Chapter 20

           Thejourneyfromourtowntothemetropoliswasajourneyofaboutfivehours.Itwasalittlepastmiddaywhenthefour-horsestage-coachbywhichIwasapassenger,gotintotheraveloftrafficfrayedoutabouttheCrossKeys,WoodStreet,Cheapside,London.

           WeBritonshadatthattimeparticularlysettledthatitwastreasonabletodoubtourhavingandourbeingthebestofeverything:otherwise,whileIwasscaredbytheimmensityofLondon,IthinkImighthavehadsomefaintdoubtswhetheritwasnotratherugly,crooked,narrow,anddirty.

           Mr.Jaggershaddulysentmehisaddress;itwas,LittleBritain,andhehadwrittenafteritonhiscard,"justoutofSmithfield,andclosebythecoach-office."Nevertheless,ahackney-coachman,whoseemedtohaveasmanycapestohisgreasygreat-coatashewasyearsold,packedmeupinhiscoachandhemmedmeinwithafoldingandjinglingbarrierofsteps,asifheweregoingtotakemefiftymiles.Hisgettingonhisbox,whichIremembertohavebeendecoratedwithanoldweather-stainedpea-greenhammerclothmoth-eatenintorags,wasquiteaworkoftime.Itwasawonderfulequipage,withsixgreatcoronetsoutside,andraggedthingsbehindforIdon’tknowhowmanyfootmentoholdonby,andaharrowbelowthem,topreventamateurfootmenfromyieldingtothetemptation.

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