The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves Chapter 10

In which Sir Launcelot encounters a vociferous quack hawking his dubious elixir beyond the town gates, stirring a crowd with a curious mixture of scorn and melancholy truth, and soon finds himself drawn into a complex tangle involving an imprisoned friend, a mysterious coach and its distressed passengers, and the unjust captivity of his ever-loyal squire. Amidst this perplexing episode, the knight’s indignation mounts as he contemplates the machinery of local justice and prepares to employ both wit and will to uphold honour and right.