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Mounting his horse, which he had left at the gate of Mrs. Butler's residence, and followed by Holden, Atherton rode towards the bridge -- being obliged to pass through the town in order to gain the Stockport road.
The place was still in a state of great confusion -- none of the cavalry having as yet departed; but he contrived to make his way through the crowded thoroughfares, and was soon in the open country.