Coaching days and coaching ways . The Three Swans, Salisbury. snap a pistol in his face. The highwayman naturallyincensed at this surprise, staggered back, held up hishands and remarked, Lord ! Lord ! He then incon-tinently ran away, hotly pursued by the indefatigableNorton, who took him about 600 yards off. But how didhe take him ? It pains me to say that he hit him a blowin the back. To take his neckcloth off after this, and tic his 88 COACHING DAYS AND COACHING WAYS hands with it, was a mere matter of adding insult to injury,but Norton did not disdain the deed. He then took hiscaptive back
Coaching days and coaching ways . The Three Swans, Salisbury. snap a pistol in his face. The highwayman naturallyincensed at this surprise, staggered back, held up hishands and remarked, Lord ! Lord ! He then incon-tinently ran away, hotly pursued by the indefatigableNorton, who took him about 600 yards off. But how didhe take him ? It pains me to say that he hit him a blowin the back. To take his neckcloth off after this, and tic his 88 COACHING DAYS AND COACHING WAYS hands with it, was a mere matter of adding insult to injury,but Norton did not disdain the deed. He then took hiscaptive back to the chaise and told the gentlemen thatwas the errand he had come upon (which was surely an. ?mm.: 9^ The Catherine Wheel, Salisbury. unnecessary confidence), and then he wished them a goodjourney, and brought his captive back to London. The customary preliminaries at the trial which ensuedhaving been adjusted, the prisoner was asked whether he THE EXETER ROAD 89 had anything to urge against his being taken to Tyburnin an open cart. Said he, pointing to the indefatigableNorton, Ask him how he lives ! To which question,meant to be insulting, the indefatigable Norton repliedin these meaning words— I live in Wych Street, andsometimes I take a thief. But where is the Exeter Fly via Salisbury all this time ?Why, the coachman has recovered his reins and his senses,and the Fly has resumed its flight, and while its passengersare busily discussing footpads from a personal experience,it passes, about a furlong further down the road, a notedhouse of entertainment at which footpads used tocongregate. This was the celebrated Half-way House,an inn midway between Knightsbridge and Kensi
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