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the kind。'



As I said the words�察�I came to a full stop and held up the lantern 

to his face。  He stood before me�察�brilliantly illuminated on the 

background of impenetrable night and falling snow�察�stricken to 

stone between his double burden like an ass between two panniers�察�

and gaping at me like a blunderbuss。  I had never seen a face so 

predestined to be astonished�察�or so susceptible of rendering the 

emotion of surprise�察�and it tempted me as an open piano tempts the 

musician。



'Nothing of the sort�察�Rowley��' I continued�察�in a churchyard voice。  

'These are appearances�察�petty appearances。  I am in peril�察�

homeless�察�hunted。  I count scarce any one in England who is not my 

enemy。  From this hour I drop my name�察�my title�察�I become nameless�察�

my name is proscribed。  My liberty�察�my life�察�hang by a hair。  The 

destiny which you will accept�察�if you go forth with me�察�is to be 

tracked by spies�察�to hide yourself under a false name�察�to follow 

the desperate pretences and perhaps share the fate of a murderer 

with a price upon his head。'



His face had been hitherto beyond expectation�察�passing from one 

depth to another of tragic astonishment�察�and really worth paying to 

see�察�but at this it suddenly cleared。  'Oh�察�I ain't afraid��' he 

said�察�and then�察�choking into laughter�察�'why�察�I see it from the 

first��'



I could have beaten him。  But I had so grossly overshot the mark 

that I suppose it took me two good miles of road and half an hour 

of elocution to persuade him I had been in earnest。  In the course 

of which I became so interested in demonstrating my present danger 

that I forgot all about my future safety�察�and not only told him the 

story of Goguelat�察�but threw in the business of the drovers as 

well�察�and ended by blurting out that I was a soldier of Napoleon's 

and a prisoner of war。



This was far from my views when I began�察�and it is a common 

complaint of me that I have a long tongue。  I believe it is a fault 

beloved by fortune。  Which of you considerate fellows would have 

done a thing at once so foolhardy and so wise as to make a 

confidant of a boy in his teens�察�and positively smelling of the 

nursery�拭 �And when had I cause to repent it�拭 �There is none so apt 

as a boy to be the adviser of any man in difficulties such as mine。  

To the beginnings of virile common sense he adds the last lights of 

the child's imagination�察�and he can fling himself into business 

with that superior earnestness that properly belongs to play。  And 

Rowley was a boy made to my hand。  He had a high sense of romance�察�

and a secret cultus for all soldiers and criminals。  His travelling 

library consisted of a chap´book life of Wallace and some sixpenny 

parts of the 'Old Bailey Sessions Papers' by Gurney the shorthand 

writer�察�and the choice depicts his character to a hair。  You can 

imagine how his new prospects brightened on a boy of this 

disposition。  To be the servant and companion of a fugitive�察�a 

soldier�察�and a murderer�察�rolled in one ´ to live by stratagems�察�

disguises�察�and false names�察�in an atmosphere of midnight and 

mystery so thick that you could cut it with a knife ´ was really�察�I 

believe�察�more dear to him than his meals�察�though he was a great 

trencherman�察�and something of a glutton besides。  For myself�察�as 

the peg by which all this romantic business hung�察�I was simply 

idolised from that moment�察�and he would rather have sacrificed his 

hand than surrendered the privilege of serving me。



We arranged the terms of our campaign�察�trudging amicably in the 

snow�察�which now�察�with the approach of morning�察�began to fall to 

purpose。  I chose the name of Ramornie�察�I imagine from its likeness 

to Romaine�察�Rowley�察�from an irresistible conversion of ideas�察�I 

dubbed Gammon。  His distress was laughable to witness�此�his own 

choice of an unassuming nickname had been Claude Duval�  �We settled 

our procedure at the various inns where we should alight�察�rehearsed 

our little manners like a piece of drill until it seemed impossible 

we should ever be taken unprepared�察�and in all these dispositions�察�

you maybe sure the despatch´box was not forgotten。  Who was to pick 

it up�察�who was to set it down�察�who was to remain beside it�察�who was 

to sleep with it ´ there was no contingency omitted�察�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�察�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。  'But what else is to be done��'



