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The Old Ladies.
The above letter and conversation will show what our active Colonel's movements and history had been since the last chapter in which they were recorded.

He and Clive took the Liverpool mail, and travelled from Liverpool to Newcome with a post-chaise and a pair of horses, which landed them at the King's Arms.

The Colonel delighted in post-chaising--the rapid transit through the country amused him and cheered his spirits.

Besides, had he not Dr.Johnson's word for it, that a swift journey in a post-chaise was one of the greatest enjoyments in life, and a sojourn in a comfortable inn one of its chief pleasures?
In travelling he was as happy and noisy as a boy.