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a€˜There are no inns,a€™ rejoined Mr Willet, with a strong emphasis on the plural number; a€˜but therea€™s a Inna€"one Inna€"the Maypole Inn. Thata€™s a Inn indeed. You wona€™t see the like of that Inn often.a€™
a€˜You keep it, perhaps?a€™ said the horseman, smiling.
a€˜I do, sir,a€™ replied John, greatly wondering how he had found this out.
a€˜And how far is the Maypole from here?a€™
a€˜About a milea€™a€"John was going to add that it was the easiest mile in all the world, when the third rider, who had hitherto kept a little in the rear, suddenly interposed:
a€˜And have you one excellent bed, landlord? Hem! A bed that you can recommenda€"a bed that you are sure is well aireda€"a bed that has been slept in by some perfectly respectable and unexceptionable person?a€™
a€˜We dona€™t take in no tagrag and bobtail at our house, sir,a€™ answered John. a€˜And as to the bed itselfa€"a€™
a€˜Say, as to three beds,a€™ interposed the gentleman who had spoken before; a€˜for we shall want three if we stay, though my friend only speaks of one.a€™
a€˜No, no, my lord; you are too good, you are too kind; but your life is of far too much importance to the nation in these portentous times, to be placed upon a level with one so useless and so poor as mine. A great cause, my lord, a mighty cause, depends on you. You are its leader and its champion, its advanced guard and its van. It is the cause of our altars and our homes, our country and our faith. Let me sleep on a chaira€"the carpeta€"anywhere. No one will repine if I take cold or fever. Let John Grueby pass the night beneath the open skya€"no one will repine for him. But forty thousand men of this our island in the wave (exclusive of women and children) rivet their eyes and thoughts on Lord George Gordon; and every day, from the rising up of the sun to the going down of the same, pray for his health and vigour. My lord,a€™ said the speaker, rising in his stirrups, a€˜it is a glorious cause, and must not be forgotten. My lord, it is a mighty cause, and must not be endangered. My lord, it is a holy cause, and must not be deserted.a€™
a€˜It is a holy cause,a€™ exclaimed his lordship, lifting up his hat with great solemnity. a€˜Amen.a€™
a€˜John Grueby,a€™ said the long-winded gentleman, in a tone of mild reproof,
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