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myself the last of the party�察�the postilion suddenly stopped short�察�

and looked about him。  'Why do you stop��' said I。  'I don't wish to 

offend you��' said the man�察�'but this seems to be a strange place 

you are leading me into�察�I hope you and the young gentlewoman�察�as 

you call her�察�don't mean me any harm ´ you seemed in a great hurry 

to bring me here。'  'We wished to get you out of the rain��' said I�察�

'and ourselves too�察�that is�察�if we can�察�which I rather doubt�察�for 

the canvas of a tent is slight shelter in such a rain�察�but what 

harm should we wish to do you��'  'You may think I have money��' said 

the man�察�'and I have some�察�but only thirty shillings�察�and for a sum 

like that it would be hardly worth while to ´ '  'Would it not��' 

said I�察�'thirty shillings�察�after all�察�are thirty shillings�察�and for 

what I know�察�half a dozen throats may have been cut in this place 

for that sum at the rate of five shillings each�察�moreover�察�there 

are the horses�察�which would serve to establish this young 

gentlewoman and myself in housekeeping�察�provided we were thinking 

of such a thing。'  'Then I suppose I have fallen into pretty 

hands��' said the man�察�putting himself in a posture of defence�察�'but 

I'll show no craven heart�察�and if you attempt to lay hands on me�察�

I'll try to pay you in your own coin。  I'm rather lamed in the leg�察�

but I can still use my fists�察�so come on�察�both of you�察�man and 

woman�察�if woman this be�察�though she looks more like a grenadier。'



'Let me hear no more of this nonsense��' said Belle�察�'if you are 

afraid�察�you can go back to your chaise ´ we only seek to do you a 

kindness。'



'Why�察�he was just now talking of cutting throats��' said the man。  

'You brought it on yourself��' said Belle�察�'you suspected us�察�and he 

wished to pass a joke upon you�察�he would not hurt a hair of your 

head�察�were your coach laden with gold�察�nor would I。'  'Well��' said 

the man�察�'I was wrong ´ here's my hand to both of you��' shaking us 

by the hands�察�'I'll go with you where you please�察�but I thought 

this a strange lonesome place�察�though I ought not much to mind 

strange lonesome places�察�having been in plenty of such when I was a 

servant in Italy�察�without coming to any harm ´ come�察�let us move 

on�察�for 'tis a shame to keep you two in the rain。'



So we descended the path which led into the depths of the dingle�察�

at the bottom I conducted the postilion to my tent�察�which�察�though 

the rain dripped and trickled through it�察�afforded some shelter�察�

there I bade him sit down on the log of wood�察�whilst I placed 

myself as usual on my stone。  Belle in the meantime had repaired to 

her own place of abode。  After a little time�察�I produced a bottle 

of the cordial of which I have previously had occasion to speak�察�

and made my guest take a considerable draught。  I then offered him 

some�察�bread and cheese�察�which he accepted with thanks。  In about an 

hour the rain had much abated�此 �'What do you now propose to do��' 

said I。  'I scarcely know��' said the man�察�'I suppose I must 

endeavour to put on the wheel with your help。'  'How far are you 

from your home��' I demanded。  'Upwards of thirty miles��' said the 

man�察�'my master keeps an inn on the great north road�察�and from 

thence I started early this morning with a family�察�which I conveyed 

across the country to a hall at some distance from here。  On my 

return I was beset by the thunderstorm�察�which frightened the 

horses�察�who dragged the chaise off the road to the field above�察�and 

overset it as you saw。  I had proposed to pass the night at an inn 

about twelve miles from here on my way back�察�though how I am to get 

there to´night I scarcely know�察�even if we can put on the wheel�察�

for�察�to tell you the truth�察�I am shaken by my fall�察�and the 

smoulder and smoke of that fireball have rather bewildered my head�察�

I am�察�moreover�察�not much acquainted with the way。



'The best thing you can do��' said I�察�'is to pass the night here�察�I 

will presently light a fire�察�and endeavour to make you comfortable 

´ in the morning we will see to your wheel。'  'Well��' said the man�察�

'I shall be glad to pass the night here�察�provided I do not intrude�察�

but I must see to the horses。'  Thereupon I conducted the man to 

the place where the horses were tied。  'The trees drip very much 

upon them��' said the man�察�'and it will not do for them to remain 

here all night�察�they will be better out on the field picking the 

grass�察�but first of all they must have a good feed of corn。'  

Thereupon he went to his chaise�察�from which he presently brought 

two small bags�察�partly filled with corn ´ into them he inserted the 

mouths of the horses�察�tying them over their heads。  'Here we will 

leave them for a time��' said the man�察�'when I think they have had 

enough�察�I will come back�察�tie their fore´legs�察�and let them pick 

about。'







