=Motto.= "We call that man impertinent who does not see what the
occasion demands, or talks too much, or makes a display of himself, or
does not have regard for the company he is in."--Cicero, _De Oratore_,
ii. 4.
=174=: 5. =Ready for the stage-coach.= By 1710 coaches ran regularly
between London and most larger towns in England. The best were called
"flying-coaches," were drawn by six horses, and sometimes made eighty
miles a day. They did not run at night. The fare was about three pence
the mile.
=174=: 7. =The chamberlain= was the chief servant of an inn.
=174=: 9. =Mrs. Betty Arable.= The title _Mrs_. was applied to
unmarried ladies, the term _Miss_ being reserved for young girls and
for people who misbehaved themselves.
=174=: 13. =Ephraim, the Quaker.= The name was frequently applied to
Quakers, because Ephraim "turned his back in battle." See _Psalm_
lxxviii.
=177=: 26. =The right we had of taking place.= Roads were very narrow,
and two coaches meeting often found it difficult to pass; hence
disputes of the coachmen as to the right of way.