When I arrived last night at Hadleigh my horse was dead lame.

I misdoubt now 'twas lamed in the stable by one of the men who dogged me.

Lord Hadleigh offered me his coach, to take me back the first stage--to the inn where I had left my servants and had intended to sleep.

I accepted--for in truth I sat up and talked all last night, and thought to doze the journey away.

Your Derbyshire roads are, however, too rough, and I was wide awake when the first shot was fired!" "Do you think of taking steps to punish the authors of this outrage ?" Colonel Holliday asked.
"By no means," the earl answered.