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box-seat — " That's Dick Turpin ! " he exclaimed. The 

 name of Turpin acted like magic on the passengers, 

 according to advertisement. One jumped off behind ; 

 another having projected a cotton nightcap from the 

 window drew it suddenly back. A faint scream in a 

 female key issued from within ; there was a considerable 

 hubbub on the roof; and the guard was heard to click his 

 horse-pistols. All which preliminaries having been ad- 



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Down the Hill 0)1 a Fivsty Mornitig. 



justed, two horse-pistols having been discharged point- 

 blank without any outward and visible effect, and some 

 violent dialoLTue having; been carried on between Dick and 

 a Major Mowbray, who was perched on the box-seat of the 

 coach, relating to an obscure and wicked baronet resident 

 somewhere in Sussex, the York mail went aimlessly on 

 its way to London, and Tur])in rode through Stilton 

 (which is a place I shall have a great deal to say about in 



