Thenew-comerwasawell-madefellowofaboutthirty，withanopenandagreeablecountenance。Ifoundhimverywellinformedforamaninhisstation，andwithsomepretensionstohumour。Afterwehaddiscoursedforsometimeonindifferentsubjects，thepostilion，whohadexhaustedhispipe，tookitfromhismouth，and，knockingouttheashesupontheground，exclaimed，’Ilittlethought，whenIgotupinthemorning，thatIshouldspendthenightinsuchagreeablecompany，andaftersuchafright。’
’Well，’saidI，’Iamgladthatyouropinionofushasimproved；itisnotlongsinceyouseemedtoholdusinratherasuspiciouslight。’
’Andnowonder，’saidtheman，’seeingtheplaceyouweretakingmeto!Iwasnotalittle，butverymuchafraidofyeboth；andsoI
continuedforsometime，though，nottoshowacravenheart，I
pretendedtobequitesatisfied；butIseeIwasaltogethermistakenaboutye。Ithoughtyouvagrantgypsyfolksandtrampers；