The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 65: what you’re looking at

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62 THE, MYSTERIES OF THE COUST. silont while her companion wi was 2 cating, “let us not the side of the bed fram which he had leaped. “Tell loso another moment——for the body must be diss |me-—-what are you doing here ?-—~what noise .waa posed of before morning,” she added in s very low hear Did I not see something. glitter. in your Voice. With thede word she epproachedr the cupboard _.. § To-—nothing———on ‘only the candlestick that I and took forth a dagger, the point of which. she} bepped,” ‘at ouse. feplied. Metlge, who had already tried with one of her oa er te ) dagger under hér cloak. “You mean to play your part in it, thn,” maid | Bust here we,sheuld observe that although the the Cannibal in a whisper and with a grim Jook Pinyies Qeen exting by the fall- of the “What matters it who does the work” she de- got the. room was’ pot enveloped in, total ob- manded. “ We are neither of us equesmish, I sup- scarity ; for the glimmering of the starlight through pose. But in caso he should: happen to awake as | tle-mnal} and: w rendered objects some- hiner window we onter the room, and either cry out or offer any | what: dispernible s therefore the young nobleman resistance, it will be better for us boph., to, ‘be pre, could perceive the figure of the‘ woman standing pared.” | near him ; and obserying that she was not undrossed, “All right!” ” observed 6Chiffin, «Aaa now. to naturally argued that she had not been in bed at business.” ‘gil. -But he likewise perceived . that sho had 4:0 one Madgo Somers took up tho candle with: her left with her, and Wile latter circumstance somewhat re- hand, and holding. the dagger id. heg.right, led |. the way from the ruom.. Agpnoiselegaly aa Pt he : ncdttnas 0 only a dranken man who would force his | ‘wi eon Fi‘way into the house,” continued Madge. “But e,| make Taste and dress. yourself! Yeu must go en | bway, from this place at once... Ask meno questions and do as I¢ell you Without delay. You must to tdgume your apparel in the dark; and in a few infintes I I will come up to you again. But fear nothing, I repeats. no harm shall befall you.” Then, snatching sip’ the candlestick, and without waiting for a reply,~—mauch less to answar any of the questions which the young nobleman might think they stopped and listaned ; and the regal respiration of the yo nobleman conyinved ham that he still slept } ‘They. eccordingly | manage opened the door and stole. in. "Madge, whd led the. WAY, advancedentraight up to the bed; and as. the flaring candle whjch she held.in her hand threw its light upon the countenance of Baimund; both she and her murdérous companion saw, as they sus- pected, that be was ‘wrepped in the profoundest slunber, .But just as they werceabout to do’ the | — work of death, a sudden Gjagulation of . qningled horror and amasement. ‘burst from the lips of Madge Somers; and dropping the candle in the fearful excitement which had so. abruptly. ‘and nich hal etrangely seined upon her, the Chambes was lunged | the ) abe abruptly quitted the rou closing the door be- hind her deacending the ladder-atairs she found the cause of those on her part not merely made her.aty owt and drop bat also abandon ‘all. in: a. moment. the into daricnesa. murderous. Sctent that had been. hark ob against That ejaculation, to which che gave vent and the| her ne noise’ of the candlestick , startled y y lighted the’ enhle' agua, inthe Baxondale with galvanio effect from his slumbers; | capper arere; she said in a and springing up ‘from the*mattrass, he cried out low but. seaclate tone,. “ Remain, you here quietly, “Thieves! murder !” os lousy as he could toci- | and I wil plain everything. LT cannot tell you ferete. Cot a, .. . }nowe~bué whi he is eafa out of the house——” tho vere instantbolad droped candle, ea on Gai ap night» “do. you: monn, thes be is to Chilfin with nervous violence by the srm: and us P? quick. but low whisper said, “Gol” The’ rudfian, |. *Yee—T Py moan ” returned, the‘woman, in astounded at what had just. happened —ias hari | ‘whowe looks there was. a atrange firmness, minglod not a moment for: ‘Miscwn toe fvith, i pitlaty te itat tiget . SWal fi ink wy tein? ‘apuvléa ta Dassel, additional | saregely Hap So team: Meade Bey of Ging ; - ™ But what has Seppeaad ‘what is 80 Biotard.| : Mea oad giveth lib ka he ood upright by | woman bad at pat relative to all these singular procoedings © Chiffin waiting below with eager im tience to learn |. sudden . emotions Mon; : Kaeo Bak to known | ecomniclacclks (CO)