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It was then raised by the men who surrounded it, and speedily carried towards the city, and before it had proceeded very far, the darkness concealed it from the view of the Dutch coachman. In the inside of the vehicle he found a purse, whose contents more than thrice paid the hire of the carriage and man. IT WAS THEN RAISED BY THE MEN WHO SURROUNDED IT AND SPEEDILY CARRIED TOWARDS THE CITY AND BEFORE IT HAD PROCEEDED VERY FAR THE DARKNESS CONCEALED IT FROM THE VIEW OF THE DUTCH COACHMAN IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE HE FOUND A PURSE WHOSE CONTENTS MORE THAN THRICE PAID THE HIRE OF THE CARRIAGE AND MAN
 which the bridal party had employed to convey them to Rotterdam. From the driver of this machine he learned, that having proceeded by slow stages, they had late in the evening approached Rotterdam; but that before they entered the city, and while yet nearly a mile from it, a small party of men, soberly clad, and after the old fashion, with peaked beards and moustaches, standing in the centre of the road, obstructed the further progress of the carriage. The driver reined in his horses, much fearing, from the obscurity of the hour, and the loneliness, of the road, that some mischief was intended. His fears were, however, somewhat allayed by his observing that these strange men carried a large litter, of an antique shape, and which they immediately set down upon the pavement, whereupon the bridegroom, having opened the coach-door from within, descended, and having assisted his bride to do likewise, led her, weeping bitterly, and wringing her hands, to the litter, which they both entered.  THE TIMES MOST LUXURIOUS VEHICLE WHICH THE BRIDAL PARTY HAD EMPLOYED TO CONVEY THEM TO ROTTERDAM FROM THE DRIVER OF THIS MACHINE HE LEARNED THAT HAVING PROCEEDED BY SLOW STAGES THEY HAD LATE IN THE EVENING APPROACHED ROTTERDAM BUT THAT BEFORE THEY ENTERED THE CITY AND WHILE YET NEARLY A MILE FROM IT A SMALL PARTY OF MEN SOBERLY CLAD AND AFTER THE OLD FASHION WITH PEAKED BEARDS AND MUSTACHES STANDING IN THE CENTRE OF THE ROAD OBSTRUCTED THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE CARRIAGE THE DRIVER REINED IN HIS HORSES MUCH FEARING FROM THE OBSCURITY OF THE HOUR AND THE LONELINESS OF THE ROAD THAT SOME MISCHIEF WAS INTENDED HIS FEARS WERE HOWEVER SOMEWHAT ALLAYED BY HIS OBSERVING THAT THESE STRANGE MEN CARRIED A LARGE LITTER OF AN ANTIQUE SHAPE AND WHICH THEY IMMEDIATELY SET DOWN UPON THE PAVEMENT WHEREUPON THE BRIDEGROOM HAVING OPENED THE COACH DOOR FROM WITHIN DESCENDED AND HAVING ASSISTED HIS BRIDE TO DO LIKEWISE LED HER WEEPING BITTERLY AND WRINGING HER HANDS TO THE LITTER WHICH THEY BOTH ENTERED
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