Chapter 37

           

           Thesinglegentlemanamonghisotherpeculiaritiesandhehadaveryplentifulstock,ofwhichheeverydayfurnishedsomenewspecimentookamostextraordinaryandremarkableinterestintheexhibitionofPunch.IfthesoundofaPunch’svoice,ateversoremoteadistance,reachedBevisMarks,thesinglegentleman,thoughinbedandasleep,wouldstartup,and,hurryingonhisclothes,makeforthespotwithallspeed,andpresentlyreturnattheheadofalongprocessionofidlers,havinginthemidstthetheatreanditsproprietors.Straightway,thestagewouldbesetupinfrontofMrBrass’shouse;thesinglegentlemanwouldestablishhimselfatthefirstfloorwindow;andtheentertainmentwouldproceed,withallitsexcitingaccompanimentsoffifeanddrumandshout,totheexcessiveconsternationofallsobervotariesofbusinessinthatsilentthoroughfare.Itmighthavebeenexpectedthatwhentheplaywasdone,bothplayersandaudiencewouldhavedispersed;buttheepiloguewasasbadastheplay,fornosoonerwastheDevildead,thanthemanagerofthepuppetsandhispartnerweresummonedbythesinglegentlemantohischamber,wheretheywereregaledwithstrongwatersfromhisprivatestore,andwheretheyheldwithhimlongconversations,thepurportofwhichnohumanbeingcouldfathom.Butthesecretofthesediscussionswasoflittleimportance.

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