was shocked to find that an outside passenger was
killed. He was a dreadful object, and nothing was to be done, but to
move him out of sight as quickly as possible. Still Charles looked
round in vain for his companion; but when the noise had a little
subsided, he thought he heard a faint groan from beneath the huge
box-coat which was lying close by. Charles lifted it, and saw his
companion lying with a large trunk upon one leg. He seemed in great
agony, and unable to move. Charles called the Quaker gentleman. They
gently lifted the trunk, and saw a sickening sight. The leg was
dreadfully crushed. Charles for a moment turned away, but, ashamed of
his weakness, he, with the Quaker's approbation, loosened the shawl
which he wore round his neck, and wrapped it about the injured leg.
They then raised the poor youth, and seated him on the trunk, and tried
to ascertain whether he had received any other injury. They could not
detect any, but the sufferer was in so much pain, that they could not be
sure. Charles beckoned to the waggoner, who was assisting the other
passengers, and enquired whether there was any house nearer than the
public-house which they had left, where the wounded passengers could be
taken in for the present.

The man answered that there was none, and that they were three miles
distant even from that.

Charles engaged him to convey the ladies and the young man in his
waggon, which was filled with straw, and the people from the
public-house having by this time reached the scene of disaster, the
Quaker gentleman was able to accompany them. They therefore looked out
their luggage, deposited the young man and the two ladies in the waggon,
and returned to the public-house on foot. By the way they agreed what
was further to be done. The Quaker thought the two ladies would be able
to reach Exeter that night, and would prefer doing so to remaining in
the inconvenient and crowded public-house. If the coach was able to
proceed, so much the better; if not, a chaise could probably be
procured. As for the young man, he must certainly remain; he was in no
condition for travelling.

"I do not know," said Charles, "how you are circumstanced. We must not
leave this poor youth; one of us must take charge of the ladies, and the
other remain with him. Will you take your choice?"

"My wife is ill," replied the Quaker, "and I fear would be in terror, if
she should hear of the accident, and not see me, even if