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boat, the team apparently enjoying the 

 day as well as any of the party; " it: 's 

 only thirty miles or so, and the roads are 

 the best in the world in any sort of 

 weather/' 



"Good!" cried Corbin; " just the 

 thing/' 



"Good, too," echoed Bradley, "if 

 William has a pair of lamps and more 

 skins for our knees than I see now. 

 These dust wraps are as thin and cold as 

 cheesecloth/' 



And William said he had the lamps, 

 and warmer robes, too, and, handing the 

 reins to Corbin, he stepped down and 

 brought out from under the front seat two 

 great buffalo skins, his master's huge cape 

 mackintosh, and a well-worn quarter-inch- 

 thick felt ulster " This, sir," said he, 

 holding up the latter garment in both 

 arms, " the madam says you wanted for 

 the coffin boat." 



" Coffin boat! what the devil does he 

 mean by coffin boat?" queried Corbin, 



