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This gave the Aurora another advantage over the schooner, as was at once apparent when Ritson recommenced his gun-practice; his first shot passing through the schooner's topsail in close proximity to the mast. The firing soon became pretty animated on both sides, the Aurora having, however, a decided advantage over her antagonist both in rapidity and precision of fire.
"Well, you have cleared yourself, Mr Brooke," continued the Captain, whose name was Wilmot, "but I'm sorry to have to add that you have not cleared the character of your friend Leather, whose name has for a considerable time been associated with the notorious band led by your old school-fellow Ritson, who is known in this part of the country as Buck Tom.
Ritson, you, who are the pink of feeshion, ought to know better than I can; but I hear so." "Do you know the countess?" said Mr. Smith, in respectful surprise, to Ritson. "Oh, very well," replied the Coryphaeus of Cheltenham, swinging his Woodstock glove to and fro; "I have often danced with her at Almack's." "Is she a good deencer?" asked Mrs. Dollimore. "O, capital," responded Mr.
Those who desire a full acquaintance with the fabulous history of Robin Hood will seek it in the well-known volumes of Ritson, or in those of his recent editor, Gutch, who does not make up by superior discrimination for his inferiority in other respects to that industrious antiquary.
Smith, who was a good-natured looking person, with a blue coat and brass buttons, a gold pin in his neckcloth, and kneebreeches, "why, they dance at Almack's, don't they?" "No, 'pon honour," murmured Mr. Ritson; "no, they just walk a quadrille or spin a waltz, as my friend, Lord Bobadob, calls it, nothing more no, hang dancing, 'tis so vulgar."
Yet Ritson was a scrupulously honest man; he was so vulgarly sturdy in his honesty that he would make all folk tell the truth even though the truth were of such a character as to bring the blush of shame to the devil's hardened cheek.
In accordance with this reflection, I proceeded towards the middle of the room. "Who's that?" said Mr. Smith, in a loud whisper, as I passed him. "'Pon honour," answered Ritson, "I don't know! but he's a deuced neat looking fellow, quite genteel." "Thank you, Mr. Ritson," said my vanity; "you are not so offensive after all."
"What!" exclaimed Shank, starting up again with wide open eyes; "you have met Ralph, then?" "I have. He conducted me here." "And you have intrusted your money to him?" "Yes all of it; every cent!" "Are you aware," continued Shank, in a solemn tone, "that Ralph Ritson is Buck Tom the noted chief of the outlaws?" "I know it." "And you trust him?" "I do.
J. Ritson's copy, which is at the South Kensington Museum, had the "remarks" transcribed to it from Reed's copy, but Ritson notes that Reed copied the "remarks" from J. Putland's transcript of the Dean's own original. Ritson, however, does not say how he knew that Putland had the "Dean's own original." Mr. Edward Solly has an interesting paper on this matter in the "Bibliographer" for March, 1883.
Gradually his weary eyelids closed, and a short period perhaps a minute or so of forgetfulness followed, from which he would suddenly start guiltily and glance first aloft at the star, and then at the motionless figure of Ritson.
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