Chapter 26

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​⁠The rogues were very merry on their booty. They said a thousand things that showed the wickedness of their morals.—Gil Blas.

They fixed on a spot where they made a cave, which was large enough to receive them and their horses. This cave was inclosed within a sort of thicket of bushes and brambles. From this station they used to issue, etc.—Memoirs of Richard Turpin.

It was not for several minutes af