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Urging his steed along Oxford Road,— as that great approach to the metropolis was then termed,—he soon passed Marylebone Lane, beyond which, with the exception of a few scattered houses, the country was completely open on the right, and laid out in pleasant fields and gardens; nor did he draw in the rein until he arrived at Tyburn-gate, where, before he turned off upon the Edgeware Road, he halted for a moment, to glance at the place of execution. " At the mention of the latter occurrence, a dark cloud gathered upon the stranger's brow. “I must take them,” she said, to help herself over her own incredulity. Poor Ben was not so fortunate. "You must not remain here another instant," replied Thames. " "Well, Jack," said Jonathan, who had looked at him with surprise not unmixed with admiration, "you are a bold and clever fellow, I must allow. She was powerless to move from her chair. " "Is she alive?" repeated the widow. Ah! there he stands!" he exclaimed as his eye fell for the first time upon Sir Rowland. "Not dangerously, I hope," returned Thames; "but fly—save yourself. ’ ‘Aye, more’s the pity. It was a curious sight to see how this extraordinary woman, who, it has been said, was not less remarkable for the extreme delicacy of her features, and the faultless symmetry of her figure, than for her wonderful strength and agility, conducted herself in the present encounter; with what dexterity she parried every blow aimed against her by her adversary, whose head and face, already marked by various ruddy streams, showed how successfully her own hits had been made; —how she drew him hither and thither, now leading him on, now driving him suddenly back; harassing and exhausting him in every possible way, and making it apparent that she could at any moment put an end to the fight, and only delayed the finishing stroke to make his punishment the more severe. ‘Ha!’ uttered Captain Roding triumphantly.
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