The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 157: what you’re looking at

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Unperecived by her ladyship, and while The hideous rage of ten thousand demons ap- | kneeling down by tho side of Tony Wilkins, Chillin penred to be gathering in his infuriato looks, as he | gathored up the white handkerchief, which was im- aimed a tremendous blow at Lady Saxondale with | pyognated with that poworful and stuptlying essence; the bludgeon ywitich be had taken from underneath | and tucking it partially up his sleove and holding his coat: but she avoided it by instinctively sinking | the remainder in his hand, so that it avas altogether on her knecs—gnd stricken dumb with terror, she concealed from her ledyship’s view, he rose up froin extendec ner arms in nfute appeal for mergy. Had | his kneeling posture } she not thus abruptly fallen down to that suppliant | “ What’sall this hero mean? what's been done f” posture, there would have beon an ond of. the’bril- | asked Tony Wilkins, “T feels dil no-how——” liant and magnifleeut Lady Saxondale ‘then and} “Nothing has bech done as yet. You remain thero ! } quict gad recover yoursclf, while I finish talking to “Make a noise, and by Satan! I'll do for you!” | her ladyship——” 7 growled the Cannibal in a deep ferosious tone: and| “ Ladyship indéed! she's a witch,” muttered he again raised his bludgeon monacingly. Tony Wilkins angrily, “to be able to knock down “No, no—I will not say a word,” murmured Lady | @ chap. with a ankercher in iis here way.” Saxondale, whose fortitude appeared to have all| “Now, ma’ai,”. resumed Chillin, accosting Lady piven way. “ But spare my life—do not kill mo— | Saxondale, “ebout this moncy-business. But I fur Crorl’s sake do nf kill me!” | say!” he exclaimed with a sudden start; “ whosv “That all depdéids,”.was the Canpibal’s brutal | tbat coming in?” response, “Come, get up from your knees—but| Thstinctively did Lady Snxondalo look rgun don’t sponk louder than a whisper, and don’t mova | and at tho same momont the white cambrie hanu- without iy tolling vou, or I’ make devilish light | kerchiof—hor own handkerchiel—wwas thrust up to work of it, you may be surel, Now tdon,; what havo | her facc. Tho scream that rose to her lips, was you done to ny mato hero? ts. he deal?’ = —_—s_ | attillod ere it found vent by the sudden paralyzation “No, no—not dead—only stupilled,” answered | of all her facultios and senses; antl sho dropped Lidy Saxondale. “ He will.come to himself again | down upon the floor in fhe samo way as ‘ony presently.” a — | Wilkins had ere now fallen. a “So much tho better for you,” said the Cannibal.| When Lady Saxondale became aware of return- “A pretty kind of u woman you are, to be able to | ing consciousness, tho glimmering of dawn slealins play sueh a precious tricky part!” | ! into the room, through the curtains, was minglin;; * Was it not natural ?” observed Lady Saxondale, | with the light of tho wax-tapers that had nearly now somewhat regaining her self{-posecssion. § i burnt down to their svckots; and og lev ladyuhip's “Oh! don’t bother likedhat,” interrupted Chiffin | reminiscences gradually scttled themselves in her fierocly: then, as ho gazed down upon the prostrate | brain, sho looked around in the dread anticipation and wotiouless form of Tony Wilkins, his look grow | of beholding thé hiddous forms of the burglars. But scrious as if he were revolving something of im-|she found herself alone. Maising, herself up irom portance in his mind. “ By jingo, after all,” ho | tho carpot—but painfully and feebly, for she cx- suddenly exclaimed, “ I’m deuced glad this businoss | perienced a heaviness in the head and a languer all has happened—it’s given me an idea. ’Pon my} over hor form—she threw herself upon a sola, euul, I’m uncommonly indebted to your ladyship! | pressed her hand to her throbbing brows, and then Why, robbing will become qifite an easy matter. | reviewed everything that had taken placc. Ltising with nothing like risk in it, if so bo you've told me true that this here stuff)” azd he pointed to the! take a wax-light; and sho-observed tliat.the bottle phial upon the tabl8, “takes away the scnses just | of powerful csscnco was gone. She looked on tho by smelling-it. And now, ma’am please to tell tne | mantel—she looked all round the room——but it was (hoy, a person is to be recovered ?” | I not to be scen. . In the gourso of this survey, rapid “The individaal will presently revive naturally,” | though it was, she soon discovored that a great : answered Lady Saxondulgy “ dhd if not, byshaking number of articles. of value had becn takgn away; aim, sprinkling water’ on his face, and tho usual ; and: now for the firat timo sho perceived that her mcans adopted in cases of swoon——"” own person had been plundered—ber rings had dis “Oh! if that’s.tae case, then we'll try the experi- | appeared from hov.fingers—her watch, necklace, | ment,” Said Chidins: “Bat mind you, mo’am,‘stay | and other ornaments, hog all yanished! - - ele eee —— 2 ee Bee De oe oe en ee ee ee! bee oe <a pe: Co ——e ft owe sew ee om Oe ee es eee 6s | Boe OD where you are—dow’t- budge an inch—or——" “|, She now, in great trepidation and alarm, hurriod And without: finishing the sentence, he pointed: away from the room, and‘sped to the chan-ber of bis pistol at Indy Suxondale, Then kneeling. by ‘one of the. lady’s-maids. .. There sho aroused the the side of Tony Wilkins, and ull the timo keeping : sleeping domestic. with- the startling intelligences the pistol still pointud at the lady, he gently shook: ‘ that the house had been brokon into; and the other hia prostrate companion. With a deep gasp Wil- ; seryants-wore specdily called up. In a few minutes kins began to revive: and in a few minutes ho: all was bustle and scufusion, together wilh no sraall completely recovered his senses, though he expe. | amount of dismay. glord Saxonaale’s valet was GRR eee oe oe erence > « patie “owe eee eee Deen SO: © 2 Gare cw rr eerers mm t1ems oe 8 EI ROO gieaw re. we ewe eee ee ee eee again from the sofa, she approached the table to: | | ® a=t- og © ae CONNIE OOS 5 SS (CO)