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"I do not know the distance" Her brother told her that it enty-three miles

"Three and twenty!" cried Thorpe "Five and twenty if it is an inch" Morland remonstrated, pleaded the authority of road-books, innkeepers, and arded them all; he had a surer test of distance "I know it must be five and twenty," said he, "by the ti it It is now half after one; we drove out of the inn-yard at Tetbury as the town clock struck eleven; and I defy any o less than ten miles an hour in harness; that makes it exactly twenty-five"

"You have lost an hour," said Morland; "it was only ten o'clock e came from Tetbury"

"Ten o'clock! It was eleven, upon my soul! I counted every stroke This brother of yours would persuade me out of my senses, Miss Morland; do but look at my horse; did you ever see an animal so made for speed in your life?" (The servant had justoff) "Such true blood! Three hours and and a half indeed co only three and twenty miles! Look at that creature, and suppose it possible if you can"

"He does look very hot, to be sure"

"Hot! He had not turned a hair till we came to Walcot Church; but look at his forehand; look at his loins; only see how he o less than ten et on What do you think of ; town-built; I have not had it a month

It was built for a Christchurch ood sort of fellow; he ran it a feeeks, till, I believe, it was convenient to have done with it I happened just then to be looking out for soh I had pretty well deterdalen Bridge, as he was driving into Oxford, last term: 'Ah!

Thorpe,' said he, 'do you happen to want such a little thing as this? It is a capital one of the kind, but I am cursed tired of it' 'Oh! D--,' said I; 'I am your man; what do you ask?' And how much do you think he did, Miss Morland?"