Greatly softened by this soothing beverage, Mr Codlin now bethought him of his companions, and acquaintedmine host of the Sandboys that their arrival might be shortly looked for.[…] At length they arrived, drenched with the rain[…] But their steps were no sooner heard upon the road than the landlord, who had been at the outer door anxiously watching for their coming, rushed into the kitchen and took the cover off.
