ABSTRACT
The horses must have fared as well in the inn as the rest of the party. They snorted the fresh air: and were so lively that the coachman could scarcely hold them in. They went on at such a rate that they were all pleased with the quick motion. They continued this pace for above half an hour, when the coachman was obliged to halt, because the road 1[ran] up a hill; and Mr Jones wished to get out, that he might have a more extensive view of the beautiful country which the hill commanded. When they had gained the rising ground, he stepped in again, and the travellers went on as quick as before. They saw already, afar off, the steeples of the city; but their distance made them appear to Mary, 2[so / small,] that she could scarcely believe that they where the great steeples of the city. But Mr Jones assured her that she would see them grow larger and larger as she advanced; and they would soon have seen them near enough to judge of their true height, if a fresh accident had not retarded their progress.
