The Mysteries of the Court of London Vol. 7 — page 287: what you’re looking at

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274 {nspector were astonished at the information which they thus received. The account was in all re- spects so lucid—the details were v0 minute—the Occurrence to which they referred, was so well known, although dating many years back—and the explanations given by the Hindoo woman so sccurately filled up # certain gap which had hitherto existed in respect to the eae of that history, that the inagistrate felt himeelf bound to act upon what he had beard. , 1 esving Sagoonah at the police-office for a brief space, we must direct the reader's attention to Mre. Macaulay's house in Mortimer Street, ate dish Square. That worthy lady was seated in comfortable |i¢tle ae nt chou ths og ete in the afternoan, (ni with the remnants te x the dinner provided fo tian Ashton an mn i parr yn os Satin in is stir, =the soribed—the “ ” i Baee &e Le mA Bever. = rox don. =a ther meaty as rn 0e- ci oh £ ee at = to lok guts ¢ Over singD Christion io to take up hig with that gen. aaa” Shee, Sdasgels erefore not Mantis a at rental gom weekly; but she her two — fered sumptuonsly every dey on the remnants of tha repasts served up tg her She vonld viore f could a landlady fort She gould k with a sort at the otety Tad -house-keepers in ie atreet; and gs foy Mra. Sifkic. th the w Macauley experienped gn ample revenge for @ii the wrongs sustained at ve. bes of that + BY means of the envy end with w latter now Mrs. Macaulay, 04 wa the cold chicken Nett from Br we flavoured with a slice af the ham thes ter tee cliffe had for his breakfaat—and veahed gown by two or three glasses of sherry whieh, being being a6 the bottem of one of Mr. Redcliffe’s decanters, could not possibly be either wanted or missed by that gentleman! Presently there came a kxook at the door—a good loud commanding double knock ; and ee the parlour-maid had answered the summons, Macaulay heard a masculine voice inquire, “Te Mr. Redeliffe at home P’ ; “ No, sir—he ie not,” replied the scrvané-girl. “Indeed!” exclaimed the visitor; “I am very sorry for that—1I wish to see him moet particularly ! When do you think be will return f* Pm eure, sir, I don't know,” was the servant's yesponse: * but his dinner is ordered for half-past five as usugl, Perhape however missus knows when he will come in.” Mvs. Macaulay made hér appearance in the pae- sage ah this stage of the conversation; and she parvcived that the visitor was tall stout man, with ‘whiskere—and if not of very elegant appeer- asa etill far from vulgar. ‘Es it very important, sir?” she inquired: fox gles wee always mightily eurious to glean whatecevor * ene could of Mr. Redcliffe’s proceedings or affairs. rose was I 5 t /i a eaenenneeemeeanenmennemenmememens Craven — THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. “Well, it is important,” answered the visitor “T have just arrived from Indja, and have got a letter for Mr. Redcliffe. I should like to deliver it into bie own hands. You know perhaps, ma’ an, that Mr. Redcliffe was a considerable time in India ?” “I have heard so,” answered Mrs. Macaulay “Well, if it is so very important, I think I can tell you where to find Mr. Redcliffe; for he had a cab fetched when he left about half-past two o'clock —and though I wasn’t purposely listening ——for I should scorn the action——I nevertheless heard him tell the driver to take him to his solicitor’s, r | Number —, Bedford Row, Holborn.” “Tt am exceedingly obliged,” said the visitor; reat} and away he went. Now this individual was none other than the in- on Ch | of Police of whom we have so recently Hodelifte |b aud who had disguised himeelf in plain clothes in Order to procure the information that he He returned at once to Bow Street, and took auather constable,as well ag Sagoonah herself, with jiu jn-q end. They proceeded to Bedford g | Bows ang the Inspectog, qtil} wearing his plain ane the constable recline back ao that his t pot be seen. The Inspector bim- tated, and entered alone into the clerke’ "His jpquiry was giepmptly made; and the quawer was ag promptly given 1— Mr, Redelitfe was there, and was engaged at tha time in Mr. Cale- The @ prigate office up-stairs. tos stepped qut into the street, and qui abely meres urned, accqm panied, by the officer and agoonah, The presence of the latter was not — for the atpose of immediately identifying the one whe ens to be captured: but she had insisted u gaging out the matter fo the very end. She weg so fearful tha$ her victim would escape ; and moreover, all bap lage being turned to burning hatred, she jonged to gloat aver his vals 6 kp in tha gpognd-foge office wera gato- dismayed a§ baholding 4 eaystable in ad ope part of (he individuel ia plain clothes who ad made the inquiry relative ta Mr. Redoliffe: but he speedily aanounced himself to be an officcr of justice; and he warned those present to beware how they raised any alarm which might defeat tho purpose that had brought him thither. In the raom up- ~stairs Mr. Coleman had juet pronounced the bills gizen by Armytage to be for- geries: the Duke of chmont was thrown into consternation~the wretched forger himself was amitten with unspeakable borror,—when the door burst open, and the Inspector made his appear- ance, followed by Sagoonah and the constable. The ayabh hed thrown up her veil—the Duke of Marchmont at once recognised her —and his guilty conscience smote him with the idea that she had come with the offcers of justice to arrest him sa the instigatos of the qssassin-doed which being in- tended ageinst her royal mistress, had stricken herself. Armytage, at the sight of a constables uniform, gave vent te oe hollow moan at the thought that he was the object of so ominous a visit. Mr. Goleman wag seized with astonish. ment, and perhaps also with misgivings in respect to the motive of the sinister presenes. The Inspector glanced around upon the lawyer, the Duke, and Mr. Armytage 3 and when he laid d ED SSS SS aS SSE, 1) a ECOMRniclacae A (CO)