The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 7 — page 190: what you’re looking at

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| ee eee — == a = owe = aw =~ ese 9f=—* THE MYSIERIEB OF THE COURT, Cees Nn | elaeped ber hands together in wild, frenzied, abivering anguish. “To ‘that extent do.I believe you,” answered ' Nodetiffe; “and if you do my bidding, you shall and that he would alao sbicl not be handed over to the grasp of juatioe. “Oh, o thousand thanks ftir that exclaimed Lettice, infinitely relieved. * ut your Lidding, sir—whaf is it 2” “Tell me rier hee all that yee Kare done within the walle of tniineion,” eeictined Re: Lliffe ; “and beware” how ‘you pita iahem ne. "Indeed, the efidéavour aul ‘wins now too much nog 40 bé enaliled to d moment whether the things you may respond with and Bt into the details um already y acquainted’, set. “ Ob, believd me, sir, Will A x4 qi lnimed Lettice. Bus i you pr hetabod ‘5. “T am not a man who will dy from his pledge,” | & inlerrupted Redcliffe. “And now proceed." Lettice Rodney, more and more relieved by Red- cliffe’a assurancee, at oocé made a full and com- plete confession of efi that ahe hed done, and the details of which are known to the reader. Sho concluded by an sarpest entreaty that Bedclifty would save her as mueh as — from expuayre, her against the auger of the Duke of Marchmont. “T will do you no harni,” be responded ; “and as fur tho anger of the Duke of Marchmont, you surely can defy it. We will now walk away from this le -arful apat. I am about to acoompany you to the door of the farm- ‘house where you aye resid- ing ; and you will give me those drosses which were ecnt from London toa serve the most diabolical of purposes. ‘To-morrow, at an early hour, you would du well to leave the neighbourluud ; and if the in- cients of this night have produced any enlulary effect upon your mind, I should coynsal OX tq TG. turn not to that gilded den of jnfamy fa Londun ' whence you came—but to study how to adapt 4 | shall remain outside. - anerticle which originally came in that vox. Wahler - ’ betier course of life. There i is one condition which: 1 isust impose; and this 1s that yo u mention not (ou the women at the farm-house 'w ¢ has occurred between yourself and me, aud that y ou give them no explanation in respect to yugr moties for auc- reudering up the dresses. I need scarcely add that you are equally furbidden to commityicate with the Dube of Marchmont; because you will not be ry tutireh as to place yourself within the apherd of luis vindictive rage.’ Wine he was thus speaking, Clement Redcliffe conducted Lettice away frum the vicinage uf the pond; and they pursued the remainder of the short distance to the farm-house in silence. Hay. ing passed through the gate, Redcliffe broke that J rh . silence, — saying, “ Have the goodness tu make a& parcel of the dressea in as compact a form as pos- sible: I do not wish to take thera in the box. T Use despatch -- bring toem to me yaqurecit—and see that you kecp ba th ae @ ware how you deceive me! fur my pledge yuaran- teéing your impunity, holds goud only sv dar as rou execute iny bidding honestly and truth. tul Lettice promised to act as*Mr. Redclitfe enjoined '*r: and he a at the gate while she entered house. Ju about a quarter of an hour she jorth acuin, with a bundle which she cou. GES te OES eo EE etm yee ee gee ge ga f"? | | “And now firew ye } that ie ens el to- mere eal gar tr * Leni : e gale, an f Le i : J “i ts ttigg the tere — + - “+ w = Rt ig? nent enmmererimn neal signed to him, Agdin too did she endeq ta catoh a glinpse of his countenance: bub: ‘ah ie his etd in this respect: he did net¢ sed —and he felt confident that hy Built however floated hoon through the mind, itiog og Rodney, the suepicion that the ag of hig Voloe wee not altogethor unknown to her: Suk she ‘cold not for the life of her recollect where they had‘ ever before enanded tad hor eur, ; “and may I hop night, fogether with ¢ hee ou, a wil hgve the affoat of renee Rey, into other and better en there vera nen icliffe hastened > jogt to the ness. She dered by all baths abe Seog the road ‘the ivolling balan con not in the amidst oh Oh, The carriet’s yan whi paaed. on the followin Rorning at nine ock, wae stopped by Phas Norwonds and Leftion Rodney took her place f¢hersin, to be epveyed te négrest town whenee there far London. Whether she purpe advice and ‘enter upon Q new caredr-—of whether sha initendedeta retarn ty Aladame ‘An peliguy’ a-~ will tranupire in a futuro ghaptyr yf this uarra- tive. ORR oe CUAPTER %XXY¥. FRE EXPLVAOX, . Ar g atill enrlior our Shan thet on which th: cayrice’s yan was thus stopped, & Hoie-was dicliverad on thas same morning at Ouklands)addromed to | Christen Ashton; and the messengey who bore it «a labouring man—itwmedintely departed without waiting $a see if there were any response; in doing vbioh anly followed out the instructions he had received, aud for the faith(ul performance of whieh be hadi been liberally ,remunerated. The note wae from My. Redcliffe, desring Chriniqn * to come £0 hixa with the leRst possible delay. I wage littl after ton o'clock iu the forenvon of the qaame day, that the Hon. Wilson Sianhope suddenly ardered hia valet to pack up bis boxes and follow with them as epcedily , ga- he could be thé fire} conveyance which could be. ebteined ; pati having issued these pommands, Mr Ssenhopo guitted the ménaion on foot, He appeared to be much agitated ; and the valet knew evs the orders weke given itqmedutely aftor hia been éloseted for a few minutes with ‘Duke of Marebusont. The domestics tog, who were loynging in the ball, were struck by Mr. Stanhope’s appearance,as he rapidly pasaed out of the ruansion, and as he flung a bank-note to the lacquey who was nearest, bidding hia divide the Aulount aniwugel the servants generally. Thug, in a very {uw winutes, it became kuuwn throuyh the bouse ‘hat thera was someting wrong though the oulywne of the domestics who had ao insivht into Lhe matter, wus Aioy Sutton. She of course cumpiearhded that the crisis had come and that the sturima was Mow on Eb port at Bure. ¢ _ wo wie Sand Oe he bh sto. fo) hha ra Redeliffe’ NOG (C RN ge Ae, een epre a ea ane a C” SS