Thou hast no title to be so tedious, until thou comest to have a coif in the Court of Common Pleas." Tom smiled contemptuous, and had just opened his mouth to proceed, when the company were disturbed by a hideous repetition of groans, that seemed to issue from the chamber in which the body of the squire was deposited.
The landlady snatched the candle, and ran into the room, followed by the doctor and the rest; and this accident naturally suspended the narration.
In like manner we shall conclude the chapter, that the reader may have time to breathe and digest what he has already heard..