"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.
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