Ivan the Terrible; or, Dark Deeds of Night — page 237: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

IVAN THE TERRIBLE: OR, DARK DEEDS OF NIGHT. ——_— ——————— | a t: THE MURDER ON THE HEATH, “Ah! what of them?” “Tran till almost out of breath to overtake them, for I had made up my mind, cost what it might, that I would find out all about them.” ‘And didst find out, then ?” “T crept behind them, and followed all the way, but wag not perceived by them,and where do you think they went to?” “Lord a mercy knows.” ‘They went into Markham’s shop.” ‘‘ With another order ?” ‘“‘ Most likely,” Old Godfrey groaned “But who do you think followed them ?”’ “T know not,” “Why Fitz-Maurice, that Roger owes so much to,” *« Ah, that looks well.’ “He went in also, and the door was closed upon them. I tried to catch some few words they said together, but the door was too thick for that ; s0 I goes and stands opposite the house, and who should be standing there, also, but Dennis, Roger’s lanky apprentice. It was some time before he spoke o me, for we have often quarrelled in our time, and some Bret cndgelling and hard blows have passed between oh, TN Ses eh O t at last he says, GO A5OO “cNGOIn 7) SOAS CHAPTER CXIII, | ROGER MARKHAM, THE GOLDSMITH. “By Jupiter! ye get worse and worse, like the old Norman’s parcel-gilt spoon. Two hours only going into the Poultry, ye lout!” was the salutation of Master Godfrey, of the Golden Shield, to his ’prentice, a few days after the occurrences spoken of above; “St. Paul, but Pll thrash you soundly, Master Alf, you lazy-bones.” “Not so fast, master,” said Alf, too well accustomed to his master’s injunctions to feel them very .keenly, and well aware that on this occasion he could well appease old God- frey’s anger ; “not so fast, master, not so fast, master.; only stop and hear the good news I’ve brought you, and if I’d been all day going to the Poultry you wouldn’t then grumble, I know, for I have news that will surprise even my worthy master of the Golden Shield.” Then speak out, varlet, ere I trounce you well,” said old Godfrey, in no gentle mood ; “speak out quickly, I say !” “Who do you think I have seen?” said saucy Alf. “How should Z know, you impudent lout ?”’ “Well, then, as I was coming home, as I always do, at very quick pace, who should I see},but the two very stra that gave old Roger so much work,” No. 30.