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 and our money sewed between the lining and wasteband of our breeches, except some loose silver for our immediate expence on the road. We travelled all day at a round pace, and having taken up our lodging at an inn, I found myself so fatignedfatigued [sic], that I began to despair of performing our journey on foot, and desired Strap to inquire if there was any waggon, return-horses, or other cheap carriage in this place, to depart for London tomorrow of next day. He was informed that the waggon from Newcastle to London had halted here two nights ago, and that it would be an easy matter to overtake it. This piece of news gave us some satisfaction; and after making a hearty supper, we were shown to our room, and slept without disturbance till the morning, when we got up went to breakfast, paid our reckoning, and set forward in expectation of overtaking the waggon. As we exerted ourselves more than usual, I found myself quite spent with fatigue, when we entered a small village, in the twilight.—We took up our lodging in a small public house and in the morning pursued our journey. Having walked all day at a great pace without halting for a refreshment, we deferred towards the evening, to our in-