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The first Day’s Journey, and the first Evening’s Adventures; with their Consequences

           

           ‘Thedoctor,Ibelieve,isaverygoodshot,’saidMr.Winkle.

           ‘Mostofthesemilitarymenare,’observedMr.Snodgrasscalmly;‘butsoareyou,ain’tyou?’Mr.Winklerepliedintheaffirmative;andperceivingthathehadnotalarmedhiscompanionsufficiently,changedhisground.

           ‘Snodgrass,’hesaid,inavoicetremulouswithemotion,‘ifIfall,youwillfindinapacketwhichIshallplaceinyourhandsanoteformyformyfather.’

           Thisattackwasafailurealso.Mr.Snodgrasswasaffected,butheundertookthedeliveryofthenoteasreadilyasifhehadbeenatwopennypostman.

           ‘IfIfall,’saidMr.Winkle,‘orifthedoctorfalls,you,mydearfriend,willbetriedasanaccessorybeforethefact.ShallIinvolvemyfriendintransportationpossiblyforlife!’Mr.Snodgrasswincedalittleatthis,buthisheroismwasinvincible.‘Inthecauseoffriendship,’heferventlyexclaimed,‘Iwouldbravealldangers.’

           HowMr.Winklecursedhiscompanion’sdevotedfriendshipinternally,astheywalkedsilentlyalong,sidebyside,forsomeminutes,eachimmersedinhisownmeditations!Themorningwaswearingaway;hegrewdesperate.

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