The Mysteries of the Court of London Vol. 7 — page 271: what you’re looking at

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§ S58 THE MYEZERIES OF THE COURT. date which had givdld the Dake of Marchmont; Mrs. Oxenden made her appearance, escorted his new mistress, before he found that he was) by the shopman from below. As she entered the many thousand pounds out of pocket; and that | room, the glance which she swept around, showed if she went on iu the same expensive manner, it | her that Colonel Tressilian was present. This was would be productive of serious inconveniences, | the oficer whose mistress she had formerly been, notwithatending the magnitudo of the ineome |—the same whom she had encountered at March- which he enjoyed. He hed foreseen from the very {| mont House in Belgrave Square, and who had first that her imperious temper was likely to cause | threatened to expose her if she did not retire him much ance; and a few little examples | from the entertainment. Then she had felt her- which she had given bim -of her domineering dis- | self to be in his power: mow she yo longer dreaded position, had that his presage was by no ure—she had accepted the position of a kep$ means ill-founded, He bitterly onraed jhe unfor- —and she was prepared to arm herself tunate incident whieh had rendéced hig the slave | with all the false pride and hauteur of a bragen of such a connesion; and he saw tha. dsoeasity of | herdibood. asserting a will of big own if he not have | he effected mot fa perceive Colonel Tresgilian ; that imperious women put her foot compilotely | and he was by no means likely to court a regogni- upon his neck, <Aljhnugh shp wag op engecdingly | len on her part; for e young and beautifal wife handsome, and posseaped a of nah perfectly | whom he had maryjed about a year back, was modelled and voluptpous fe : did he) leaning upon his egm. We should observe hay- take no pleasure in the over Bhat i$ was by no means generally known thet Mrs. Oxendern was the Duke of Marchmont’s f —upbongh, as a matter of gourse, there i in sertein quarters to that effeet. ang Mrs. Tresilian were amongs} a ip the ipspeetion of the muyech- | 3 there was however space suffi- : f i which conetitule the .céc-qceee. Powers gions te afferd Mis, Quenden room to take her woman: oes ea at oo. ae "| plage ab the table Whe middle of which they magnificen diamende vabied of acaris otogd benseth ’ eight thousand guiness, bad fe seine Liddle time Are. , beautiful?’ she heard Mrs. to her husband. magnificent, my dear,” ye- , im the same iow tone. heard Mrs. Treesilian heave « which was full of longigg covetous- ipped to gase ypon the dia- i el at ies t BS i is t my dear,” continued the Colonel, fe a qhisper, whick he supposed to cal bo bis wife's car, “nothing would me greater pleasure than to purchase those for you. 1 offered a cheque for seven thou- o6 you wet know—but it was refused"; and oma ange Fou‘cannot wish me to go any higher f” owe eertainly,not!” rejoined his wife. “ But ait"—and with another deep sigh she stopped *T ase that you are very anxious to have them,” the Oolonel: “ and it ie no wonder! I tell you what I will do, my love: I will offor seven thousand five hundred for them—and I dare say the cheque to that amount will not be refused.” 3} ue show-room up-stairs. The shopmaw® who served her—fancying from her own distinguished appear- ance, and from the brilliant style of her equipage, that she must be a person of some consequence | “Ob, how kind and good of you!” answered inquired whether phe had seen, the diamonds ?— | his wife. “TI alrefidy consider them to be mine f and on receiving s response in the negative, he | And to confeas the truth, I had eo completely set begged that she would condesgond to inapect them. | my heart upon them——” To the show-room Mrs. Oxenden gcaordingly| “ Mow that you tell me this, I esnnot possibly aeconded. It wea at that hour in tho afternoon | suffer you to be disappointed,” interjected Dolonel whan fashionable loungers of both sexes are wont | Tressilian. “Come —let us go and give the to drop in as euch establishments, either to while | jeweller bis own price, whatever it may be.” away the time, or to gee if there be anything sew | The eyes of the beautiful Mre. Treseilian lighted which may strike their fanciea* The show-room | up with ecstatic joy as ebe accompanied her bus- om this occasion was more than ordinarily | band from the show-room,—neither beving the re- ; end the diamonds #ere the contra of | motest suspicion that any pertion of thejz discourse attraction. Seversl ladigs-of rank were present | had been overheard. Mrs. Oxenden hebald the door with theiz husbands or fethers; and many a cajol- | close behind them; and e@ Sendish of ing word.gge whisperingly spoken fron triumph Reshed in the depths of her large dark orbs, lips, in She Pape thatthe diawnends would be wen as! “These diamonds ave truly maguificent,” she the raged df the honied language. said te the shopman who had conducted her te the show-room. me ATI ANE TS eT a NT a E:T a TO A Te Te ea ae ator COMIC OOO© SS (CO)