The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 7 — page 390: what you’re looking at

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What with the nogress Mi one the cixcuwstances of our first meeting: but do you | room and myself in another, she could not poe mnt recollect what trouble you had to get the girl | sibly escape at night; and ae for the daylime—= down into the garden to aay a few words to me } But really itis allogether unnecesaary to give you yesterday morning—and how all my oxjulerive, god | these assurances: tur Laura has beou overcome by protestations, and representations appeared either | my ary aments-- her assent is Anal —and | kauw her to frighten her or else to be thrown away upon | well eucagh tu be awaro that when once bhe hor ¢” innkea up her mind to a particule cuurs, and ‘But what is the use of recapitulating all these ; that eourao is dictated by me, sue will wot seak to things,” inqutd Mrs. Oxenden impatientiy, regract nor to deviate fram it. By the bye, how “since the final consent has just been given P” ample a thing it was winch gave the first turn in “Ab! my recommendation that the vld negress | our favour, Trivial and even stupid aa tho adoa should be placed in attendance upon ber, doubt- | night have seemed at the time, it ws not the lane @ less went fur something,” observed Sir John, with | fact that the porlormance of those muantebanka s omplacent air: “1&6 waa a aort of terroriam | whem you were guing to send tu prison, eheoted which mingled usefully with your arguinents and {her spirits and produced that revulsion whiq hae witn iny attentions: #a, you perceive, there was a! progressed during the remainder af the day, and blending of influences under whigh the sweet girl | has this evemag repdered her oompletely dooile could not help yrelding. Well, as you say, the | and plant.” final conseyt is given—wnd I am satistied. But “Woll,’ observed the Baronet, “ we must keep how we cutne to the point. Ll waut you to under. { ber amused to-morrew : but sho must not be gut. 6tand that 2 have duue all the with my eyes open, , feved to sot tout outside the premises, uxcapt in tho and that IT bese not been led into it Dy any in- | garden at the back of the hou ——" trirues or demipus on your part. 1 wanted a wite “Leave everything ty me,” iaterrupted Mra, —and you have found we one. It hus saved me} Oxendep. “ You see that Laura's mind is so art. aworkdl of trouble in respect to courtship; —and | less and mnocent, it is the least (bing clildish—or at Kemdes, J smyht have travelled all over Knyglaud , all eventa pirlish--and she ig amused by a trifle. without finding a young creature so completely | Only think, Sir John, of what an amiable unav- tu ny taste, ‘Then, as tv the bargain winch was | pbisteated young creature you are about to have as settled between us, 16 was clear and specdic pawile! But as for the amusements of t-morrow, enough, and shall be faithfully kept. You are to : L touk care to tell those itinerant Jugglers to come recrive (en thousand pounds as a sert of achnow. | again; and J will make them stop ag jung aa Laure Jedvment for having cunducted the affiar with de. | appeara to be divurted with Chom? hieacy aud suceens: J ain ty acttle three theusand { The conversation betwoen ¢ljy iwnest delectable a-yiur upol your sister ;—aud all these thinga | couple was carried ou for a littls whilo longer; and aall be donc. £ have moreover promised (yu inake (then they separated to their respestive chambors, my wall in her faveur ev far ay toe reeniuo of my - Mra. Oaxenden to reflect with secret | eiumple Property is concermead: apd that Lkewsee will L {oo those achemes which wore to give fist imag d>y Aly attorney will be bere by the Girgt train diate possession of tea thuusand pounds, and tho the day after to-morrow. That will be at noon — | progpective control of hor aiter'a wealth at tbe old and everyting sual! be at once settled. Jdut ) Barovet’s death, ~and the oli Baronet biiself ty ovain J tell you that you must pot run away with | gloat over the view ol goon fusing 1 his ane tac idea you are dealing with an old dotard-——" | the lovehest beamy on who hits eyen Gad ever yet “ For sbame, Sir Jon, to napute such a« thing ; settled, to me—or to pay 60 Ul a complinent to your own elf? and there was a mest artfully devised com- muipling of apparent vexation and complimentary | ° Cri APTUR capdery in Mrs. Oxenden's lovk and iauncr as ° wésbasia her words, “Now, are you sure,” aeuerd the Baronet, “ that Jidzar Bevericy could put possibly get upun your track when you left Brighton ?” “Totatly ampossible !”? sanewered Mra, Oxenden : “the precautions which IT took were so weil ur- ranged. Lut why did you ask the question 2 what fear can you entertain concerimpy liu? Yuu | have at pn suur power to disinberit hua: he can- not therefore osume a menacing or dictatorial at- btude—aol Le 1s werevver at your raercy for the allowance vou give him, and which, with quate enough gonerosity, you are about to convert ity a permancotl annul ye +YVroe, true,” eaid the old Baronet. “7 dun’t > oe ee eee C8 ee ee eet © Cr eee eke eee ee ee we eee eee eee ee ee een eee eT RD -—_ 2 eo LXXIII. . EPUABR AND CHKINTIAN, Ir was about two o'clock on the jollowing day, and Jatyar Beverley was pacing to and tru in bis apart. went wt the Koyal Hotel mn ao agitated and ausious manner. Chaitin was seated at the table , atd every now aud thea be etyjomed bia frend to be covspouscd, fur that everything would be sure to go right. . “It is two o’cluck,” ead Beverley, consulting nis watch; “and our fmend tho mountebank vught to On -wneeeeee” * Oe delayed ?” asked cur hero. “at what if Laura should ndt have an oppor. ee, ey kace what reason J should have w stand in any fear of toat self-sufficient jackauapes~ nevertho- efeau, love between young people sumetimes lads to strange unforeseen incidente—aud we do koow there ise prover’ which says that i¢ laughs at | tumty of slipping the note into hie hand?” ex. Clained t® heutenant, who was conjuring up all hinds uf misadventures —and, in ordinary parlapee, was agiutlly moeling them half way,—a weukness which 1s culuguon sad yet natural cuvugh oe the locksmiths,” ° j part of those who love, be back by this tune,” * jfuw can we tellin what mauner be way be ee “ gry wes -t Ee fy, - meverientis Yer Find > me ERE EWD! a we LATS WERE aetER peer? , GOnMGOOOKS