Summary Chapter 2
Passengers are walking alongside a mail coach. The horses were unable to carry them in the coach uphill through the mud. A mist is making it difficult to see what is in front of them. The passengers can't even see each other well. People are not friendly with one another on this trip, for everyone suspects the others of being robbers. However, they don't dare travel ahead, for they may get shot as highwaymen. They finally get to the top of the hill. However, they become alert when they hear a horse galloping their way. Anticipating that it might be a highwayman, the guard poses to attack. A man on a horse comes towards them. He slows when they shout out a warning to him, demanding that he identify himself. He tells them he has been sent to contact one of the passengers-Jarvis Lorry. The
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