[The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker]@TWC D-Link bookThe Lair of the White Worm CHAPTER II--THE CASWALLS OF CASTRA REGIS 2/17
It was little wonder, then, that, so soon as each realised the other's readiness, they simultaneously jumped up and began to dress.
The steward had by previous instructions early breakfast prepared, and it was not long before they went down the gangway on shore in search of the carriage. They found Mr.Salton's bailiff looking out for them on the dock, and he brought them at once to where the carriage was waiting in the street. Richard Salton pointed out with pride to his young companion the suitability of the vehicle for every need of travel.
To it were harnessed four useful horses, with a postillion to each pair. "See," said the old man proudly, "how it has all the luxuries of useful travel--silence and isolation as well as speed.
There is nothing to obstruct the view of those travelling and no one to overhear what they may say.
I have used that trap for a quarter of a century, and I never saw one more suitable for travel.
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