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ed of very doubtful and unpleasant charac-
ter, and portion Of which might well be
suspected Of growing upon English hedges
/ rather than in Portuguese vineyards he OF
fercd to bring forth rum Of such a sort as
/ they had never tasted before in their days -
/ That was an age in which unch was consid-
cred as one of the most urhano and polished
/ of all beverages the travellers willingly
/ agreed to betakc themselves to the bowl, and
/ the rum produced by the landlord even cx-
| cecded his promise in excellence. and made
| both the travellers marvel at finding anything
| so excellent in country inn. They were
deep in their potations when the landlord en-
tered with the coachman Of the diligence
! who, knowing that the travellers did not in
tend to proceed with him, now appeared to
demand his fare. Both put their hands in
their pockets, and William Gore speedily set
1 tied his own part of the charge. Frederick
proyot. however, felt in his pockets in vain :;
he drew out q number of letters and papers,
and then said, with laugh, Lend me some
money, William, | must have left my pocket
! book in my rortmnnteau.
After affecting for a moment to refuse, so
as to make his companion somewhat angry,
William Gore gave the money that was want
ed and they went on with their supper. The
/ lender ate and drank more than the borrower,
and towards ten o'clock they retired to rest
/ in the double bedded room which the land
/ lord had mentioned Frederick Prevot had
one quality, which is not very Unusual with
quick and impetuous men, he slept, when be
was asleep like a stone, though it was often
long after his head touched the pillow ere
slumber visited his eyes. 1t was thus on the
night which ! have mentioned for an hour
or more he laid awake, listening to all the
noises of the inn, and they wero many hut
I after that he fell into u sleep which seemed
as sound as that OF death itself.
We must now take up a new parsonage in
the drama, and speak Of the Boots, OF the inn,
who at an early hour of the following morn
ing went to the door Of the travellers room
to wake them, as he had been told. At first
he modestlv knocked, hut no answer being
returned he went IN and opened the window
shutters. What was his surprise, however
to find the bed next to the windows, in which
William Gore had slept. if the poor wretch,
indeed had been, allowed to sleep at all, now
vacant, though sadly tossed and tumhcd
about the pillow and the bed-cOthcs dclug
ed in gore and all the signs in fact, Of some
terrible act having been committed.
The Boots looked round and into the other
bed and then quitting the chamber in haste
told the landlord what he had beheld. The
landlord, the hndlady. the cham5ermaid. and
the ostlcr, all instantly rushed towards the
stairs, but the landlord stopped the progress
ofthc ostler, by sending him Immediately for
constable and neighboring Justice. The
rest of the party then returned with the
Roots to tho doublo- -bedded room where thev
found everything as Boots had described
and. moreover. discovered that the towel and
basin which Frederick Preyot had used the
night before. were stained with blood, and on
reeping into the bed, where he lay sound as
eep, his face and pillow were found to be
slightly bloody, while his right hand and
arm, which was stretched out about the bed
clothes, rnd good deal OF blood upon the
fingers and upon the shirt. The landlord
wisely determined not to wake HIM till the
constable came and in the meantime further
perquisitions were made. The stairs were
covered with drops Of gore traces of the
same klnd were met with all the way
tnfough the garden TO the top OF the bank
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