The Steam-Packet: A Tale of the River and the Ocean — page 219: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

162 THE STEAM PACKET, your money, and come along with me. If you hadn’t offered me a — bribe I should have let you go.”’ Both the captain and the tailor glanced at the tall muscular frame of the gendarme, and also observed the huge sword by his side, and the pistols in the holsters of his saddle: they therefore perceived that any attempt at escape, at least for the present, was useless. ‘The gen- darme observed their scrutinising glances, and instantly suspected that an idea of violence occupied their brains: he accordingly took a couple of handcuffs from his saddle-bags, and speedily manacled the unfortu- nate wights, who offered no resistance. While this operation was going on, the captain looked crest-fallen and pale; and the tailor blubbered like a child. A couple of chains were then fixed to the manacles; and the gendarme, having mounted once more, made them march one on each side of his horse, while he kept fast hold of the chains, which prevented them from effecting their escape. In this ignominious way, the prisoners were conducted towards Calais, which was only three miles distant from the spot where — were arrested. } CHAPTER XVII. IN WHICH THE NARRATIVE STILL PURSUES THE ADVENTURES OF MR, BUCKRAM AND CAPTAIN PENTONVILLE. Tue gendarme and his two prisoners moved on at a rate rather more rapid Captain Pentonville was too proud to ram was unable, in consequence of his ignorance of the French language. As for the police-officer himself, it never struck him that his: horse might walk the least thing quicker than his pedes- trian companions ; and thus the two un- fortunate gentlemen were compelled to proceed at a rate which caused the per- spiehtione to run in torrents down their elongated countenances. In this manner the little party proceeded for about an hour, when a sudden halt was made upon the banks of a canal; and the gendarme Gomichooks than the latter appeared to admire; but offer any remonstrance ; and Mr. Buck- (Eo)