The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 164: what you’re looking at

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Dr, | boratory;.and as she did s0, she took tha upportunity Verney, who for yoars had never been excited by | of thrusting into her bosom something which she any tribute of praise or any personal homage shown® had holdinheg hands - = | to his scientific genius, was now perfectly overjoyed! They now ascended a flight of staire; and on at the interest which the lady seomed to take therein. ' reaching the landing above, Dr. Forney opened ou But then ho loved her—he had worshipped her : duor which led into the suite of apartivents coutain- image for those long, long years—and sho was now : ing the various objects of physiological curiosity, present with him in the living reality! Ho ex- : anatomical preparation, and. waxen effigy, to whici plained to her one after another tho natures wnd : we alluded at the opening of thia chapter. uses of the various fluids contained in the phials;} “Hore,” said the doctor, as he held the lamp be- and at length taking up ono which she hegsclf“yad | fore an array of akulls wpon q shelf, “ are the heads not noticed, he said, “ Ilere ia a liquid of so deadly | of many colebrated criminais, prooured——no matter a poison, ghat I am even surprised at my own indis- | exactly how. I the lover of the phrenologic::! cretion in leaving it here. It is fortunate howovor ; science each head tells its own peculiar story, und that my servants posses#?no undue curiosity, and | without previous knowledge, affords a certain clue 10 never penetrate to my private rooms without pre- ; the reading of the history of the individual to wluwire vious ordera. Indeed, the foolish crealares declare : it belonged. The very crimes Which the wretches that they aro haunted,” added tho doctor with a‘ perpetrated and for which they Fiffered#? are dis- simile. e btinctly evidences by the construction of their skulls. “ Bufthis remarkable poison of which you began ; Now, hero,” continued the doator, carrying the to speak,” said the lady: “is it also anew discovery | lamp to the front of. a mummy in its case, “is an of vours P” : | Egyptian Princess dug out of the Pyramid oi “It is an elimination which I succeeded in obtain- : Cheops. This on@ noxt te it isthe petrifed form of ing but yesterday,” repliod Dr. Ferney. “Thoro is ,a male slave found iu ao kitchen belonging to c no poison so fatal in existence. It needs not even! palace in Herculancum. It was dug out from so much as a drop poured down tho throat: tha | amidst tho lava, which had preserved instead of dc- point of a feather dippod therein and placed with } atroying it, See that iron chuin upon the log: if was the gentlest touch upon the lip, would produce in- | the badge.of sorvitude!. Here, in this uext case, is stuntuncous death. The -poculiar property of the | a corpse which, to tell you the truth, I procured trom fluid ds that it is inodorous as it is likewdse cloar as i tho resurrection-men sovoral years ago. Ali! 1 walter.” ae | used to be a good customer to them, when bodics And wherefore this deaidly--this terrible dis- | could not be 80 easily obtaincd as they ean nov. covery?” asked the lady: “what purpose ean it | This furnishes the result ofan experiinent of mine ecr.ve ?" ’ ~*~ imembalming. See how admirably it 1s preserveil ! ‘Not that to which I may have seemed to al- | does it not seem as if the individual had only dic lude,” replied the pbysician, again smiling: for he j yesterday ? But while I think of embalming, I can experienced a rare happindss in the company of tho | show you another specimen. That also 1 procure:| object of bis undying affection. “ But sy imcans of | from the body-snaicliers; and, by the byo, it is jus! this fluid, used infinitesimally with large admixtures, | about nineteon yeary ago—shortly after our acquaint. . Thave no doubt of accomplishing some wondrous | ance in IMndon ended and you quitted ny mother’s cures. Let us now pass on into the museum;"— | abode. Business called’ine into the country ; anc and thus speaking, Dr: Ferney placed tho little phial ; thero I purchased this subject which I am about to containing the deadly poigofi on the edge of tlie table. | show you. It' seams he’was drowned. Ha inus' He now took up the lamp once more, and was |-have been a very fine young man,; and I flat leading the way out of the laboratory, when there | myself that itis the most eucaessful cxperiment I was a sudden crash and a sort of stifled shriek on | ever mado in the process of embalming. Here, thir the part of the lady. Dr. Herney turned hastily | way.” ae | round ; ang on perceiving what it was, he besought | Thus speaking; Dr. Ferne > ‘led tho lady into the her not to vex herself on account of the adcident. | adjacont room: and there, advancing close up to & “Ob, how ewkward—how careless on my, part!” | tall coffin-looking case, which stoodsapright on one she cried, with an air of the utmost gnnoyangé. “Tt| end, and with o glass front, ho pvuinted to its in- was the fringe of my shawl*that swept all thage| mate, shying, “This is the one.” phials from the table” te g's |. Bho lady, though naturally of strong mind, bad “ Pray donot blame youral£” ". -- an ‘2? ‘various objets hitherto pointed out: but, as already . . me Bou "ewe 2 1 a ' e * But the fruits of your lah a abe axclaimed,| stated, it. suited her purpose to manifest as much looking down et the quantity of broken ‘glass and | interest as. she was ablo in the things that consti- the pool of liquid on the floor. sag. e | Hated the doctor’s favourite studies. She now ad- “‘ Again I say no matter !” persisted the physician, ' vanced up to this fresh object of curiusity to which who was annoyed only on the ‘ady’s account—for : Dr. Ferney had alluded: but what words can depict Lo appeared deeply vexed. ; | her horror, astonishment, and dismay, when she SUSE Gees Tages See erg OuPTET = 8. 8s Oe ee oe . nen i ecomniclacclks (CO)