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looked round this man's stables by candle- 

 light, and returned to the inn, where my 

 companion soon joined me, and corrobo- 

 rated the information of the horse-dealer 

 as to the route our game had gone. After 

 a little consideration on his part, he 

 agreed to accompany me to Oxford, to 

 endeavour to find the thief. I ordered 

 a chaise out to Wallingford, which we 

 reached after the people had gone to 

 bed; consequently, we were some time 

 before we could get another chaise, so 

 that we did not arrive at Oxford till 

 between three and four o'clock in the 

 morning. Now here, too, lived a horse- 

 dealer, with whom I was acquainted, in 

 that part of the city, called Holywell, 

 I therefore ordered the boy to drive us 

 to the King's Arms. Upon alighting, my 

 friend, who was getting into years, was 

 very much fatigued, and wished to go to 

 bed, which he did. I having slept pretty 

 well in the post-chaise, preferred sitting 



