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English
1823
The following morning we received a letter from a firm of solicitors in Lincoln's Inn with reference, so they put it, to the brutal and unprovoked assault committed by us on the previous afternoon upon the person of their client, Miss Matilda Hemmings. The letter stated that we had punched Miss Hemmings in the side, struck her under the chin, and afterward, seizing her as she was leaving the room, proceeded to commit a gross assault, into the particulars of which it was needless for them to enter at greater length. THE FOLLOWING MORNING WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A FIRM OF SOLICITORS IN LINCOLN'S INN WITH REFERENCE SO THEY PUT IT TO THE BRUTAL AND UNPROVOKED ASSAULT COMMITTED BY US ON THE PREVIOUS AFTERNOON UPON THE PERSON OF THEIR CLIENT MISS MATILDA EMMINGS THE LETTER STATED THAT WE PUNCHED MISS EMMINGS IN THE SIDE STRUCK HER UNDER THE CHIN AND AFTERWARD SEIZING HER AS SHE WAS LEAVING THE ROOM PROCEEDED TO COMMIT A GROSS ASSAULT INTO THE PARTICULARS OF WHICH IT WAS NEEDLESS FOR THEM TO ENTER AT GREATER LENGTH
ctly what to do. We regretted that we had ever begun this job and heartily wished ourselves out of it. But it appeared foolish to pause then, when we were more than half-way through, and we made a rush to get it over. We chivvied the girl round the sofa and caught her near the door and kissed her. She scratched our face, yelled police, murder, and fire, and fled from the room. Our friend came in almost immediately. He said: "I say, J., old man, are you drunk?" We told him no, that we were only a student of the drama. His wife then entered in a towering passion. She didn't ask us if we were drunk. She said: "How dare you come here in this state!" We endeavored unsuccessfully to induce her to believe that we were sober, and we explained that our course of conduct was what was always pursued on the stage. She said she didn't care what was done on the stage, it wasn't going to be pursued in her house; and that if her husband's friends couldn't behave as gentlemen they had better stop away.  OUT IN OUR PLANS WE DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO WE REGRETTED THAT WE HAD BEGUN THIS JOB AND HEARTILY WISHED OURSELVES OUT OF IT BUT IT APPEARED FOOLISH TO PAUSE THEN WHEN WE WERE MORE THAN HALF WAY THROUGH AND WE MADE A RUSH TO GET IT OVER WE CHIVVIED THE GIRL AROUND THE SOFA AND CAUGHT HER NEAR THE DOOR AND KISSED HER SHE SCRATCHED HER FACE YELLED POLICE MURDER AND FIRE AND FLED FROM THE ROOM OUR FRIEND CAME IN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND SAID I SAY J OH MAN ARE YOU DRUNK WE TOLD HIM NO THAT WE ARE ONLY A STUDENT OF DRAMA HIS WIFE THEN ENTERED IN A TOWERING FASHION SHE DIDN'T ASK US IF WE WERE DRUNK SHE SAID HOW DARE YOU COME IN HERE IN THIS STATE WE ENDEAVORED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO INDUCE HER TO BELIEVE THAT WE WERE SOBER AND WE EXPLAINED THAT OUR COURSE OF CONDUCT WAS WHAT WAS ALWAYS PURSUED ON THE STAGE SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T CARE WHAT WAS DONE ON THE STAGE IT WASN'T GOING TO BE PURSUED IN HER HOUSE AND THAT IF HER HUSBAND'S FRIENDS COULDN'T BEHAVE LIKE GENTLEMEN THEY HAD BETTER STOP AWAY
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