They were so nearly at an end of their abhorred task that they judged it wisest to complete it in the dark. The coffin was exhumed and broken open;the body inserted in the dripping sack and carried between them to the gig;one mounted to keep it in its place, and the other, taking the horse by the mouth, groped along by wall and bush until they reached the wider road by the Fisher’s Tryst. Here was a faint, diffused radiancy, which they hailed like daylight;by that they pushed the horse to a good pace and began to rattle along merrily in the direction of the town.