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And you and Loveit to her Cost shall find I fathom all the Depths of Womankind. Oh the Fine Gentleman! But here, continues she, is the Passage I admire most, where he begins to Teize Loveit, and mimick Sir Fopling: Oh the pretty Satyr, in his resolving to be a Coxcomb to please, since Noise and Nonsense have such powerful Charms! I, that I may Successful prove, Transform my self to what you love.
Loveit hung back till the last; and had almost twisted off the button of the boy's coat who screened him, when Tarlton came up, holding out his hand, "Come, Loveit, lad, you're in for it: stand by me, and I'll stand by you." "Indeed, Tarlton," expostulated he, without looking him in the face, "I do wish you'd give up this scheme; I daresay all the apples are gone by this time; I wish you would.
"Well," said Loveit to himself, "so I am abused after all, and called a sneaking fellow for my pains; that's rather hard, to be sure, when I've got so little by the job."
He usually went by the name of POOR LOVEIT, and everybody pitied him when he got into disgrace, which he frequently did, for though he had a good disposition, he was led to do things which he knew to be wrong merely because he could never have the courage to say "NO," because he was afraid to offend the ill-natured, and could not bear to be laughed at by fools.
One could get over the gate at the bottom of the field, and be back again in half a minute," added he, looking at Loveit. "But you know we must not go into the lane," said Loveit, hesitatingly. "Pugh!" said Tarlton, "why, now, what harm could it do?" "I don't know," said Loveit, drumming upon his battledore; "but " "You don't know, man! why, then, what are you afraid of, I ask you?"
"HATE me!" repeated Loveit, with terror; "no, surely, you won't all HATE me!" and he mechanically stretched out his hand which Tarlton shook violently, saying, "Ay, now, that's right."
We shall not dwell upon their consultation; for the amusement of contriving such expeditions is often the chief thing which induces idle boys to engage in them. There was a small window at the end of the back staircase, through which, between nine and ten o'clock at night, Tarlton, accompanied by Loveit and another boy, crept out.
Loveit coloured, went on drumming, and again, in a lower voice, said "HE DIDN'T KNOW." But upon Tarlton's repeating, in a more insolent tone, "I ask you, man, what you're afraid of?" he suddenly left off drumming, and looking round, said, "he was not afraid of anything that he knew of." "Yes, but you are," said Hardy, coming forward. "Am I?" said Loveit; "of what, pray, am I afraid?"
"Ay, we'll talk of that presently; not yet when we get out of hearing." "Nobody is near us," said Loveit. "Come a little farther however," said Tarlton, looking round suspiciously. "Well now, well?" "You know the dog that frightened us last night?" "Yes." "It will never frighten us again." "Won't it? how so?"
"I'm here," answered he at last, coming out of Tarlton's room with a look of mixed embarrassment and effrontery. And as he was receiving Hardy's commission, Loveit saw the corner of the blue handkerchief hanging out of his pocket.
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