The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 5 — page 74: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERIES OF THR COURT. «61 “ No—far from it: and between you and me, |. him a look full of arch meaning, and my 10rd, lord, the conquest will not prove altogether | “Did I not tell you that I sbonld dificult as you may fancy, But here she ‘L not promise a triumph ?” aueat asten away for a few. re malate iw . rd BAkondale could scarcely retain his joy , [Lord Shxondale, whose eat had suddenly | ag-ho breatiied the most liberal promises in the caught -the sounds, of. an approsching rebidle at | cara of the youn; the same time as the lady's-maid’s, at ‘onod acted |.” Walk is, my lord,” she said throwing open a in obedience to her suggestion, and hurried higher Seijetion out of the hell. “My mistress will up the road. Then stopping and. looking back, with you 6 ately. She is nierely making he perceived a bronghans 6 drive np & tie. gate ol t aotad changes in her toilet.” the villa-garden. lady's-mald’ imaPiditely' |: “:Gaxpjidale:entered an apartmiment that was efesued fenth~the coselman teapt dawn ain d que not. merely elegantly, but even luxuriously far- person only emerged from .the ‘carriage. ‘| alghed,” 2 table. in. thd oontre was spread with « person was & the at. once. entered imypet consisting of several cold ‘dainties and éurtains had been drawn the precincts of Evergreen. F chalice: wings... “ Now then,” thought. Saxondale to Disabelf, dee iy. ‘over’ ‘thé: ‘winddws'; ‘and the room, was by & laste sofbendedtrom the celling. as he experienced a thrilling: exultation: of. the | lig heaft, “it is abou uf ten to one thitt within avery: “Now,” thot : Saxzondale to himself, fow minutes I shall have the wane The of being |“ in: «:-few. nleaiee—pechage te a few seconds—I * in the presence of Signors Vival That seeirets ‘ ghell. have: ane por ae, meeeing of her’s is an artful h myriad rp ney ‘those-c . manage the business cleverly. {now “ne | coachmanetakes ‘the vehicle roand to thd stables: dtmtntgh ti , I wonder how long I. shell. have to wait herp? | and‘he: sts ue Perhaps the maid is afready opaning tle matter |‘ At this: wf to her mistress. But. if. the. word only kas peting fa thi what I have discovered to-night-thft the bequ- | then ‘s tiful Angels Vivaldl, whose. virtue: bas. beon | elast paraded off as immaculate a her loveliness {sj an elegant: } 6oaély éround her ; | sod ft ber ap} ance thare wad-not merely that transcending, is nothing more nor less. than the’ kept miStress of one of. the great Dons of. the agnor of. one who has just put — bat also a ‘meretrictous exposure Opera, what casting up of ‘eyes, end holding BP | oe of hands, and lifting up of volees thera would Well, after all, it will be © conquest of its kinds abe was. “var at the Gignors: Vivaldi—aud there- because I know ashe. has refused.so many offers | foré Lord Saxpndale at otice took her tobe either and has treated so many letters. with contensp- a guest ofa relation of a falr danponbe. He tuous ailence. And Phi if ‘she should all of a | accordingly bowed with the politeat ecartesy, bu sudden receive. me into: favour if wil] be rther | volantdered fio explanation of of bis. object in astonishing. But the soubretie spoke confidently | obtaining thin interview, = enough! Ah! I know whit is iunat bol This ‘WYour lotdektp will doubtless ‘think’ mo very has her. pride. and has refused two or ‘end very imprudent,” said the lady, three vises, four or five Earle and .e ‘whole. motionlog him to. be seated, as she threw liorself score of ns, jost becanse. they were not of Hstleasly upon « sofs placed near the supper- ancient family ;and.I presume that cunning | table, “in receiving You at this time of night—or soubrette, knowing that I am. d_from.an- | rafber, I ‘should sa§;:-at so early en hour in tho cestors who lived in, the time: of: the Tudors, is | morning: but. from. i) that my maid told me of very woll aware. beforehand that, her mistreas your lords lordah{p's seety to form my -eoquain tance, will not eay bay fo me. . vain enough to sap these and etullar musings did helf-an-hour *“ Your maid ?”. eoho rd Saxondale, ‘with nase, whl the ung noblem anfeigned gstonishnient,.. “Surely there must kicking. Ma ston afte road At length. be sony. mistake? It was the fair mistress of he became. “wee possible. that the @ vills to whomel was desirous of paying my had be bi gin her sleeve at him | res the whole time ?°. onto fearao. But if it weak my Sri were top O6hh: rob 1a Bg ig~'|ewith mingled indign ‘wounde “am sevious } of | cei abe tetany fe ur londuhtp ta rear. oe eee edds.| this fatervléw hf dady Hved bere here < bul:the oxie in whose presence I he im- a asienstbon iitrapts wee only finding myealt : ‘ edbotitute tliat it fs, —_—-< fd tansied that dine se sig wommah seh the gaia—and he a ot te ne ne hall. There, os she closed. the frond door, she at T Your Ierdahily atall events has thes art of turn- . ‘ a ent moat prettily,” said the young ‘ lady, eet reveal eset of very besutifal SS (CO) LOAO© A COLUM