Tony. By my guess we should be upon Crackskull Common, about forty miles from home.
Mrs. Hard. O lud! O lud! the most notorious spot in all the country. We only want a robbery to make a complete night on't.
Tony.—"Don't be afraid, mamma."—p. 371.
Tony. Don't be afraid, mamma, don't be afraid. Two of the five that kept here are hanged, and the other three may not find us. Don't be afraid. Is that a man that's galloping behind us? No; it's only a tree. Don't be afraid.
Mrs. Hard. The fright will certainly kill me.
Tony. Do you see anything like a black hat moving behind the thicket?
Mrs. Hard. O death!
Tony. No, it's only a cow. Don't be afraid, mamma: don't be afraid.
Mrs. Hard. As I'm alive, Tony, I see a man coming towards us. Ah! I'm sure on't. If he perceives us we are undone.