The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 363: what you’re looking at

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This remark was elicited by tle sounds of a car- lars of the terrible tragedy of the previous night. | riage rolling up to -he entrance of the castle: but He was present throughout a greatey portion of the | Juliana, indifferent a1 to who the arrival might be, exainination before the coroner; and when tho in- | —and thinking only of rivetting the chains of her quest was over, he rodo back to Saxondale Castlo to : fascinations still more strongly ‘than ever around communicate all he had learnt. It was closo upon: Mr. Hawkshaw’s heart,—turned the conversation the dinner hour when ha reached the baronial man- siun; and ho was of course invited to stay—an invitation which he did not refuse, as the reader acarcely requires tu be informed. aituy from its previous topic; and skilfully began touching on those themes connected with the spurts | of the field which were so dear to tho Squire. Meanwhile, who was it that had just arrived at “It would appear,” be said, when reciting the | tho castle? Wo shali see. But first let us observe particulars of the inquest to the ladiés agsembitd in the drawing-roum, “that Mr. Gunthorpe and Mr. Deveril were on their way last night to the castle, when they discovered the murder.” “T¢ may be so,” observed Lady Saxondate, draw- ing herself up haughtily: “but they assuredly wopld not have been received by me.” Florina, who had started at Mr. Hawkshaw’s announcement, now flupg a quick glance of indig- nation at Lady Saxondale as sho thus spoke—a glanco which her ladyship, however, affected not to perceive. | “I must confoss,” proceeded Mr. Hawkshaw, who could not understand why Lady Saéxondale had spoken in such a manner of Mr. Guathorpo and our hero—for the rumours iind scandals of London life that-when the post-chaise—for such it was—drove up to the gate, Lady Saxondale was alone in the library, writing some letters. A domostio entered ; and handing a tard upon a massive silv.r salver, said, “This gentleman requests to seo your lady- ship.” The mistress of the mansion took the card— | glanced at it—and read the name of Dr. Ierncy. a c . CHAPTER LXXIV. THE PHYSICIAN AND THE LADY. For somo fow weeks past, misfortunes and threat- enibg calamitios had seemed to strike Lady Saxon- had nut reached his cars in Lincolnshird, “that I| dale blow after blow: but as each fresh source of was exceedingly propossessed in favour ofthat Mr. Doveril. He gave his cvidence in such a plain straightforward manly style—ho is sych a handsome youth tuo—and the coroner paid him the highest compliments.” inguietudo manifested itself, sho had assumcd now courage to encounter it. Before any of these menac- ing casualties first transpired, hafl it been suddonly foretold &o hor that so many pori's w2re to rise up in rapid succession before her throughout a coming Had Mr. ILawkshaw been looking at Florina at! period of but a few weeks, she would have shrunk the time he thus spoke, he would have observed that hor looks were fixed upon him with an expros- sion of gratitude which she horself could not at the appalled from the idea of meéting them—she would have felt that they uaéist prove overwhelming. But she had oncountered thom nevertheless: she had moment possibly subdue. Ob! how sho longed to | seen gulf after gulf yawn at her feet—and in tho start up and accuse Lady Saxondale of all the vile perfidy of which she had been guilty: but sho dared not. Deveril’s carnest injunctions to the contrary restrained her. | At this crisis a footman enéered to announce that dinner was served up; and the party accordingly descenaed tu the dining-room. After the banquef, Mr. Hawkshaw and Juliana walked out tagether as usual in the garden; and tho moment they were alone, the Squire anid, “‘ Pray tell me, Miss Farefeld, was I indiscreet in mentioning the name of Mr. Deveril befure your moth3r? I think that I was— I fear so.” , ' “To tell you ‘the truth,” replied Juliana, “ that my mother: inasmuch as prosuming on certain kindness which she showed bim, he fancied that she was enamoured of him—and he was arrogant enough ——But you.understand me—I need say no more.” “Ah! I regret that I should favo alluded to him in the eulogistic terms that I did,” observed | gers that sho s samc Mr. Deveril has fallen into sud disgrace with ) : endeavour to stup up one she had with her own hands digged others round about her. All these sources of terror and apprehension had been great; but even as they had multiplied in her path, she had atill boldly and resolutely pursued her way—quailing sometimes for a moment, it is true—but plucking up her spirit again, and nerving hersclf with fresh resolution to encounter all obstacles and grapple with all daggers. Such, up ns point, had been the history of the past fow weekb with Lady Saxondale. But now a peril which sH{> had least anticipated—which she had aitered yal to be most remote of all dan- even the shadow of a chance of encountering,—titis one had ‘suddenly presented itself before her! For she trembled to the very nethermost confines of her being at the bare thought of being known as Lady Saxondale to Dr. Ferney, .—he who hitherto for long, long yoars, had only known ber ag plain and simple Mrs. Smith. Was it any wonder, therofore, if the card dropped Mr. Hawkebaw. “But I will be more guarded in ‘from her hand as she took it off the silver salver and future. It only shows how one may be doceived in caught the namo of Dr. Ferney? It did drop, as ECOMRniclacae SS (CO)