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tteringvoice,”tobesure,sir,yourknoaybesuperiorto
neinsothings;butastothegraar,ithinkiychallenge
anynliving.ithink,atleast,ihavethatatfingersend.”
ifanythinguldaddtothesatisfaannow
enjoyed,hereceivedthisadditionbythearrivalofanexcellent
shoulderoftton,thatatthisinstantcasakingtothetable.
onouheir
horses,aforwardforlondon.
chapter14
st.albans
theyilesbeyo,andithedusk
oftheevening,an,butuponaveryshabby
horse,rodeuptojones,andaskedhierheolondon;
toative.thegentlenreplied,
”ishouldbeobligedtoyou,sir,ifyouypany;
foritisverylate,andiastraheroad.”jonesreadily
pliedhtherequest;andoravelledtogether,holding
thatsortofdisursehisusualonsuchoccasions.
ofthis,indeed,robberyheprincipaltopic:upon
thestrangerexpressedgreatapprehensions;butjonesdeclaredhe
hadverylittletolose,andnsequentlyaslittletofear.here
partridgeuldnotforbearputtinginhisword.”yourhonour,”said
he,”ythinkitalittle,butiaure,ifihadahundredpound
banknoteinpocket,asyouhave,ishouldbeverysorrytolose
it;but,forpart,ineverylife;forweare
fourofus,andifanin
englandtrobus.supposeheshouldhaveapistol,hekillbut
oneofus,andanyfort,an
diebutonce.”
besidestherelianbers,akindofvalourh
hathraisedaooahighpitchlory,thereherreasonfortheextraordinaryurageh
partridgenouchofthat
qualityashepoobestow.
ourpanyileofhighgate,he
strauedshortuponjones,andpullingoutapistol,dended
thatlittlebankioned.
joneseand;
hoself,andtoldthehighan,
alltheneyhehadinhispocketirelyathisservidso
saying,hepulledoutuphreeguineas,andofferedtodeliver
it;buttheotheranshanoath,thatdo.jones
ao
hispocket.
thehighahreatened,ifhedidnotdeliverthe
bankshoothiholdinghispistolatthe
sativeryohisbreast.jonesinstantlycaughtholdof
thefellobledsothatheuldscarceholdthe
pistolinit,ahezzlefroiastrugglethen
ensued,ihehandofhis
antagonist,andbothcafroheirhorsesonthegroundtogether,
thehighanuponhisba.
thepoorfelloplorercyofthenqueror:for,to
saythetruth,heeansatchforjones.
”indeed,sir,”sayshe,”iuldhavehadnoiiontoshootyou;
foryouhepistolloaded.thisisthefirstrobbery
ieveratteted,andihavebeendrivenbydistresstothis.”
atthisinstant,ataboutahundredandfiftyyardsdistance,lay
anotherpersonontheground,rforrachloudervoice
thanthehighan.thisself,who,
endeavtokehisesent,hadbeenthrown
froishorse,andlayflatonhisfatolookup,and
expegeveryobeshot.
inthisposturehelay,tilltheguide,herwise
nbli,
,andtoldhiissterhadgotthebetterofthe
highan.
partridgeleaptupatthisheplacewhere
jooodhhissoguardthepoorfellow;
ridgenosoonersahanhecriedout,”killthevillain,
sir,runhihroughthebody,killhihisinstant”
luckily,hoore
rihepistol,andfoundit
tobereallyunloaded,begantobelieveallthenhadtoldhi
beforepartridgecaup:naly,thathehetrade,
andthathehadbeendriventoitbythedistresshentiohe
greatestindeedigihatoffivehungrychildren,andawife
lyinginofthesixth,iisery.thetruthofall
alyasserted,andofferedtonvince
.jonesofit,ifheakethetroubletogotohishouse,
ilesoff;saying,”thathedesirednofavour,
butuponnditionofprovingallhehadalledged.”
jofirstpretehatheakethefellohisword
andgo,declaringthathisfateshoulddepeirelyonthe
truthofhisstory.uponthisthepoorfellodiatelyexpressedso
chalacrity,thatjoneslysatisfiedhhisveracity,
andbegasofpassionforhihe
retuedthefelloptypistol,advisedhiothinkofhoer
ansofrelievinghisdistress,andgavehiupleofguineas
fortheiediatesupportofhisily;adding,”he
oreforhissake,forthehundredpoundthathadbeen
ntionedhisown.”
ourreadersheiropinionsng
thisaeyapplauditperhapsasanactofextraordinary
hunity,oresatuieerasa
anory.
partridgecertainlysauch
dissatisfaontheoccasion,quotedanoldproverb,andsaid,he
shouldnotagainbeforetheyreached
london.
thehighanhankfulnessand
gratitude.heactuallydropttears,orpreteodo.hevowedhe
diatelyretuho,andt
suchatransgression:ay
appearhereafter.
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