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Stop Him!

           ThereisnotadropofTom’scorruptedbloodbutpropagatesinfectionandcontagionsomewhere.Itshallpollute,thisverynight,thechoicestream(inwhichchemistsonanalysiswouldfindthegenuinenobility)ofaNormanhouse,andhisGraceshallnotbeabletosaynaytotheinfamousalliance.ThereisnotanatomofTom’sslime,notacubicinchofanypestilentialgasinwhichhelives,notoneobscenityordegradationabouthim,notanignorance,notawickedness,notabrutalityofhiscommitting,butshallworkitsretributionthrougheveryorderofsocietyuptotheproudestoftheproudandtothehighestofthehigh.Verily,whatwithtainting,plundering,andspoiling,Tomhashisrevenge.ItisamootpointwhetherTom-all-Alone’sbeuglierbydayorbynight,butontheargumentthatthemorethatisseenofitthemoreshockingitmustbe,andthatnopartofitlefttotheimaginationisatalllikelytobemadesobadasthereality,daycarriesit.Thedaybeginstobreaknow;andintruthitmightbebetterforthenationalgloryeventhatthesunshouldsometimessetupontheBritishdominionsthanthatitshouldeverriseuponsovileawonderasTom.Abrownsunburntgentleman,whoappearsinsomeinaptitudeforsleeptobewanderingabroadratherthancountingthehoursonarestlesspillow,strollshitherwardatthisquiettime.Attractedbycuriosity,heoftenpausesandlooksabouthim,upanddownthemiserableby-ways.

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