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2s. a mile. Hence a journey of a hundred miles 

 would cost £10 ; with four horses, £20, in addition 

 to the tax, purchase, and wear and tear of a 

 travelling- carriage : for to make a journey in a 

 rattling post-chaise, a sort of dice-box on wheels, 

 was a most miserable affair.' 



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