Trip 617 of 5250 collection book48
His first carebook20 was to recompense himself for the want of sleep he had undergone and after he had sufficiently recruitedbook72 himself with several hours of uninterrupted repose he set out in a postchaise for Canterbury where he took a place in the London stage which he was told would depart next morning the coach being already full. In a word he viewed the wideextended plains of Kent with a lovers eye and his ambition becoming romantic could not help fancying himself another conqueror of the isle. Transported with this information he immediately agreed for his passage sold the postchaise to his landlord for thirty guineas as a piece of furniture for which he could have no further use purchased a portmanteau together with some linen and wearing apparel and at the recommendation of his host took into his service an extra postillion or helper who had formerly worn the livery of a travelling marquis.... read all
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