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English
1823
The detective must not be confounded with the policeman. The stage policeman is always on the side of the villain; the detective backs virtue. The stage detective is, in fact, the earthly agent of a discerning and benevolent Providence. THE DETECTIVE MUST NOT BE CONFOUNDED WITH POLICEMEN THE STAGE POLICEMAN IS ALWAYS ON THE SIDE OF THE VILLAIN THE DETECTIVE BACKS VIRTUE THE STAGE DETECTIVE IS IN FACT AN EARTHLY AGENT OF DISCERNING AND BENEVOLENT PROVIDENCE
that strangely reminds him of his darling Nell--maybe her boots and dress, which she has not had time to change. Sadly the slow acts pass away until one day, as it is getting near closing-time, she puts on the blue ulster and the red bonnet again and comes in at the old original door. Then he recognizes her and asks her where she has been all these cruel years. Even the bad people, who as a rule do possess a little sense--indeed, they are the only persons in the play who ever pretend to any--are deceived by singularly thin disguises. The detective comes in to their secret councils, with his hat drawn down over his eyes, and followed by the hero speaking in a squeaky voice; and the villains mistake them for members of the band and tell them all their plans. If the villains can't get themselves found out that way, then they go into a public tea-garden and recount their crimes to one another in a loud tone of voice. They evidently think that it is only fair to give the detective a chance. OUSEKEEPER THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT HER STRANGELY REMINDS HIM OF HIS DARLING NELL MAYBE HER BOOTS AND DRESS WHICH SHE HAS NOT HAD TIME TO CHANGE SUDDENLY THE SLOW ACT PASSES AWAY UNTIL ONE DAY AS IT IS GETTING THEIR CLOSING TIME SHE PUTS ON THE BLUE ULSTER AND THE RED BONNET AGAIN AND COMES IN THE ORIGINAL DOOR THEN HE RECOGNISES HER AND ASKS HER WHERE SHE HAS BEEN ALL THESE CRUEL YEARS EVEN THE BAD PEOPLE WHO AS A RULE DO POSSESS A LITTLE SENSE INDEED THEY ARE THE ONLY PERSONS IN THE PLAY WHO EVER PRETEND TO ANY ARE DECEIVED BY SINGULARLY THIN DISGUISES THE DETECTIVE COMES IN TO THEIR SECRET COUNCILS WITH HIS HAT DRAWN OVER HIS EYES AND FOLLOWED BY THE HERO SPEAKING IN A SQUEAKY VOICE AND THE VILLAINS MISTAKE THEM FOR MEMBERS OF THE BAND AND TELL THEM ALL THEIR PLANS IF THE VILLAINS CAN'T GET THEMSELVES FOUND OUT THAT WAY THEN THEY GO INTO A PUBLIC TEA GARDEN AND RECOUNT THEIR CRIMES TO ANOTHER IN A LOUD TONE OF VOICE THEY EVIDENTLY THINK IT IS ONLY FAIR TO GIVE THE DETECTIVE A CHANCE
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