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as to raise the centre of gravity above its proper 

 position ; and although he kept on his wrong side in 

 order that Foster might not have to cross, the latter 

 being unaware of his intention endeavoured to do 

 so, when the coach swayed over on the off-side, and 

 fell with a loud noise, which, he said, reminded him 

 of his own overturn in Bere Forest, of which, by- 

 and-by, I must give his own account, merely ob- 

 serving here that it occurred prior to his collision 

 with the ' Cobourg ' at South Mimms, and so does 

 not show that he had broken through his resolution 

 formed after that event. 



The upsetting of the ' Cobourg ' was early in the 

 evening, and in moonlight. Fortunately no one was 

 hurt ; the only cries heard were those of a woman 

 bewailing the loss of her child. It had been in her 

 arms fast asleep, and she had been sitting on the 

 ofF-side of the roof when the coach went over ; and 

 then it could not be found. 



Fearing the child might be under the coach, they 

 made every exertion to get it up ; but before they 

 could manage this, had to undo the luggage-straps, 

 and get the loading off the roof. This, together with 

 getting the coach up, was soon accomplished ; but 

 luckily there was no child, for had it been there it 

 must have been completely crushed. 



Presently some one thought he heard a feeble 



