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He had known of my intention in setting out ; 't was common talk in Shrewsbury ; and , having passed me at Harley near two months before this , must have supposed -LRB- if he thought of me at all -RRB- that I had long since reached my destination . What he would infer now I did not trouble to consider , and as he was to have rejoined his ship about this time , I did not expect any news of my adventure would be carried back to Shrewsbury . It crossed my mind that he might possibly seek to waylay me on the road and take vengeance for his discomfiture , but reflecting that he would scarcely suppose my journey , interrupted for so long , would be resumed at once , I was in nowise disquieted ; only I resolved again to buy a stout cudgel , to have a weapon in case of need . By noon I arrived at Bewdley , where , being mighty hungry , I made a good dinner of beef and cabbage at an inn . When I started again , I had the good luck to get a lift in a farmer 's gig , which carried me for several miles , so that I reached Worcester without difficulty that night . After a sound sleep at the Ram 's Head I sallied out , bought a fine staff of knobby oak at a shop in the High Street , and after viewing the outside of the cathedral -LRB- the doors were not yet open -RRB- , a building that surpassed in beauty anything that I had before seen , I set off for Gloucester . No mischance , nor indeed any incident of note , befell me during the remainder of my journey .