[Catherine: A Story by William Makepeace Thackeray]@TWC D-Link bookCatherine: A Story CHAPTER VI 18/25
Peter Hobbs, ostler, swears that it was in his master's stable four days ago, and is the property of John Hayes, carpenter.
Cannot account for the fifteen guineas found on him by the landlord; says there were twenty; says he won them at cards, a fortnight since, at Edinburgh; says he is riding about the country for his amusement: afterwards says he is on a matter of life and death, and going to Bristol; declared last night, in the hearing of several witnesses, that he was going to York; says he is a man of independent property, and has large estates in Ireland, and a hundred thousand pounds in the Bank of England.
Has no shirt or stockings, and the coat he wears is marked "S.S." In his boots is written "Thomas Rodgers," and in his hat is the name of the "Rev.Doctor Snoffler." Doctor Snoffler lived at Worcester, and had lately advertised in the Hue and Cry a number of articles taken from his house.
Mr.Macshane said, in reply to this, that his hat had been changed at the inn, and he was ready to take his oath that he came thither in a gold-laced one.
But this fact was disproved by the oaths of many persons who had seen him at the inn.
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