The Mysteries of the Court of London Vol. 7 — page 32: what you’re looking at

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Sha enawered ta the Chris- tian name of Marian. Upon the back of the chair ia which Marion thus negligently reclined—or rather, ig which abe reposed—feant a tall slender girl, of i phape and with auch exquisite slegqnoe and all her attitudes and movements, that in aya of her virtue she must have been a cevitable ater in the midgtof the brightest galaxy that ever thronged in a ball-roam. She bad brown hair, rermepkably luxuriant in its mass of silken softness, and with a rich natural gloes upon it. Her features were perfectly fatltlesa: her age did not excoed seven- teen: sho algo was an English girl—and she bore the beautiful name of Hglantine, Alas, that ane endowed with auch loveliness of farm and with euch montal accomplishments ag ahe possessqd—-besring too a name sa sweet to be murmured by the lips ef pure, chaste, and honourable love—alas, that ahe should have fallen from virtue’s pinnacle and sunk into this degradation, gilded though it wera! Linda, Armentine, Marion, and Eglautine were together in their sumptyqus apartment, betwoen nine and ten o'clock in the eveying; and they wero conversing on various topics, just as four ladies might do in their own drawing-room. Prey sently the mirror-cantyjzed door opened: the four bar fingers to Linda—smirking at Armantine—and syrens turned their eyes elawly ta esa who wag | abdit tu enter,—whep an individual who was a; The young ladies, ance. He mimic displays as little as stranger to them all, made his ap was flashily fressed, but had a vulgar | he tvok of his hat, he made a woes ri tempt af a how to the young women ; and as ' iculous ate | that Ar. | mantine and Eglantine could not help le laughing— | | and while Linda and Marion sa fer exerted themselves | in their luxurious indolenoe as to git up and survey him with more attention. “ Goed evening, ladies,” said this individual, | closing the mirror-door bebind him, and advancing | with an impadens leering ompirke towards those | whom he ths — ae “ erbapa you know me sy name—aud perhaps noe fo if the old lady "om thus’ ir ht, elluding to Moises Ange me the henane io Nello” a ecnpening * be ™_ a ba alarroed. sou pend upon ft the old dowagor’+-thaa again irrove- ravereotly, ae | Fently qliuding to ique—~ ‘me a most welpome- ¥ to tee al ou ron scvatue how do you think I id | Potion. When Fohpohaon a era ts mre yy Oo GGrTe qa magn valger or subsltern—whgt sn St oe ‘ peri , . ieee atagat to on chat tevidny +4 sateen os : sare peewee aur ints oc a wt And what da you want, afr f” i o| Marion, sow ebandoning her voluptuogs as much as it wasin her sensudusly 1° nag nature to throw jt off ;—-*whab do you want she repeated: for having receatly comp from be- neath arigtocratie protedtion, she was the fireb to resent the vulgar a “Did you ask me, Miss, vot I would take to drink f” “eid Mr. §h h dqurt ease and stationshouse familigrity. "t havé got 4 de- tective oye for whatever's good: trust honest Ike Shadbolt for that /’-~and then he bureé out inte a loud guffaw at the witticism borrowed from his professiona) avocatians, but the humour of which was lost to the young ladies, who weéfa now all four fall of indignation, surprise, st. Mr. Shadbolt however, nothing ubashed, ad- vanced towards the sidehoard, and datiherately filled a tumbler with claret—for it was th the fn of this axoeeding|# # inde ependant gon fully to eaghew amall glasses: and ae slow! poured the somewhat copious libation dowa h throat, he gave a long aigh of-pleasure. Then, having thus refreshed himeelf internally, he relieved his amatory feslings by nodding with a familiar leor at Marion—blowing a kiss from the tips of tingly towards Eglantiae, er, relished these panto- ight be: and they ox changed amongst themealves fresh looks of in nation and disgust. Mr. Shaiibolt only laugh ‘and now with a huge slice of cake in one band, @ quarter of @ pine-apple in the other, he agains the side-board, feeding deliberately | and bestowing his glances of tender liarity on the four hourie. “Thia ip tao disgusting !” said Mayion. “ Kgian- | exten ing his arms Joant tine dear, you are neurest—ring the belli——baid , hard (” “Do ifyou like,” said Mr. Shadbolt: “ but de- us—" will give , Lord lave Madame A reception, ny possitle wa unless T was one ee pre pheder oloome, I should just ke fue to a ee Tg ES AS RS ECOMRniclacae A SS (CO)