Chapter14
WhathappenedtoMr。JonesinhisjourneyfromSt。AlbansTheyweregotabouttwomilesbeyondBarnet，anditwasnowtheduskoftheevening，whenagenteel-lookingman，butuponaveryshabbyhorse，rodeuptoJones，andaskedhimwhetherhewasgoingtoLondon；
towhichJonesansweredintheaffirmative。Thegentlemanreplied，\"Ishouldbeobligedtoyou，sir，ifyouwillacceptofmycompany；
foritisverylate，andIamastrangertotheroad。\"Jonesreadilycompliedwiththerequest；andontheytravelledtogether，holdingthatsortofdiscoursewhichisusualonsuchoccasions。
Ofthis，indeed，robberywastheprincipaltopic:uponwhichsubjectthestrangerexpressedgreatapprehensions；butJonesdeclaredhehadverylittletolose，andconsequentlyaslittletofear。HerePartridgecouldnotforbearputtinginhisword。\"Yourhonour，\"saidhe，\"maythinkitalittle，butIamsure，ifIhadahundred-poundbank-noteinmypocket，asyouhave，Ishouldbeverysorrytoloseit；but，formypart，Ineverwaslessafraidinmylife；forwearefourofus，andifweallstandbyoneanother，thebestmaninEnglandcan’trobus。Supposeheshouldhaveapistol，hecankillbutoneofus，andamancandiebutonce-That’smycomfort，amancandiebutonce。\"