The Mysteries of the Court of London Vol. 7 — page 398: what you’re looking at

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THE MYATERIES OF THE COURT. an t. a ee es which he had been engaged, bent upon the Eng- lishman @ ferocious look, as if by eome extraordi- nary intuition he had read what'was passing in | covepy in respect to the stone with the ring his mind. Tho Burker scowled in order to veil his confusion; for he recollected that the Gossoon had in every sense the advantage of him—being mah \\ 4% = Pan ! « « SNe \ ve ~ y . rl t, that the Gossoon entertained the hope thatehe stood’upon the threshold of some important dis. —an that he felt he could not well act without the assistance or the services of the Burker—and hence his change of demeanour towards him. armed with a weapon, and being , physically , Again did ideas of a buried treasure troop through stronger, as he bed proven at the cave in the jungle. All in a moment the Hindoo’s appearance changed: he smiled and nodded in the most amicable manner, giving utterance to words which the Burker comprehended were to the effwot that they should thenceforth be friends again. He drew forth the stolen bag of rupees from amidst his garments, and tossed the treasure to the Bur- ker. This,was a proof of amicable intentions; and the Englishman was rejoiced to regain pos- session of his portion of the wealth that had proeured by a share in the crime. It struck No. 101.—Fovrsx Sznipe. the Englishman’s mind; and willing to enter into a renewed partnership with the Gossoon, he prof- fered his hand, The Hindoo took it: the flask was produced from the wallet; and they appeared to vow mutual friendship, each in a dram of the Tbe Goseoon, now abandoning the process of picking away the mortar-—-which seemed an inter- minable one, for ‘it was nearly as hard as the stones which is cemented together—examined the ring with a derutinising attention. Presently be began to work the ring about in different ways, and to endeavour te turn it round. In this he at ELOOO SS (CO)