary o Phrase and Fable, 1898).


32/32

Notes to pages 409 289

29. Little Red Riding Hood: n ol olktle tht frst ppere in print in Chrles Perrults1697Histoires ou Contes du emps pass. king sket o oo to her grnmothershouse, Re Riing Hoo enounters wol long the wy n she trustingly tells him

where she is going; the wol hurries he, evours the grnmother, n then puts onher nightlothes n wits or Re Riing Hoo to rrive; he evours her s well, ut isthen kille n ut open y hunter, reeing them oth.

30. drank the wind o their own speed: Slightly misquote rom Pery Bysshe Shelleys 1820work Prometheus Unbound: A Lyrical Drama in Four Acts: n rink / With egerlips the win o their own spee (2.4.1356); the line is prt o esription o theimmortl Hours (l. 140).

31. grow happy, and healthy, and wise: Although se on n nient prover most mouslyexpresse y Benjmin Frnklin: Erly to e n erly to rise, mkes mn helthy, n

welthy n wise, Te Wy to Welth, in Poor Richards Almanac[1758], rept. EarlyAmerican Writing, e. G. B. Gunn (New York: Penguin, 1994), p. 351, the ontext sug-gests tht Hopkins is perhps slightly misquoting rom stnz 4 o A. Mrryts poemroulesome Chilren: roulesome hilren re ertin to fn / Nooy loves them,n nooys kin. / Goo little hilren know every one tries / o mke them growhelthy n hppy n wise, in M. E. ownsen (e.), Heart and Home Songs (Lonon:Hthrs, 1876), p. 68.

32. chouse: see n. 23 ove.33. brain-ever: inmmtion o the rin, sometimes lso reerring to evers tht resulte in

rin omplitions (suh s typhus).34. lgoisme plusieurs instead o the old goisme un: Frenh, egotism o the mny inste

o personl egotism or n pproprition o the humnity o others (reiftion) suee-ing purely iniviul selfshness.

35. heaven and earth fght in vain: From the Germn rmtist Frieerih von Shillers 1801trgey Te Maid o Orleans (Aginst stupiity heven n erth fght in vin, III.vi.).36. a policemans bulls-eye: type o lntern.37. Quest que cest donc, Petite?: Frenh, Wht is wrong, then, little one?38. Dites moi donc les rois dAngleterre Oui: Frenh, ell me the nmes o the Kings o Eng-

ln. Do you unerstn Frenh? Yes.39. Cest bien. Commencez donc avec William the Conqueror: Frenh, Tts goo. Let us

egin then with Willim the Conqueror.40. Allez donc, vte, petite hutre; William Ruus: Frenh, Go he then, quikly, little oyster.

Willim Ruus.41. Mais est ce que vous allez me aire attendre toute la journe pour ces beaux rois, petite

bcasse!: Frenh, But re you going to mke me wit ll y or the nmes o those euti-ul kings, you little twit!

42. Vraiment, elle ne sait pas mme les noms des rois dAngleterre!: Frenh, Relly! She oesnt

even know the nmes o the Kings o Engln!43. Donnez-moi donc un seul, un seul: Frenh, Give me just one nme, single nme.44. Herod: Hero Antips, king o Glilee n Pere (reigne 4 bcad 39), mous or

orering the eheing o John the Bptist (Mrk 6:1429) n or his role in Jesusruifxion (Luke 23:612).

45. Mon Dieu, mon Dieu Cette ignorance l me ait du mal: Frenh, My Go, my Go!Wht hil, wht terrile hil! I ske her or the nme o one o the Kings oEngln who ws epitte, n she gve me the nme o one o the Kings o Jue

pages from social activists' novels

Documents