The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 7 — page 205: what you’re looking at

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Linda, the Ger- ‘knew also that you were going off to the neizh- man gitl, was seated upon the sofa; Armantine, | bourhood of Oaklands " the French one, occupied a ehair opposite to Let. | “ And therefore it is only reasonable to conclude,” tice ;~—and b th all atte tion to l exclaimed Lettice, “th " | the traitress! — oth were Attention {O ORS Wary | ©xciaim ttise, “that i.volecn, the traitress? | pathetic Jovo-passage which Lettico was st the time gavo that mysterious stranger certain information reading to them. Presently the door opened Whach put him on the watch and Jed him to inter- éomewhat abruptly; and Madame Angelique meade ' expt mo.” her appearance, — “Should you like a trip-¢o Ireland, my dear “What do you think, my dear girls?” he’ gat?” inquirod Madame Angolique, patting Lettice exclaimed in considernble excitement: “that thea-: earessingly on hor bare shoulder. | cherous wretch, Eveleca O'Brien, has gone bask to { “That I should!" exclaimed the young woman. —— ee eee see ree eee — =e 0 fee oe se eee ee her parents !” ' Lettica started in aslonishment: but both Linds and Armantine sighed audibly, as they inwardly wished that they pussessod homes to which they dared return, “Then you shall go,” responded Madame .An- velgen—you can affeot to be very pemtent, and | to have left my establishment altogether ” “Oh, leave me to manage it!” cried Lettico, “Yes—it is true!” cried Madame Angotique, | already exulting in the prospect of success. “I who was too much excited to cbadjwe the half- | will worm myself into Eveleen’s confidence --I will subdued evidences of companction sud regret, as well as of wistful longing, which fhe two fosei girls had displayed. “And what is more, che baw’ _Jigaes “no time need be lost ! had tho impudence to write to me !* “ And what dvcsa sho say?” asked Letéies, fall of get everything out of her. When shall [ de- te” To-day, if you will,” rejoined Madame Anze- And remember! = if you ean entice Eveleen back again, so mucl the ouriosiby. better. She is much too beautiful to lose; and bo- “She says that through the gonercag interven- sides, # would be a glorious triumph for us to tion of @ friend whom heaven sent her, she has becu snatched away frem a life of infamy. Only | think of this! She, who—aa well as you, my dears—revelled in evory luxury, eat amt drank of the best, and wore tho handsomest elothes—-—~" . ‘But docs she threaten you?” inquired Let- tice. “No: and that ia the only consolation in the inattor,” responded Madamo Angeliquo, somewhat softened as she thought of it. “Bhe says thaé har parents received licr with open armea-and thaé a they at once assured her an everlasting voil shontd _ be drawn over the past, they pressed her fov no explanations in 1cspect to hee career since ake had ' left them,” * And of course she does not want to make a noise about i¢P” obsorved Letticn. “ Bat whey did abe write to your? “To state that as she is Haposed to praebiav' the utmost’ forbearance, and neser allude to me ov my proceedings, she étipulatas that on my 1 will refrain from ever mentioning Eveleon ‘0 Beien having been an inmate of this house." “Ab! E suppose she moans to Desome b ' accompligh.”’ The preparations could not howecer be made for Lettica Rodney's departure on tiat same day- but at nine o’elock on tho ensuing morning she took her plage im a Grst-class carriaze at Euston Square, her destination being Liverpool by way of Birmingham. There was only one other passcn- gn? in the sume ecorapartment; and this wns a lady of nearly the same age as Lettice hersol!, as well a3 being by no raeand unitke her im personal appear- ance. Fhe was almost of as talk a stuture and of similarly wail developed euntours of shape: she was decidedly handsome too, though not of # remarkably striking «a beaaty ae the other. She . waa well dresaad: her appedrance was gentecl, and indicative of the well-bred lady. 4a the train atarted, Letticn surveyed hor comunpation, and was ‘surveyed by this companiean in retern, They were the only two occupants’ of the compartment ; and being of the same WR, it waa but natural that they whould soon get into cunversation. Lettice Koduey assgmed, a6 a watter of course, as modest and retired an aux ag possiblt, in order to be con- mstens with the part of a respectable lady which ~s : , weapedt. able now !” interjected Lettice, with » eortemptuots + sho was playing, a0 well as to obviate any suspicion @mitle. “And perhapa sho hopes to sugery !”’ exclaimed Malame Angelique. “Bus pepehence things won't gu on quite eo pleasantly as she anticipates. Louk here, my dear Lettice!—i¢ ig of tha utarost consequerite wo should discovee Wie tha man wae that exhorted thuse revelations daar you, the other day, down in the country, It is dangerdus that there should be a parson knowing do nrach sbout you as ho evidently did--and therefore about this establishment--amt we on the other hand not te have the slightest conjeetura who de ia!” “ Perhaps he is the same king friend,” observed Letter, sueeringly, * whow heaven sent to restore Eveleon to her parents?” “That's exactly what I think!” exelaimed Mudume Angoliquc: “hegnase her flight and that that mipht avise aeto her true cheracter: for there are thousands of people in this workd—esperially dvsong the fomiale sex—who, though displaying a bold hardihood aud brazen effrontery whea in the taidet of seeuts of vicious divsipatic’, are never- thelasa anaious enough to closk their true charac- texs when beyond the sphere of their irregularities. In the same way that the poor often struggle and_ strive to put on the appearance of eae and com- psteney, so do the immoral endeavour to apparel. themselves with the raiment of morality, and the iromudest to astume the air and eomplezion of modesty, e During the Syst hall-hoar the discourse was limited to the mero exchange wf those casual observations and indifferent remarks whioh, with persons megting fur the first time, are the nonas (C gelque. “You can throw yoursef in the way of ; oe eee re ee 7 See ee ee we oe oes ee ee =e oe oo eee eee ne a qe ee So —_=_=_ =~ we = == ot REE, et ener “Pe eh - - - -” a NOG SS