'Well�察�now�察�sir ´ you hear me��' says Rowley。  'I think it would 

look more natural´like if you was to come to the post´house alone�察�

and with nothing in your 'ands ´ more like a gentleman�察�you know。  

And you might say that your servant and baggage was a´waiting for 

you up the road。  I think I could manage�察�somehow�察�to make a shift 

with all them dratted things ´ leastways if you was to give me a 

'and up with them at the start。'



'And I would see you far enough before I allowed you to try�察�Mr。 

Rowley��' I cried。  'Why�察�you would be quite defenceless�  �A footpad 

that was an infant child could rob you。  And I should probably come 

driving by to find you in a ditch with your throat cut。  But there 

is something in your idea�察�for all that�察�and I propose we put it in 

execution no farther forward than the next corner of a lane。'



Accordingly�察�instead of continuing to aim for Aylesbury�察�we headed 

by cross´roads for some point to the northward of it�察�whither I 

might assist Rowley with the baggage�察�and where I might leave him 

to await my return in the post´chaise。



It was snowing to purpose�察�the country all white�察�and ourselves 

walking snowdrifts�察�when the first glimmer of the morning showed us 

an inn upon the highwayside。  Some distance off�察�under the shelter 

of a corner of the road and a clump of trees�察�I loaded Rowley with 

the whole of our possessions�察�and watched him till he staggered in 

safety into the doors of the GREEN DRAGON�察�which was the sign of 

the house。  Thence I walked briskly into Aylesbury�察�rejoicing in my 

freedom and the causeless good spirits that belong to a snowy 

morning�察�though�察�to be sure�察�long before I had arrived the snow had 

again ceased to fall�察�and the eaves of Aylesbury were smoking in 

the level sun。  There was an accumulation of gigs and chaises in 

the yard�察�and a great bustle going forward in the coffee´room and 

about the doors of the inn。  At these evidences of so much travel 

on the road I was seized with a misgiving lest it should be 

impossible to get horses�察�and I should be detained in the 

precarious neighbourhood of my cousin。  Hungry as I was�察�I made my 

way first of all to the postmaster�察�where he stood ´ a big�察�

athletic�察�horsey´looking man�察�blowing into a key in the corner of 

the yard。



On my making my modest request�察�he awoke from his indifference into 

what seemed passion。



'A po'´shay and 'osses��' he cried。  'Do I look as if I 'ad a po'´

shay and 'osses�拭 �Damn me�察�if I 'ave such a thing on the premises。  

I don't MAKE 'osses and chaises ´ I 'IRE 'em。  You might be God 

Almighty��' said he�察�and instantly�察�as if he had observed me for the 

first time�察�he broke off�察�and lowered his voice into the 

confidential。  'Why�察�now that I see you are a gentleman��' said he�察�

'I'll tell you what�  �If you like to BUY�察�I have the article to fit 

you。  Second´'and shay by Lycett�察�of London。  Latest style�察�good as 

new。  Superior fittin's�察�net on the roof�察�baggage platform�察�pistol 

'olsters ´ the most com´plete and the most gen´teel turn´out I ever 

see�  �The 'ole for seventy´five pound�  �It's as good as givin' her 

away��'



'Do you propose I should trundle it myself�察�like a hawker's 

barrow��' said I。  'Why�察�my good man�察�if I had to stop here�察�anyway�察�

I should prefer to buy a house and garden��'



'Come and look at her��' he cried�察�and�察�with the word�察�links his arm 

in mine and carries me to the outhouse where the chaise was on 

view。



It was just the sort of chaise that I had dreamed of for my 

purpose�此�eminently rich�察�inconspicuous�察�and genteel�察�for�察�though I 

thought the postmaster no great authority�察�I was bound to agree 

with him so far。  The body was painted a dark claret�察�and the 

wheels an invisible green。  The lamp and glasses were bright as 

silver�察�and the whole equipage had an air of privacy and reserve 

that seemed to repel inquiry and disarm suspicion。  With a servant 

like Rowley�察�and a chaise like this�察�I felt that I could go from 

the Land's End to John o' Groat's House amid a population of bowing 

ostlers。  And I suppose I betrayed in my manner the degree in which 

the bargain tempted me。



'Come��' cried the postmaster ´ 'I'll make it seventy�察�to oblige a 

friend��'



'The point is�此�the horses��' said I。



'Well��' said he�察�consulting his watch�察�'it's now gone th

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