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drepeatedina
tteringvoice,”tobesure,sir,yourknoaybesuperiorto
neinsothings;butastothegraar,ithinkiychallenge
anynlivingithink,atleast,ihavethatatfingersend”
ifanythinguldaddtothesatisfactionannow
enjoyed,hereceivedthisadditionbythearrivalofanexcellent
shoulderoftton,thatatthisinstantcasakingtothetable
onountedtheir
horses,andsetforwardforlondon
chapter14
stalbans
theyilesbeyondbaet,andithedusk
oftheevening,an,butuponaveryshabby
horse,rodeuptojones,andaskedhierheolondon;
toativethegentlenreplied,
”ishouldbeobligedtoyou,sir,ifyouypany;
foritisverylate,andiastrangertotheroad”jonesreadily
pliedhtherequest;andontheytravelledtogether,holding
thatsortofdisursehisusualonsuchoccasions
ofthis,indeed,robberyheprincipaltopic:upon
thestrangerexpressedgreatapprehensions;butjonesdeclaredhe
hadverylittletolose,andnsequentlyaslittletofearhere
partridgeuldnotforbearputtinginhisword”yourhonour,”said
he,”ythinkitalittle,butiaure,ifihadahundredpound
banknoteinpocket,asyouhave,ishouldbeverysorrytolose
it;but,forpart,ineverylife;forweare
fourofus,andifanin
englandcantrobussupposeheshouldhaveapistol,hecankillbut
oneofus,andanyfort,ancan
diebutonce”
besidestherelianbers,akindofvalourh
hathraisedaongthedestoahighpitchof
glory,thereherreasonfortheextraordinaryurageh
partridgenouchofthat
qualityashepoobestow
ourpanyileofhighgate,he
strangertuedshortuponjones,andpullingoutapistol,dended
thatlittlebanknoteentioned
joneseand;
hoself,andtoldthehighan,
alltheneyhehadinhispocketirelyathisservice;andso
saying,hepulledoutuphreeguineas,andofferedtodeliver
it;buttheotheranshanoath,thatdojones
ansoneyinto
hispocket
thehighanthenthreatened,ifhedidnotdeliverthe
banknotethatnt,hestshoothiholdinghispistolatthe
sativeryneartohisbreastjonesinstantlycaughtholdof
thefellobledsothatheuldscarceholdthe
pistolinit,andtuedthezzlefroiastrugglethen
ensued,inerthehandofhis
antagonist,andbothcafroheirhorsesonthegroundtogether,
thehighanuponhisba
thepoorfelloplorercyofthenqueror:for,to
saythetruth,heeansatchforjones
”indeed,sir,”sayshe,”iuldhavehadnointentiontoshootyou;
foryouhepistolloadedthisisthefirstrobbery
ieveratteted,andihavebeendrivenbydistresstothis”
atthisinstant,ataboutahundredandfiftyyardsdistance,lay
anotherpersonontheground,roaringforrcyinachloudervoice
thanthehighanthisself,who,
endeavouringtokehisesent,hadbeenthrown
froishorse,andlayflatonhisface,notdaringtolookup,and
expectingeverynutetobeshot
inthisposturehelay,tilltheguide,herwise
nblingbeast,
,andtoldhiissterhadgotthebetterofthe
highan
partridgeleaptupatthisneotheplacewhere
jonesstoodhhissoguardthepoorfellow;
ridgenosoonersahanhecriedout,”killthevillain,
sir,runhihroughthebody,killhihisinstant”
luckily,hoore
rinedthepistol,andfoundit
tobereallyunloaded,begantobelieveallthenhadtoldhi
beforepartridgecaup:naly,thathehetrade,
andthathehadbeendriventoitbythedistresshentioned,the
greatestindeediginable,thatoffivehungrychildren,andawife
lyinginofthesixth,intheutstiserythetruthofall
anstvehentlyasserted,andofferedtonvince
jonesofit,ifheakethetroubletogotohishouse,
ilesoff;saying,”thathedesirednofavour,
butuponnditionofprovingallhehadalledged”
jonesatfirstpretendedthatheakethefellohisword
andgo,declaringthathisfateshoulddependentirelyonthe
truthofhisstoryuponthisthepoorfellodiatelyexpressedso
chalacrity,thatjoneslysatisfiedhhisveracity,
andbegannoentsofpassionforhihe
retuedthefelloptypistol,advisedhiothinkofhonester
ansofrelievinghisdistress,andgavehiupleofguineas
fortheiediatesupportofhisily;adding,”he
oreforhissake,forthehundredpoundthathadbeen
ntionedhisown”
ourreadersheiropinionsnceing
thisaeyapplauditperhapsasanactofextraordinary
hunity,oresatuieerasa
anory
partridgecertainlysauch
dissatisfactionontheoccasion,quotedanoldproverb,andsaid,he
shouldnotagainbeforetheyreached
london
thehighanhankfulnessand
gratitudeheactuallydropttears,orpretendedsotodohevowedhe
diatelyretuho,andt
suchatransgression:ay
appearhereafter
ourtravellersh
