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they　had　only　taken　that　station　for　pleasure　for　one　stage；　but　were
entitled　in　all　respects　to　free　egress　and　regress　from　the　interior；　to
which　their　contract　positively　referred。　After　some　altercation；　in
which　something　was　said　upon　the　edict　_Naut　caupones　stabularii；_
the　coach　went　off；　leaving　the　learned　gentlemen　to　abide　by　their
action　of　damages。

　　They　immediately　applied　to　me　to　guide　them　to　the　next　village
and　the　best　inn；　and　from　the　account　I　gave　them　of　the　Wallace
Head；　declared　they　were　much　better　pleased　to　stop　there　than　to　go
forward　upon　the　terms　of　that　impudent　scoundrel　the　guard　of　the
Somerset。　All　that　they　now　wanted　was　a　lad　to　carry　their
travelling　bags；　who　was　easily　procured　from　an　adjoining　cottage；
and　they　prepared　to　walk　forward；　when　they　found　there　was
another　passenger　in　the　same　deserted　situation　with　themselves。
This　was　the　elderly　and　sickly…looking　person；　who　had　been　precipitated
into　the　river　along　with　the　two　young　lawyers。　He；　it
seems；　had　been　too　modest　to　push　his　own　plea　against　the　coachman
when　he　saw　that　of　his　betters　rejected；　and　now　remained
behind　with　a　look　of　timid　anxiety；　plainly　intimating　that　he　was
deficient　in　those　means　of　recommendation　which　are　necessary　passports
to　the　hospitality　of　an　inn。

　　I　ventured　to　call　the　attention　of　the　two　dashing　young　blades；
for　such　they　seemed；　to　the　desolate　condition　of　their　fellow…traveller。
They　took　the　hint　with　ready　good…nature。

　　‘‘O；　true；　Mr。　Dunover；''　said　one　of　the　youngsters；　‘‘you　must
not　remain　on　the　pav