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Norfolk, and they were extremely jealous 

 of any other road possessing a more con- 

 venient or better appointed public convey- 

 ance than themselves. That they should 

 not have cause to complain, I as continually 

 urged my friend, the brewer, at Ely, to 

 adopt such alterations and improvements 

 as I thought expedient for the benefit 

 of the concern. He had the fullest con- 

 fidence in my experience, and being very 

 fond of driving, I had many opportunities 

 of instructing him in the noble art, while 

 giving him a proper understanding of 

 stage-coach business. 



In the last alteration that had been made, 

 in regard to having three coachmen instead 

 of four, the situation of the lower coach- 

 man had been materially improved, as 

 everyone thought, because by it, he had the 

 benefit of two coaches a day ; still he had 

 from four to five hours at Ely, that hung 

 very heavy on his hands. 



This man had long been established 



