The Mysteries of the Court of London Vol. 7 — page 263: what you’re looking at

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Da Margaux fancied that it must belong to some itinerant show. He went on; and in a few minutes reached a door at the back of the barn. It stood ajar: he peeped in—and by a dim light which prevailed inside, hc perceived that ¢ quan- tity of straw was piled up against the wal} ap the right hand just inside the door, and to the flintance of about four yards forward. Thus e nargay aage was left from the door to what appes be a blanket or ‘dingy soe} of drapery, cgriting all across the barn agg ing @ screen tA 6 hut out the compartment whgte thd straw wap. sounds of ranting in the eppibins of fe upon boards, aude laughter of an aud that his first om performances af taking place. “ Cho very leat eg Margaux, “ ote looking for mq He when the ee troduced himmpelfecte the midet af the aga 42 thought . Gayp an ides is cen 4 oD Ci De “iargaye | ht, and that The | pa Sar players wore | 60 Goer ee | THE MYSTERIES O39 TRA COURT. —yet was there a great deal of natural galety and good-humour amongst them,—as was evidenced by the manner in which they took advantage of the in- terval between the Acts to partake of refreshment, and the wey in which they divided their humble fare with one another. After pome trifling changes in the toilets of two or threp 4 them, the partitiozf- drapery was again closed—the curtain drew up— ang u ay procoeded. , The audience was almost a aplendid orations delivered, 1 qheerve that De Margqus had not tale he had told Fingtte of his ch—w ‘Le exformances were in ack all rhe He i the infinite satie- fagfjion delighted with the grimaces lown. Thus the curtain at eet goin in hie pookgt: all the money he font aut bie at the time of his grregt, had been treasures, heing as faleo as that of his atifal. Alpine domejn. He was a man addicted the " ters—who, if they compre- oy anti ot ge f vont amidgt the applause of the entire the Pp ul Neither had he any rpgources e,—~—t embedded a sures Qnd profigacies of eyery deappiption, material abet - al ” be del ae ain atabling was included ; and phere: nt ae was well filled’ ge ee ¥e- bape of rillany, it wast § wont 5 fe Britigh a favoured p Freneh t for 9 F intelli i agcasion reridian, a A ose vii end 20 aod ne at | OS Fag _ he ir net ile, paths eojourp these in { yA “A of ine underetend : 9 in ace land, to Le fore now hag digiay in com in ‘ 616 w yt lich is oman ace t9 hens teal fest apoiisnt was rendering him a ligtoper: an te Fellsct that he might turn the cipewmalenes is adyan: tage. He had « passport, if is true: Aus if wes such an one that he dared not exhibit, inasmy as it would at once establish his idgntity. He could not travel without one, if he proceeded nlonc; and even if he were to shave off his mous- tache and disguise hia person to the utmost af bie power, he could not obtain another passport at any town without exhibiting his formes one. Thos there would be « hue and cry, the issye of hand- bills and the posting of placards affering a sawasd for his apprehension, he knew full well; and ho saw that the best ghanca fog him to escape ant the distriot, was ta mingle with the itinerant gam- pény, assume same deep disguise, and travel under the general protecting influence of the manager's passport for his whole traop. Scarcely had De Margaux revolved these matters in bie mind, when the ourtaia dropped, apd the two * — fiddles forrtaing the orcheases struck The drapery sepatating the atray- nt from the raised pigtfarm forming the Wi. tebe QOW frown aside; and fram hig hiding- us could obtain 2 zing af the par- Thay were avidently of she poarest do- - ma theip whole appearence beanoka poverty : bors aad to mingle with'th e itinerant of | thought i¢ pigh time ta take ut A his ion unti ab ¢9 Nei he pat townp in that p ung ko all kinds of dei raph 7 ma back to ¢ wme pew r notre come surpl foie ta nN poset tus at the peers oment, De Margayg wes utterly panaieda; aud bs circumetapnce rendered it all the more AERC jent for him fp sera, if possible, pe the pppor- he barn bad been kindly leng by ¢ farmer to rm unt ier soppse not mgt fq aorve a 0 | prcontgtiee . their ben porats & in thag neigh! hourhood audighge, a ong of the actors laued bet tp dawg the lamps, or rather fanteras, which had been suspended jn front of tho barn; and on his return the doors were closod in order to make all enfe for the night. Then the meget began Counting the proceeds, the troop ly gathering | around him to hear his report,—although each individual had in his own miod already calculated ta glmogt @ fraction what the qmouns would be. Without precisely eperitying it, we may abgerye that it waa of gy axtent fo cheer their humble heavta, and to bapigh al] carep for the present. De Margaux failed not tp observe re good-humoyr and satyfaption which thus prevailed; and he now vantage of those feelings. Without being percejyed by any af the oom: pany, he erept toyth from hig biding-place, ¢ qauddgnly ageped gud closed the “s at ape if e, bad only thaf inatant rushed - hera of the trap al} looked round a wn mi a of the barn where they were mbled; aud the dim light of the single opudie re yey bac had left burning, they observed a tall, wel -jrengad man, of ounpanding appearanen bated a fe parent ne ing yw bey & Tene ie marsipg in hile hig egpect bore bare ta water: W GOR GOOOKS A (CO)