The Landlord, thrusting his neck into the passage to see if he was
gone, shook his head, saying, "Ah! Lord help us! if every sinner
was to have his deserts. Well, we victuallers must not disoblige the
excisemen. But I know what; if parson Shuffle and he were weighed
together, a straw thrown into either scale would make the balance
kick the beam. But, masters, this is under the rose," continued
Boniface with a whisper.
CHAPTER X
The Highwayman is taken--we are detained as Evidence against
him--proceed to the next village--he escapes--we arrive at another
inn, where we go to Bed--in the Night we are awaked by a dreadful
Adventure-next night we lodge at the house of a Schoolmaster--our
Treatment there
Strap and I were about to depart on our journey, when we perceived
a crowd on the road coming towards us, shouting and hallooing all
the way. As it approached, we could discern a man on horseback
in the middle, with his hands tied behind him, whom we soon knew
to be Rifle. The highwayman, not being so well mounted as the two
servants who went in pursuit of him, was soon overtaken, and, after
having discharged his pistols, made prisoner without any further
opposition.
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