I remained for some time quiet, listening to various groans and exclamations uttered by the person on the ground; at length I said, "Holloa! are you hurt ?" "Spare my life, and take all I have!" said the voice from the ground.

"Have they not done robbing you yet ?" said I; "when they have finished let me know, and I will come and help you." "Who is that ?" said the voice; "pray come and help me, and do me no mischief." "You were saying that some one was robbing you," said I; "don't think I shall come till he is gone away." "Then you ben't he ?" said the voice.

"Ar'n't you robbed ?" said I.

"Can't say I be," said the voice; "not yet at any rate; but who are you?
I don't know you." "A traveller whom you and your partner were going to run over in this dark lane; you almost frightened me out of my senses." "Frightened!" said the voice, in a louder tone; "frightened! oh!" and thereupon I heard somebody getting upon his legs.

This accomplished, the individual proceeded to attend to his horse, and with a little difficulty raised him upon his legs also.