Penny Dreadfuls, 1865 · page 87 of 204
Rose Mortimer; Or, The Ballet-Girl's Revenge — page 87: what you’re looking at
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# Page Description This is page 81 of the penny dreadful *Rose Mortimer; or, The Ballet-Girl's Revenge*. The page contains both an engraved illustration and running prose text beneath it. The illustration, captioned "[THE MIDNIGHT EXCURSION]," depicts a man climbing a rope or ladder toward a building at night under a full moon. The text describes a servant admitting a tall, handsome visitor to meet someone named Mermet, with dialogue between the visitor and the master of the house regarding a private conversation. The servant then discreetly helps the visitor remove his outdoor garments and seats him in a chair.
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