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Richard Lovell Edgeworth

CHAPTER 8
19/35

"Yes," she remembered that, and named the woman, the time, and the sum.

His companions were thus satisfied of the truth of what he had asserted.

He bid her not to be frighted, for that no harm should happen to her, nor any belonging to her; not a soul should get leave to go into her master's house; not a twig should be touched, nor a leaf harmed.

His companions huzzaed and went off.

Afterwards, as she was told, he mounted guard at the gate during the whole time the rebels were in the town.
'When the carriage at last returned, it was stopped by the rebels, who filled the street; they held their pikes to the horses and to the coachman's breast, accusing him of being an Orangeman, because, as they said, he wore the orange colours (our livery being yellow and brown).


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