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Toledo is about fifty–six miles from Madrid. As the principal had laid out a large day's work, it became necessary to procure a special train, as the first regular one did not reach Toledo till after eleven o'clock. The special was to leave at six; and it was still dark when the long line of small omnibuses that conveyed the company to the station passed through the streets.
"What is the matter with that man? " asked Sheridan, attracted by the cries of a man on the sidewalk with a sort of pole in his hand.