stood stock still to gaze upon the ruin he had made. The
iM first care of the two unspilled friends was to extricate their
unfortunate companions from their bed of quickset — a process
which gave them the unspeakable satisfaction of discovering that
they had sustained no injury, beyond sundry rents in their gar-
ments, and various lacerations from the brambles. The next
ig» thing to be done was, to unharness the horse. This complicated
process having been effected, the party walked slowly forward,
leading the horse among them, and abandoning the chadse to its
fate.
An hour's walking brought the travelers to a little road-side
IM public bouse. • • • " We want to put this horse up here,"
said Mr. Pickwick ; "I suppose we can, can't we?" • • •
"Missus," — roared the man with the red head, eraei^ngfrom
the garden, and looking very hard at the horse — "Missus."
" Can we put this horse up here,^my good woman? " said Mr.
iss Tupman advancing and speaking in his most seductive tones.
"No," rephed the woman, after a little consideration, '.'I'm
af eerd on it. ' '

"I — I — really believe," whispered Mr. Winkle as his friends
gathered round him, " that they think that we have come by this
M>o horse in some dishonest manner."

" Hallo, you fellow! " said the angry Mr. Pickwick, " do you
think we stole this horse? "

" I'm sure ye did," replied the red-headed man.
"It's like a dream," ejaculated Mr. Pickwick, "a hideous
lot dream. The idea of a man's walking about, all day. with a
dreadful horse be can't get rid of."



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WILUAK MAKEPEACE THAGKEBAI.
WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKEEAY



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