Creative Writing: The Highwayman
Beginning of paper
Their journey to London was not a long one, but in the night, it was a
treacherous one. A rolling fog covered the land, one couldn't see twenty feet
ahead, but in the still, quiet night, sound carried for a mile. They began
their trek in the early evening, the sun had yet to dip below the horiz ....
Middle of paper
.... grasp.
The fog, like a blanket spreading it self out on the land, concealed all stars,
the only light was from a lantern suspended above the stage driver. The
passengers nervous, expecting to hear shots fired. The jumped at every bump in
the road that the wheels struck. Clutching their baggage close, they prayed
that the night would pass quickly.
The Highwayman, alerted to the approaching stage, was hidden by the road, and
concealed by the fog, he was not yet able to discern the light from ....
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Word count: 1100
Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
