The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 158: what you’re looking at

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® ~ . THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. SE Hl wi t rR! &, . sont to his master’s room to arouse him; while Mary-Anne was despatched to the Miss Farefields’ apartments to tell them what had happened and bid them not be frightened. Inthe meantime Lady Saxondale, with four or five of her feraale depen- dants repaired to her own bed-chamber.' The bur- glara hed disappeared: but from the confusion which prevailed in that room, i6 was evident. that. it had been completely ransacked. All. the. ready, money in her Jadyship’s drawers, te about the sum she. had mentioned. to- Gritia— bee. jewellery, comprising her ostlg. diamonds, numerous other articles. of gaya cys peared ! . We need not dwell ab ranch: greater n to record a few more particulare—and first to observe that Lord Saxondale’s valet was to return to his mistress and report (what indeed: he had.all along knoyn) that his young NO. 19.—THIRD SERIES. ’ Oe length upon the sequel of this night’s adventure. :.1¢ is however 145 master had not beendn during the night. As «ne reader hae doubtlesa anticipated, the burglars got clear off long before the alarm was raised : for Lady Saxondale had remaimed a considerable fime in @ atate of ‘Her accohnt was, for she chose to say nothing about the essence in the bottle, | —that she had sat up to read « very interesting book,. when. she was saddenly startled by the pre- sence of two ill-looking from one of whom she received & blow with a bludgeon that struck hee down. sensgless.. Such being the version sho ren- dered, she cold. not. for consistency’s sake give ariything like.a minute description of the personal appearance of the ruffians. the searching investigation that das instituted throitghout the house a few hours later, showed that séveral of the apartments had been entered and robbed of many articles of value; while tho con dition of the back door leading into the garden, indicated plainly enough the means by which the Cees eee = oe. ==, ee (C OOO) SS (CO)