Penny Dreadfuls, 1866 · page 181 of 276
Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night — page 181: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Page Analysis: *Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night* This is a **text page with illustration** from a Victorian penny dreadful. At the top is an engraving titled "THE INSULT AVENGED," depicting what appears to be a confrontation between well-dressed figures and a man kneeling or crouching on the right. The prose continues Chapter LXXV, describing a surgeon being enlisted to treat a wounded man (apparently from a gunshot) without asking questions. It then begins Chapter LXXXVI, in which Judge Jefferies, having survived an attack by highwaymen, resolves to travel to London and hires two village men as escorts, fearing notorious criminals like "Blue-jacket and his gang" operate on the roads at night.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
IVAN THE TERRIBLE ’ OR, DARK DEEDS OF NIGHT. THE INSULT AVENGED, By CHAPTER LXXXYV,— (continued.) A surgeon was found after some scarch, and being a man of the world as well as a humane, tender-hearted doctor, had not much difficulty in forming a correct idea of the class of patient he was called upon to visit. He hinted as much to Mr. Councillor Nash, and the latter thought it best to take the medical man into his confidence, to a certain extent. “‘T tell you what itis, sir,’ said he; “heis a comrade of mine, and has gotinto trouble. So if you’d just be kind enough to do all you can for him, and say nothing about it, you’d find we pay as liberally as most people.” “Tmake no difference in my charges,” said the doctor, “and you can rest assured that I have too much to do to gossip about my practice.” ‘Many thanks, sir. I will now go on and say that you are coming,” replied Nobby. “No ; I will walk with you, if you have no objection.” * With these words the doctor stuffed a case of instruments, some rolls of linen, and other articles into his pocket, and pronounced himself ready, “ A gunshot wound ?” he said, as they sallied forth i street. “Yes, sir,”’ replied Nobby, and both walked has the inn, No. 23. What had taken place, and what had happened to Ivan at the inn during Nobby’s errand for the doctor, another chapter will explain, CHAPTER LXXXVI. JUDGE JEFFERIES RESOLVES TO PURSUE HIS JOURNEY TO LONDON—THE ESCORT—THE ADVENTURE ON THE ROAD, THE very rough treatment which Judge Jefferies had received at the hands of the two highwaymen did not by any means improve his naturally sour temper. When, therefore, he reached a neighbouring village, and was out of the way of all further harm, he resolved on going to London, as he said, “‘ cost what it might.” To venture alone was an undertaking to which he could not screw up his courage; so, after long and profound medi- tation, he fixed upon two strong men of the village to whom he offered five shillings each to escort him. ‘T don’t think there’s anything to be afraid of,’’ remarked one of the men, when this offer was communicated to him by the pale-faced judge ; ‘‘do you mate?” “T am not so certain of that; I’ve heard that there’s a good phy very suspicious characters about on dark nights, Blue- foket and his gang, and OIA ‘Ghooles renk-to-he