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Very different was the progress of the prince and his party from that made by the occupants of the coach. While the latter were crawling along the highway, the others were flying across the country, as if chasing the deer.
Over broad wide moors they speeded -- across valley, and through wood -- past ancient castles, and along the banks of rushing streams -- allowing nothing to stop them -- not even the Piets' wall, through a gap in which they dashed -- till after traversing many a wild and waste such as only can be seen in Northumberland, they came in sight of the great German Ocean, and the rugged coast that bounds it.