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leave the (gentleman behind as he was a regular customer, 

 but how they were to get out of the dilemma neither of 

 them was able to explain. Ultimatcl)- it was, I believe, 

 solved by the gentleman himself getting in just as the 

 mail was starting. A squeeze it must have been if they 

 were small men ; but on this point I have no informa- 



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tion. Arrived at the Bear, at Maidenhead, where they 

 changed, Stacey went to the coach door and said, 

 ' There's time for you to get a cup of coffee here, gentle- 

 men, if you just like to get out/ No one moved, fearful 

 that if once out he might not be able to get in again. 

 In this way they travelled down to Newbury, fifty-six 