CHAPTER XCVII







Fire of charcoal ´ The new´comer ´ No wonder�  � Not a blacksmith ´ 

A love affair ´ Gretna Green ´ A cool thousand ´ Family estates ´ 

Borough interest ´ Grand education ´ Let us hear ´ Already 

quarrelling ´ Honourable parents ´ Most heroically ´ Not common 

people ´ Fresh charcoal。



IT might be about ten o'clock at night。  Belle�察�the postilion�察�and 

myself�察�sat just within the tent�察�by a fire of charcoal which I had 

kindled in the chafing´pan。  The man had removed the harness from 

his horses�察�and�察�after tethering their legs�察�had left them for the 

night in the field above to regale themselves on what grass they 

could find。  The rain had long since entirely ceased�察�and the moon 

and stars shone bright in the firmament�察�up to which�察�putting aside 

the canvas�察�I occasionally looked from the depths of the dingle。  

Large drops of water�察�however�察�falling now and then upon the tent 

from the neighbouring trees�察�would have served�察�could we have 

forgotten it�察�to remind us of the recent storm�察�and also a certain 

chilliness in the atmosphere�察�unusual to the season�察�proceeding 

from the moisture with which the ground was saturated�察�yet these 

circumstances only served to make our party enjoy the charcoal fire 

the more。  There we sat bending over it�此 �Belle�察�with her long 

beautiful hair streaming over her magnificent shoulders�察�the 

postilion smoking his pipe�察�in his shirt´sleeves and waistcoat�察�

having flung aside his greatcoat�察�which had sustained a thorough 

wetting�察�and I without my wagoner's slop�察�of which�察�it being in the 

same plight�察�I had also divested myself。



The new´comer was a well´made fellow of about thirty�察�with an open 

and agreeable countenance。  I found him very well informed for a 

man in his station�察�and with some pretensions to humour。  After we 

had discoursed for some time on indifferent subjects�察�the 

postilion�察�who had exhausted his pipe�察�took it from his mouth�察�and�察�

knocking out the ashes upon the ground�察�exclaimed�察�'I little 

thought�察�when I got up in the morning�察�that I should spend the 

night in such agreeable company�察�and after such a fright。'



'Well��' said I�察�'I am glad that your opinion of us has improved�察�it 

is not long since you seemed to hold us in rather a suspicious 

light。'



'And no wonder��' said the man�察�'seeing the place you were taking me 

to�  �I was not a little�察�but very much afraid of ye both�察�and so I 

continued for some time�察�though�察�not to show a craven heart�察�I 

pretended to be quite satisfied�察�but I see I was altogether 

mistaken about ye。  I thought you vagrant gypsy folks and trampers�察�

but now ´ '



'Vagrant gypsy folks and trampers��' said I�察�'and what are we but 

people of that stamp��'



'Oh��' said the postilion�察�'if you wish to be thought such�察�I am far 

too civil a person to contradict you�察�especially after your 

kindness to me�察�but ´ '



'But��' said I�察�'what do you mean by but�拭 �I would have you to know 

that I am proud of being a travelling blacksmith�察�look at these 

donkey´shoes�察�I finished them this day。'



The postilion took the shoes and examined them。  'So you made these 

shoes��' he cried at last。



'To be sure I did�察�do you doubt it��'



'Not in the least��' said the man。



'Ah� �ah��' said I�察�'I thought I should bring you back to your 

original opinion。  I am�察�then�察�a vagrant gypsy body�察�a tramper�察�a 

wandering blacksmith。'



'Not a blacksmith�察�whatever else you may be��' said the postilion�察�

laughing。



'Then how do you account for my making those shoes��'



'By your not being a blacksmith��' said the postilion�察�'no 

blacksmith would have made shoes in that manner。  Besides�察�what did 

you mean just now by saying you had finished these shoes to´day�拭 �A 

real blacksmith would have flung off three or four sets of donkey´

shoes in one morning�察�but you�察�I will be sworn�察�have been hammering 

at these for days�察�and they do you credit ´ but why�拭 � because you 

are no blacksmith�察�no�察�friend�察�your shoes may do for this young 

gentlewoman's animal�察�but I shouldn't like to have my horses shod 

by you�察�unless at a great pinch indeed。'



'Then��' said I�察�'for what do you take me��'



'Why�察�for some runaway young gentleman��' said the postilion。  'No 

offence�察�I hope��'



'None at all�察�no one is offended at being taken or mistaken for a 

young gentleman�察�whether runaway or not�察�but from whence do you 

suppose I have run away��'



'Why�察�from college��' said the man�此 �'no offence��'



'None whatever�察�and what induced me to run away from college��'



'A love affair�察�I'll be sworn��' said the postilion。  'You had 

become acquainted with this young gentlewoman�察�so she and you ´ '



'Mind how you get on�察�friend��' said Belle�察�in a deep serious tone。



'Pray proceed��' said I�察�'I daresay you mean no offence。'



'None in the world��' said the postilion�察�'all I was going to say 

was�察�that you agreed to run away together�察�you from college�察�and 

she from boarding´school。  Well�察�there's nothing to be ashamed of 

in a matter like that�察�such things are done every day by young 

folks in high life。'



'Are you offended��' said I to Belle。



Belle made no answer�察�but�察�placing her elbows on her knees�察�buried 

her face in her hands。



'So we ran away together��' said I。



'Ay�察�ay��' said the postilion�察�'to Gretna Green�察�though I can't say 

that I drove ye�察�though I have driven many a pair。'



'And from Gretna Green we came here��'



'I'll be bound you did��' said the man�察�'till you could arrange 

matters at home。'



'And the horse´shoes��' said I。



'The donkey´shoes you mean��' answered the postilion�察�'why�察�I 

suppose you persuaded the blacksmith who married you to give you�察�

before you left�察�a few lessons in his trade。'



'And we intend to stay here till we have arranged matters at home��'



'Ay�察�ay��' said the postilion�察�'till the old people are pacified�察�

and they send you letters directed to the next post town�察�to be 

left till called for�察�beginning with ;Dear children�察─�and enclosing 

you each a chequ

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