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In something less than an hour for he hired himself a horse at the nearest post-house he had delivered his letter to Mademoiselle at Choisy. Its contents sowed in her heart the very deepest consternation a consternation very fully shared by the Vicomte. "Tenez!" he exclaimed, when he had read it.
'But what else is to be done? 'Well, now, sir you hear me, says Rowley. 'I think it would look more natural-like if you was to come to the post-house alone, and with nothing in your 'ands more like a gentleman, you know. And you might say that your servant and baggage was a-waiting for you up the road.
The post extraordinary, known by the name of "perck-ladnoi," is carried by the telga, as any road is good enough for it. It must be confessed that sometimes the ropes which fasten the concern together break, and whilst the hinder part remains stuck in some bog, the fore-part arrives at the post-house on two wheels; but this result is considered quite satisfactory.
It is, perhaps, the dirtiest post-house we have seen since leaving Teherán; but moving under the present circumstances is out of the question. The long summer day wears slowly away.
"I have ordered them," said Gaydon, "at the post-house. I will fetch them;" and he hurried off upon his errand. Wogan turned to O'Toole. "And the bill?" "I have paid it." "There is no one awake in the house?" "No one but the landlady." "Good! Can you keep her engaged until we are ready?" "To be sure I can. She shall never give a thought to any man of you but myself."
Who was to pick it up, who was to set it down, who was to remain beside it, who was to sleep with it there was no contingency omitted, all was gone into with the thoroughness of a drill-sergeant on the one hand and a child with a new plaything on the other. 'I say, wouldn't it look queer if you and me was to come to the post-house with all this luggage? said Rowley. 'I dare say, I replied.
'As to Lady Davers, I will convey a letter, if you please, to her; but it must not be from our post-house, I give you caution; for the man owes all his bread to Mr. B , and his place too; and I believe, by something that dropt from him, over a can of ale, has his instructions.
The horses lilted it out in their gallop: the harness jingled, the postillions tittuped to it. And the presto with which it wound up as we came to a post-house and a fresh relay of horses had to be heard to be believed.
When the letters appeared he became furious, and accused me of falsehood; although I had told him truth. By this means I was certain my manuscript had been read; as I could not doubt the fidelity of Rey, the most rational conjecture seemed to be, that my packets had been opened at the post-house.
It was a quiet, solitary post-house, and patience, till some jaded horses should return, was the only remedy; the host, assuring the travellers that he expected four horses every moment, invited them within. The morning was cold, and the fire not unacceptable to Mr. Cleveland; so they went into the little parlour.
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