ct of a box of papers belonging
to him being in the possession of another person who only lives close
by, for we were walking through Mowbray woods--"

But at this moment a waiter entered and said there was one without who
wished to speak with Mr Morley.

"Let him come up," said Hatton, "he will give us some news perhaps."

And there was accordingly shown up a young man who had been a member of
the Convention in '39 with Morley, afterwards of the Secret Council with
Gerard, the same young man who had been the first arrested on the
night that Sybil was made a prisoner, having left the scene of their
deliberations for a moment in order to fetch her some water. He too had
been tried, convicted, and imprisoned, though for a shorter time than
Gerard; and he was the Chartist Apostle who had gone and resided at
Wodgate, preached the faith to the barbarians, converted them, and was
thus the primary cause of the present invasion of Mowbray.

"Ah! Field," said Morley, "is it you?"

"You are surprised to see me;" and then the young man looked at Hatton.

"A friend," said Morley; "speak as you like."

"Our great man, the leader and liberator of the people," said Field with
a smile, "who has carried all before him, and who I verily believe will
carry all before him, for Providence has given him those superhuman
energies which can alone emancipate a race, wishes to confer with you on
the state of this town and neighbourhood. It has been represented to
him that no one is more knowing and experienced than yourself in this
respect; besides as the head of our most influential organ in the Press,
it is in every way expedient that you should see him. He is at this
moment below giving instructions and receiving reports of the stoppage
of all the country works, but if you like I will bring him up here, we
shall be less disturbed."

"By all means," said Hatton who seemed to apprehend that Morley would
make some difficulties. "By all means."

"Stop;" said Morley, "have you seen Gerard?"

"No," said Field. "I wrote to him some time back, but his reply was not
encouraging. I thought his spirit was perhaps broken."

"You know that he is here?"

"I concluded so, but we have not seen him; though to be sure, we have
seen so many, and done so much since our arrival yesterday, it is not
wonderful. By the bye, who is this blackcoat you have here, this St Lys?
We took possession of the church yesterday on our arrival, for it's a
sort of th