The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 328: what you’re looking at

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I really was afraid at one time that some accident had occurred, he ritshed bick in | it was all up with you.” of exhaustion upon him: but his looks showed hi he passed the clump of trees, he*beheld the woman struggling in the water; and tho next moment she*| gratitude. sank, disappearing from his view. Without the | “ We have put your clothes to dry by the firo,” slightest hesitation Deveril plunged in, and wasitt- | contitiued the woman, who, if she, wns discreet mediately out of his depth: forthe river was éx- | enough to bid Deveril not to talk too much, seemed ceedingly deep in that part. He could swim well ; | inclined to be garrulous here@lf: “ but [ don’t think ‘Daveril could not speak, so hoavy was the senso but being now much enfeebled through his recent | you will bé able to move out of this place to-day. | illness, and by tho fatigues of thg long walle he had | If you like to stay-here, sir, Iam sure you are quite boen taking, he felt on rising to the surface that le | welcome. A gentleman like: you that risks his life was in @ position of great danger." Had he. there- | for a poor gipsy kind of woman as t other is, de- fore consulted his own safety alone, he would at gnpe | serves every attention—and you will get it here. If have got back to Jand: but thete waa & life te be you want to serid anywhero and tell your friends saved, and ho was too magnanimous not tb Aisk his | what's happenod and whero you are, my son John own to save it. Tho woman appeared again upon | will hurry,off and deliver tho messnge.” - the surfaco of the water a little lower down; and a} Deveril now gained strength enough to reply that wild cry which she sent forth, rang. through tho |-he was a mere temporary visitor at Gainsbcrough, air. Doveril struck ow with @evigour which even | antl that thero was no necessity for any trouble to astonished himself, and was immediately at the spot | be taken on his behelf, unless it wero that. John where she sank. He dived onts—twice—thrice, | should go to the hotel at which he had put up and unsuccessfully ; and though nearly exhausted, he ; procure a change of apperel from his portmanteau. plunged down a fourth time. . His hand clutched | Accordingly, provided with the requisite instruc: a garment—he succeeded in Yjflitig the woman to Stions, the sturdy peasant scb out on his errand. tho surface—she was quito insensible—and in this | Soon afterwards Devgril fell into a deep sleep ; and state he managed to got her forth in eafety. But | when he awoké again, the crubescent beams of the searccly had he dragged her uport tho bank, when | setting sui wero shining in the lattice window of the a senso of utter exhaustion came over him: he erf- | little chatnber. ’ deavoured to shake it off, but could not—and con-| He bad thus slept many hours, and was consiler- sciousness abandoned him. | ably reftoshiid, John had returned long ago with When he awoke to life agam, he was in bed in a | the garmeiita hé hed font for; and the woman vf very small, humblo-fooking, but neat chaber. Le | the cottage brought the pationt up some good broth had the taste of som@ burning spirit in his“mouth; | which she bad prepared for him while ho slumbered. and an elderly female, iA a peasant-garb, was chafing | He did ample justicd to her frugal fare, and felt in- his hands and temples. . "| wigorated by the meal. Nevertheless, as the cuttaye “Ah! now he opens his eyes ‘again,” cried the | was-three miles distant from Gainsborough, and woman, in tlie joyful tone which, indicated @ kind! there was no conveyance without sending tluther and benevolent heart.’ for one, he resolved upun staying where he wae till “That's all right,” said 9 tall stdlwatt-lodking | the morning, in the lope that a good night's rest young peasant, entering from asiother foow at the | mightrestore him. Having thus expressed hinself, sound of the woman’s voice. “The gin did: it—I told you it would, mother.” rosoued from the river. . “Or the chafing and the rubbiig—which, John?” | “She is up, and asgwell again as if nothing had said tho kind-hearted old. creature. But hew does | happened,” was the rvsponse, given by the old tho womah get on?” | Oo | female of the cottage. “Mor clothes were dried by “Sister says sho’s fice enough,” retyrhed the | the fire--she has put them on—and would “have oasnnt. “Pray how do you feel now, elf?” - taken herself off a couple of hours hack, only that «“ Better—thanks to tho kind cate whith I have | she said sho would remain till you awoke, that she evidently received here,” responded Deyeril, to whom. : might thank. you for risking your own life to save the question was addroxsod : but ho spoke in avery |hers.” : a weak voice, and ho felt that hé wad indeed much | “She wishes to see mo,*then?” said Deveril. exhausted. F “You cat tell her to como in.” ‘T suppose it was an dccident, sit?” saict the | The Woman of the cottago first of sll drewtho peasant. little cuttdin over the window, for it was now dusk ; “You: the woman, to whom I prestime you have : and slio thon lighted 4 candle in the rovin. Devoril alluded, fell into the river. I succecded in saving raised himself partially on the bolstgr, and pushed hor—but was eo enfeebled that I fainted on the back the cloud of black hair which had intrude: bank.” | dpon his noble forehead. Ho had on & coarse “Don’t talk too much, there’s @ dear yeutg gen-: shitt belonging to the peasant; and tho collar tleman’” said the old woman. “My John was | happening to be deficient in a button, it was all dreadfully alarmed when be saw what he thought open at the neck. 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