The governor was so affected by the generosity of
his patron, that the tears ran down his cheeks, while he expressed
his gratitude, and the infinite satisfaction he felt in contemplating
the accomplishments of his pupil.
Meanwhile, Pipes did not neglect the orders he had received. The
beer was produced, the gates were thrown open for the admission
of all comers, the whole house was lighted up, and the patereroes
were discharged in repeated volleys. Such phenomena could not fail
to attract the notice of the neighbourhood. The club at Tunley's
were astonished at the report of the guns, which produced various
conjectures among the members of that sagacious society. The landlord
observed, that, in all likelihood, the commodore was visited by
hobgoblins, and ordered the guns to be fired in token of distress,
as he had acted twenty years before, when he was annoyed by the
same grievance. The exciseman, with a waggish sneer, expressed
his apprehension of Trunnion's death, in consequence of which the
patereroes might be discharged with an equivocal intent, either as
signals of his lady's sorrow or rejoicing.
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