The strange people were not slow in completing their preparations, and then, flogging their animals terrifically, hurried away seemingly in the same direction.
The boy Jasper was last of the band.

As he was following the rest, he stopped suddenly, and looked on the ground appearing to muse; then, turning round, he came up to me where I was standing, leered in my face, and then, thrusting out his hand, he said, "Good-bye, Sap, I dare say we shall meet again, remember we are brothers; two gentle brothers." Then whining forth, "What a sap-engro, lor!" he gave me a parting leer, and hastened away.
I remained standing in the lane gazing after the retreating company.

"A strange set of people," said I at last; "I wonder who they can be.".