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ciled to my fallen estate, with which, no 

 doubt, the certain remuneration, without 

 any risk or outlay on my part, had 

 much to do. 



But how was I to pass my time ? 

 The many hours I should have to re- 

 main waiting for the up-coach, how were 

 they to be disposed of? The place being 

 a great thoroughfare, on the highroad to 

 Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Lei- 

 cester, Nottingham, Sheffield, &c., the 

 mails to those places, with many other 

 coaches, changed horses there, and it 

 might be called a depot for horses and 

 horse-keepers ; consequently the inhabi- 

 tants consisted chiefly of publicans, and 

 a few small shopkeepers and tradesmen. 

 Many other coachmen stopped here, but 

 none so long as myself, as mine was 

 the first coach down in the morning, 

 and the last up at night. At first I 

 felt this vacant time as a great incon- 



