The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 7 — page 213: what you’re looking at

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—— ee - «for all the world ag x3 en» MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. publie. house where hig worthy acolyte and — seared. and still unwell from the effects of tho Bill Scott wae awaiti ipg his i ae he lurked | recent accident. Now thet I have paid my respects about in the lane and its vicia F cetneeuis, of & & pe satisfied myself that you are in good health, I quarter of an hour. Na et foe to some hotel; and to-morrow will wait however, transpired to fetid far i thought that perhaps you would make my picions; and as he at laa. towards the low public-Red@ he had established | gout home for a day or two,” auswered Pol- himeelf, “ No—it’s n ; | Madeod, your bed-chamber is in readiness. ghostesses, blow me hd | il : i ‘the vary skine you occupied fen years ago.” to be Rei viens You atu ly kind,”, answered Lettice : for any von a-lis sha atie a tt at pe it would be ungrateful indeed on my part tina de ae Mos Sal bid in all things. JY have to $: ied off in such a manneés @F thadt-—no, wae ¢-Fun for the manner in which é a : Fete Ine ‘Twos no doubt a vehi iat é.dun . até the trust confide! to you by While thus musi 2 ar his way towards the “a he ’ ee beer; and some the regularity with which fietiodieal remittances ” tio sade pv to thank meantime we must 6 sf within the pee W ie gk at any hour you may choose to ap- me,” answored Pol- ot I am of course hg lad that you are jig Ag eicaaren ou will give me Scarcely had = ss having abstained from reproach house into the bag eartain atep—-—- at the front aon hie Hot diate to it, my dear sir !” interruptod his ‘hopsekeapa Latties, cderying her kerchief to her eyes: “it that she mu fet nie bub too painfully of my irreparable ingly proceeded Bare i, 4 ¥e, és-—i¢ must,” said the old miser. “ You @ill fondu hore, then, for aday or two? It will Hie to have Che society of one whom I knew | é8 4 child, but whom I bave not scon until now ities her gitlheod. I learnt thet you had grown fi tito a fige handsome woman, and I was not deseived. 1 should not have known you—-no, I ghould net have recognised you: you are differene fiers what 2 expected you to be—and yet there 1s thé steno eulous of the hair—yes, and the eyes too bit the protile bas taken developments of which your girlhood gave but little promise.” While ¢hus speakitig, Anthony Pollard contem- plated Lettice Rodney with earnest attention—but yet without any suspicion in his lovuks or hia man- nye. This was an ordes] that put all her powers Gf bypoctisy and dissimuldtion to the test: it was however ene whieh she had naturally foreseen sho @quid have to pass throtigh, and for which she was consequently prepared. She bore that scrutiny weil,—affecting to snile and blueb tnodestly at the compliment which wae paid to her beauty ;—and that blush aleo served asa veil for any httle th flan us | confusion Whieh she could not altogether prevent. It was quite evident that the old man had not the been the unfortunate lady Who was not revogpised. | remoteat misgiving as to the identity of his visitress However, Tam heartily glad that it ie otherivise 3° with Mrs. Rayner; and it was therefore only with and I give you such poor & as my house can | & business-like caution that he prucceded to givo affurd. Stepinto the parlour ;°--then, aa he led | to the conversation that turn which it now tok. the way thither, he exelaimed with an air of; “We were speaking a few minutes back of the vexation, “ Dear me, how pteveckinigl | That horiso- . railway accident,” he said; “and I may now ob- keeper of mine has let the fire go cut ;*—although | serve that my apprehension as to yofr having lost. he perfectly well knew that suoh will the vase. | your life on the occasion, was but a feeble one—- “Pray, my deat Mr. Pollard,” said Lettice, as- inasmuch as the unrecognised lady appeared not to suming a tone and manner of the sweetest affa- have in_her possession any papers calculated to bility, “do not put-yourself out of the way on my | ‘show who she was.’ account. Indeed, i arm well aware that it ts an | * And of course you well knew,” observed Let, unseemly hour for ine to call: but I considered it! tice, with a emule, “that such would not be the ny duty to pay my reepects tho very first moment | Case with me. I have in thie packet,” she con- of my arrival in your town. 1 nave only just | tinued, producing a small paper parcel, “a variety stepped from the train———" of documents, which perhaps you will look over at “And you will take refroshment Pe” anid Mr. | your leisure.” Pollard, advancing towards the beil-pull. “ And where have you left your luggage P’ in “ No, 1 thank you,” responded Lettice: “I am | quired the lawyer. be. Taking the ds the door; and ob tall stature, well dévé ipa i He at ance conesited tid ner; but with hiv hablfanl a ae he wal her to anDvounre yeti “Mr. Pollaed, Lettice Bodies : " che indeed the ¥ isittoae wads “wo mewt again Hlet & song interval.’ ‘It is then you, Lowiea,” iatd thet old szlsos : and he touk Lettio’s head. eat ia; Th pee been expecting you: how ip ik t ott aah before? Yoru ast apenke hrad ~fos 1 it with deafneas."* “T experi it putider " “which detained ine for 9 few days. | What! on the tnilway ?” ojectilated Bob ar “Yos: I wad in the ald which ray off the linea and upaety agti¢ing gue dreadful injiitios and loss of life.” “Indead! Th wan eug rhs rod continued Pollard, “ thet might be + that ill-fated tratiy j and I wae not “ait a pa: tho apprehehilett that Pou jours might have saehed ered Lettice, wing ephiPhenkss s- wee,, 9 aig Ripe ~~ %, ECONNIC I OOO© a gy A a Re cl aewea@eurGey “raw eee ~PegE e _e Pa =e eee | ee Nc TS ES: IS ie, PR MS a Ee ee ee oS Cees —ge ong = al —_— tp i Ce |e eat = a eel | SS CO