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“Whatdoyousay,Tom?”
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Theybothlistened.
“Isayahorseatacantercomingup,Joe.”
“Isayahorseatagallop,Tom,”returnedtheguard,leavinghis
holdofthedoor,andmountingnimblytohisplace.“Gentlemen!
IntheKing’sname,allofyou!”
Withthishurriedadjuration,hecockedhisblunderbuss,and
stoodontheoffensive.
Thepassengerbookedbythishistory,wasonthecoachstep,
gettingintheothertwopassengerswereclosebehindhim,and
abouttofollow.Heremainedonthestep,halfinthecoachand
halfoutofittheyremainedintheroadbelowhim.Theyalllooked
fromthecoachmantotheguard,andfromtheguardtothe
coachman,andlistened.Thecoachmanlookedbackandtheguard
lookedback,andeventheemphaticleaderprickeduphisearsand