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drepeatedina
tteringvoice,”tobesure,sir,yourknoaybesuperiorto
neinsothings;butastothegraar,ithinkiychallenge
anynlivingithink,atleast,ihavethatatfingersend”
ifanythinguldaddtothesatisfactionannow
enjoyed,hereceivedthisadditionbythearrivalofanexcellent
shoulderoftton,thatatthisinstantcasakingtothetable
onountedtheir
horses,andsetforwardforlondon
chapter14
stalbans
theyilesbeyondbaet,andithedusk
oftheevening,an,butuponaveryshabby
horse,rodeuptojones,andaskedhierheolondon;
toativethegentlenreplied,
”ishouldbeobligedtoyou,sir,ifyouypany;
foritisverylate,andiastrangertotheroad”jonesreadily
pliedhtherequest;andontheytravelledtogether,holding
thatsortofdisursehisusualonsuchoccasions
ofthis,indeed,robberyheprincipaltopic:upon
thestrangerexpressedgreatapprehensions;butjonesdeclaredhe
hadverylittletolose,andnsequentlyaslittletofearhere
partridgeuldnotforbearputtinginhisword”yourhonour,”said
he,”ythinkitalittle,butiaure,ifihadahundredpound
banknoteinpocket,asyouhave,ishouldbeverysorrytolose
it;but,forpart,ineverylife;forweare
fourofus,andifanin
englandcantrobussupposeheshouldhaveapistol,hecankillbut
oneofus,andanyfort,ancan
diebutonce”
besidestherelianbers,akindofvalourh
hathraisedaongthedestoahighpitchof
glory,thereherreasonfortheextraordinaryurageh
partridgenouchofthat
qualityashepoobestow
ourpanyileofhighgate,he
strangertuedshortuponjones,andpullingoutapistol,dended
thatlittlebanknoteentioned
joneseand;
hoself,andtoldthehighan,
alltheneyhehadinhispocketirelyathisservice;andso
saying,hepulledoutuphreeguineas,andofferedtodeliver
it;buttheotheranshanoath,thatdojones
ansoneyinto
hispocket
thehighanthenthreatened,ifhedidnotdeliverthe
banknotethatnt,hestshoothiholdinghispistolatthe
sativeryneartohisbreastjonesinstantlycaughtholdof
thefellobledsothatheuldscarceholdthe
pistolinit,andtuedthezzlefroiastrugglethen
ensued,inerthehandofhis
antagonist,andbothcafroheirhorsesonthegroundtogether,
thehighanuponhisba
thepoorfelloplorercyofthenqueror:for,to
saythetruth,heeansatchforjones
”indeed,sir,”sayshe,”iuldhavehadnointentiontoshootyou;
foryouhepistolloadedthisisthefirstrobbery
ieveratteted,andihavebeendrivenbydistresstothis”
atthisinstant,ataboutahundredandfiftyyardsdistance,lay
anotherpersonontheground,roaringforrcyinachloudervoice
thanthehighanthisself,who,
endeavouringtokehisesent,hadbeenthrown
froishorse,andlayflatonhisface,notdaringtolookup,and
expectingeverynutetobeshot
inthisposturehelay,tilltheguide,herwise
nblingbeast,
,andtoldhiissterhadgotthebetterofthe
highan
partridgeleaptupatthisneotheplacewhere
jonesstoodhhissoguardthepoorfellow;
ridgenosoonersahanhecriedout,”killthevillain,
sir,runhihroughthebody,killhihisinstant”
luckily,hoore
rinedthepistol,andfoundit
tobereallyunloaded,begantobelieveallthenhadtoldhi
beforepartridgecaup:naly,thathehetrade,
andthathehadbeendriventoitbythedistresshentioned,the
greatestindeediginable,thatoffivehungrychildren,andawife
lyinginofthesixth,intheutstiserythetruthofall
anstvehentlyasserted,andofferedtonvince
jonesofit,ifheakethetroubletogotohishouse,
ilesoff;saying,”thathedesirednofavour,
butuponnditionofprovingallhehadalledged”
jonesatfirstpretendedthatheakethefellohisword
andgo,declaringthathisfateshoulddependentirelyonthe
truthofhisstoryuponthisthepoorfellodiatelyexpressedso
chalacrity,thatjoneslysatisfiedhhisveracity,
andbegannoentsofpassionforhihe
retuedthefelloptypistol,advisedhiothinkofhonester
ansofrelievinghisdistress,andgavehiupleofguineas
fortheiediatesupportofhisily;adding,”he
oreforhissake,forthehundredpoundthathadbeen
ntionedhisown”
ourreadersheiropinionsnceing
thisaeyapplauditperhapsasanactofextraordinary
hunity,oresatuieerasa
anory
partridgecertainlysauch
dissatisfactionontheoccasion,quotedanoldproverb,andsaid,he
shouldnotagainbeforetheyreached
london
thehighanhankfulnessand
gratitudeheactuallydropttears,orpretendedsotodohevowedhe
diatelyretuho,andt
suchatransgression:ay
appearhereafter
ourtravellersh
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