. Wally Wanderoon and his story-telling machine . WALLY WANDEROON have a goodly city here, a goodly inn, and a rightjolly landlord, remarked John the Simpleton. Myown companions would be here but for the rumours wehave heard on the way. As it is, they are not toocomfortably housed some furlongs to the south at theRiver Inn. I know the place, remarked the Mayor; butpray tell us the nature of the rumours you have heardon the road. Why, nothing less than this goodly city is in-fested with a band of thieves who ply their trade notonly in the dark hours of night, but in the broad lightof day. But s
. Wally Wanderoon and his story-telling machine . WALLY WANDEROON have a goodly city here, a goodly inn, and a rightjolly landlord, remarked John the Simpleton. Myown companions would be here but for the rumours wehave heard on the way. As it is, they are not toocomfortably housed some furlongs to the south at theRiver Inn. I know the place, remarked the Mayor; butpray tell us the nature of the rumours you have heardon the road. Why, nothing less than this goodly city is in-fested with a band of thieves who ply their trade notonly in the dark hours of night, but in the broad lightof day. But surely, my good Captain, your troopers, whohave doubtless seen service in the war with the Span-iard, are not afraid of a gang of thieves and prowl-ers. The Captain stroked his fierce mustachio andlaughed. Good sir, he said, * it was as much as Icould do to persuade my men to remain peacefullywhere they are. They were keen to visit this placeand see for themselves a city which deserves to beraided and looted by honest soldiers because of the [44]. The Mayor, and John (in disguise), at the inn.
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