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ſtared, and then offered to turn ſhort back; then the gentleman looking forward to ſ⟨ee⟩ what was the matter, and if he could obſer⟨ve⟩ what the horſe was ſcared at, ſaw two bro⟨ad⟩ ſtaring eyes, which, as he ſaid, looked hi⟨m⟩ full in the face.
Then he was heartily frighted; but this time he heard his man Gervas com⟨ing⟩ up. When Gervais came near, the firſt thi⟨ng⟩ he hcard his maſter ſay, was——— Bleſs me ⟨it⟩ is the Devil! at which Gervais, a low spirit⟨ed⟩ fellow, was as much frighted as his maſt⟨er⟩ however his maſter a little encouraged to he⟨ar⟩ his man ſo near hin, preſs d' his horſe on⟨ce⟩ more, and called a load to Gervais to co⟨me;⟩ but he, as I ſaid, being frighted too, ma⟨de⟩ no haſte; at length with much ado his maſt⟨er⟩: ſpurring his horſe again, got over the brid⟨ge,⟩ and paſſed by the creature with broad ey⟨es,⟩ which (the light a little increasing) he affirm⟨ed⟩ poſitively, when he was paſſed, was a gr⟨eat⟩ black Bear, and conſequently muſt be ⟨the⟩ Devil.
Tho' Gervais was near enough, yet fe⟨ar⟩- ing his maſter would ſet him to go bef⟨ore⟩ he kept as far off as he could: When ⟨his⟩ maſter called he anſwered indeed, but ⟨did⟩ not come on, at leaſt did not make ⟨much⟩ haſte; but ſeeing his master was gone ⟨paſt⟩ and that he himſelf was then obliged to ⟨fol⟩- low, he went on ſoftly, and when he c⟨came⟩ to the bridge, he ſaw what his maſters h⟨horse⟩
