Penny Dreadfuls, 1865 · page 47 of 204
Rose Mortimer; Or, The Ballet-Girl's Revenge — page 47: what you’re looking at
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TTT A OT ed | UN LET ’ Ue 1 UN ba Pett) ‘ "WY siy ESAT ip | sie | i veeet met Wiens <A Hi, 7} TTS (ee reali hare {THE MURDER IN THE GREEN-ROOM.] “ The other—”’ “‘ Was a strolling vagabond, escaped convict, or something of that sort. When he was taken the wit- nesses all swore to him as positively as they had done to the other.”’ “They were a little bit ashamed of themselves, though, I should fancy ?”’ ‘‘ Ah, and said that they never would make such a mistake again.’’ “They'll make it in our case, though, I’ll wager a pound. What say you?” “T can’t see, myself, how they can do. otherwise. The likeness is really most extraordinary.” ‘© 1f she had only happened to be a boy, eh ?” No. 6. ‘‘ Ah! there’s always some drawback to every good scheme.”’ ‘* However, the next best thing to her being a boy is being a ballet-girl.”’ ; ‘“‘ To. be sure; anything but an actress I shonld have felt nervous about.” “Oh, a lesson or two will teach her all she will want to know.”’ ‘Tf she does’nt make any objection.” ‘SThere’s not much chance of that, I should think.”’ ‘¢ Goodness knows ; there’3 no dving anything with some women.”’ * We'll manage her, though, I think. any nonsense—’’ If she has CSCO,