The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 391: what you’re looking at

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. ‘or8 2 —_@R 2 Se “ey: = yuo wuituble Apparels for potwiths! anding | l wow lenvnt that there was net ti: havin, #o long regarded her in another hieht, at would have been bat dveent tu extubit a pro, er respect tor her MemuPry. gentleman, whoee namo he dil not brouel! san to sebools; and it appeared that this) vontlandn—or rather noblemen--took hiv depar. | ture timinediately, and did nut ask to see mie. “Krank likewise tol me that about ten months buck be had been taken toa larva building mm Lene dan, where he had seen thet lady again; and thet she waa thea dm perfect heal. On that gecasion he fieel tur the bret Chae bejas: ld the nebleman who afterwards Drougut lim to school: f(r that he was a netilemiuen, Could be conjectured frum the circum. phance that he dual worn a star Upon | his breast, When lrauk saw tam first of all) My brother hike- wise fold ine that on the previgus day --tnat belore he arrived at the school, aud wach was ten months aller his visit to the jady at the great building in London — this same nobluman, after taking posses sun oof Mra, Bucnaby’s pupera and letters, had contacted hin to the splendid rosesien in the parap where he saw the lady a third @me, aud alsu those two young lediens previously mentioned. The lady Whom he bad been takey specially to sce, wept over him, murmuring that perhaps she should never ace tum ouure; and dhe cut off a lock of hig haar. le was then con-agned to the charge of that nuvle- tinea whe pea hits tu the setioel nt Soutaeente io substance of the inflicts wae &: 14k weve ae; apa amicst my griof at the death | uf poor Ars. Burnaby, itpwas a sourco of cc:ufort to | have my brother beneath the sauwne rocf with myself, - “Atthe tune of which I am now speaking, he | waswicht, aug [was sateen. He of cuurse lived mw the departinent of the establishment allotted to “hy “aha: the boys —while | dwelt in that appropriated to the - fenale scholars. We however saw each other for a short time every day, and fer several houra on Sunday. IT was therefore nuw much huppier than { had been when at this school by wiysell; and inistross nceording ag we wanted then: and we were bkewise wlowed a sufficiency of poeket-mouey. I think chat Mi, and Mrs. Jennuigs suspected there wid suine strange mystery connected with Yus—but they evideutly were not acquaieted with it—or at least not in all tty partucaulars: for Ales. Jonnings freguently questioned mo in respect to my furmer reunniacences. ness, in the hupe éhat she would perhaps be led to tell ine sumething. must here observe that atnunyst the female. echolars at this aciiwol, they) was one rammed Cathes ne Marshall, She was four yours younger than ” myself—u tine. (all, well-made, and beaatitul creature asever J beheld. She was possessed of a werry aad wyous disposition —- innovently misehigsous, if I may use tha term—and full of frulicsume gaiety. My sirits were natuvally yood, not withstandiug the many depressing circumstances by which L was surmeuried, Kate aud |b soun forme! a sinevre friendship tor each other. When the school walked Dut we were always together; we sab togetiior in the uchvol-rouw ; aud os sie wus sunle what idle and _—: = - B= waved reanetest degree of Jessons, Kinshio between ber aud us, yet 2 thougat that girl; and Lb loved ber dearly. Pragk told mo that a. know, had- any affliction at that moment! . | vefod to the hotel where tho family waa stoppir: and ID did my best to make tiny poor brother Lappy also. We were well provided with eothes by the master - l used tu answer her wilhelrauk. . But she never did. 7 @ a TE MYSTEUIFS OF THE COURT. aoe enw * disliked learniny, I was wont to assist her with her She gas a kind-hearted generous-iinde-i I must add that her faluer Mr. Mars!all kept a tavern at) Dover; but being well off, he was enabledto give his daughters a good education, For Kate hyl two sisters younges than herself; and they were at schoul, [ believe, at Dover —the mother not liking to have then all sex: dway from hotne. ” “have aid that Iwas sixteen when iny broth. came tu this schoul. About @ year atterwards M-;, Jennings tuk mo that [ wag no lounger to Conshier my sclf @ scholar, but was to occupy the place ui Junior teacher, with the ullimate view of qualifying myscit as a governess, by which prufessiun 1 was tv carn uly breal. Thus time passed on; and when 1 wns twenty, Mrs. Jennings iutormed ine that I was to make inv preparations to enter, In the above capacity, a family that Was ebuut to visit: the Con- tineyt.« Kate Marshall at that tiine—she beiny sixteon —left the achuvl. , We exchanged sume littl: micimentoes of our frigndebip ; and she rnde tne: promiae that if ever [had an opportunity, L would pay ber a‘visit at Dover. But the mest anguished separativg was from my dear brother Frank; and when che moment fur parting caine, we embraced oyun and again, unnble to car ourselves awny from each othef’s arms. «At length we did separate: and never shall | turgot the excruciating poignancy of My*bexes were cunt. “Sat beiure L took leave uo? Mr. asd Mrs doo C bemeagetis them to treat fiy dear brother wilt ai , Pussible kindoess, as 1 knew that he would be incon- wlable at my joss. They promised that they would ; gud they showed sou deyrue of feeling on party; ‘from me. “The famély into which I now entered was that of Bir Join Marston. Ho was then about fifty yearn 2 ave: Lady @larston was two years his§unior. Thcy had a nieco with them—-a Mes. Lloyd--who we a widew, and had two chitires. She was aout thirty years old; and ber children —both zirls-—-were respectively twelve and cee It was these two chil- dren of whose cdivation T was to tuke charge. As Lhave already said, thia tamily was stayiny at e4 hotel; and from what ) levent, they had only arrived from London two days previously. How they heard ‘ur mo—~how I beeame ongaged to enter into their scrvice-—how long the negutiation had been carried on--10 short, all vireuinstances leading to my entrance into this family, were totally unknown tu mo; and of course I did nut asx the question. | “On the following day we embarkod on board s steam-packet DQund for Havre-de-Grace: and ther. Livund that the Marstons bad a houge ready pro- vided tu receive them, and where tuey had pre. viously been dwelling for soue time. It was there that wo accorlingly took up our abode; and I entered upon my duties as geverness ty Mrs. Lloyd's children. Under no’ circumatances is tbe occupa- tion of a teacher a very pleasurable one: bub mine was rendered doubly annoymg by the disayrecablo tomper of my two ‘pupils, and by the dillicuity I experienced in giving Mrs. Livyd satisfaction. Sue was constudly iatertering and @ading tule. Her children were rude, pert, aud furward when | ovin- menced with them; and vainly did | endeavour to impevve.their manavre and dispusitiuns, LU 1 spuke ' o amie y . ene Se CT ET I LOOT EI ‘ES TT ET TES EE NT TEES TE ET SSE? AB Ree Ta par REM EE OT TE ATED i = be oo yen ms OOO) (C