The Mysteries of the Court of London, Vol. 7 — page 397: what you’re looking at

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986 THE MYSTERIES OF THR COURT. aa ae. ees enemy nena sane se eS SDA eS SSP, Baronet petulantly, “ is a document of the nature | paper which I in a few minutes will draw up, to you mention? He may sign it asa stratagein fo | the effect that you renounce all claim and preten- procure his freedom ;—and the sMpid adage is, | sion to the band of Miss Hall.” you know, that all stratagoms are allowable in love {| Jidgar Beverley sprauz up from his seat in so as well as in war.” violent an agitation that fur an instant it appeared “This is the‘ use,” rejoined Mr. Andrews:— |as if he were on the point of inflicting summary “that you can display the docament to Miss | chastisement upon the person of the sulicitor: but Hall - she will at once perceive that Mr. Buverloy’s | the next moment restraining the extreme violence worldly toterests ride paramount over his love— | of bis feelings, he darted one witheriag glance and the natural pride of woman will induce lier to | upon his uncle, and then addressed the attorney in diseard tom from her heart for ever.” the following manner :— “On my soul, this is eapital!” cjaculate] Sir | “ Your pusitiun, sir, as the mere hireliag agent ‘John Stewar.|, clutching at the idea the moment | for another, secures you from the effects of my TM. that it was fully expounded tobim. “° Why, my |sentwent. But hear me rejeet with scorn and in- dear Ajslrewa, you sre as well yersed iu lore. | dignation the base— the infamous proposal you affairs an you are in those of the law. But what | have made me! As for receiving anything from course do you mean to adopt ?” what yon have termed the bounty of my uucle, I “ Will you be guided by mo, Sir John ?” asked | abvald loathe mysclf were £ to cundeseand to such the attorney. despicable meanness. But when that falsely called “sy bo sure! to be sure! ‘You are managing | buunty is affered as the price for a love whioh is matters 90 well——"' above all prive, no words are adequate for the ex- Then let we have Mr. Beverley up here at | pression of my disgust and indignation. And vow once. He wuat be alone with us—the servants | Ii demand that 1 may at once be frea to depart can wait outside the drawing-room door--and 1 | bence—my young companion likewiee-———or, by dure aay the windows ave high enough to prevent | heaven! thero shall be lives lost eve I am again an escape. Shall 1 rimg the bell P”’ overpowered !” Bie John Steward nedded an asscnt: the bell | “Thun, by heaven,” exelaimed Sir John Steward, wak rung—a servant anewered the suinmons—the | rising up from bis saat in a paroxysm of un- order was given--and in e couple of muinates | governable rage, “you shall see before you leavo Edgar Beverley was introduced to the drawwg- | this house that [am thoroughly in earnest in dis- coum. The Baronet etrove to render the expres: | owning and disinheriting you-———aye, by deed and sion ef his countenance as sternly griive as pos. | by will!” wble, as be bado the domestics retire but waitom| With these words, the Baronet rushed to the the landing outside: Edgar advanced iu6) the | ball, which he rang violently: and on one of the room with a digeified demeanour, and took a saat | domestica on the landing hastily answering tho some distance from the table. summons, the infuriate old man ordered that tho “This gentleman,” said Sir John Steward, “is | butler and anolber epper-servant should be desired Mr. Andrewa, my sclicitor—and he is desirous of | to attend in the drawing-room. Edgar eate un- hating eomeo little conversaticn with you.” snoved ; for though be tad just now demanded lis “Then, as @ geatlemen versed in the law,” at | Rberty, yet it was entirely on Christian's behalf : once observed Edgar, addressing himself to the | fer be kimeelf was by no means eorry to remain a attorney, “you will perhaps ijuform Sir John | bitte longer in the house, in the almost desperate Steward that i¢ may be dangerous to keep my |; hope that eomething would yet transpire ta his friend Mr. Ashton any longer in the custody of aj; favour, The butler and another upper-servant sot of Incqueye: for what he has helped me to do | speedily made their appearance; and Sir Jolin —or rather to altempt—here this evening, can be | Steward, stil in a toworny rage, exclaimed wit justified by every pringiple of rectitude and | passiunate vehemence, “1 want you tu witness a honour.” deed—a deed whjch my lawyer will now have the “Thore will bo no harm, Mr. Beverley,” replied | kindness to read over a deed -a deed —— Bit _the ‘solicitor, “in your friend remaining a few | go on, Mr. Androwa!” added the Baronet with au ty autes longer in hia present position, inagmuch as | oath. I hope that you will both very abortly go away to- The lawyor saw that any furtber remonetrance gether in freedom aod in peace, as the result of | would be unavaiug; and though alter bis journey the discourse 1 am about to hold with you.” from Lundon, he would much sooner have sate " Prooeed, air,” said Edgar, coldly. - | down to a good eupper, and then betaken himself “My dear air,” resuwed Mr. Audrows, with a| to bed, be was nevertheless cunatraied throug’ blasd auule, “you cannot pogsibly entertain any ) fear of displeasing the Baron st to enamence the animosity ugainst me. lf you do, I am sorry for | reading of the ducument, Tne butler and lus it. But let us come to the point, This document, | fellow-servant listened with a sort uf vacant bewil- Mr, Beverley "and be fitted the deed fran the; derment to the technical phrascs, the endless cir- table as he spoke—“ wilh have the offeot, when | oamlucations, and the labyrinthine lanzuage of the duly signed by Sir John Steward, of breaking off | deed: the Baronet sate with an expression of grim the entail of his estates aud enabling him to | gloating triumph upou bis countensuce: Edygut hequeath thes to whamecever he may think ft. | Moverley was deliberstiug in bie vwa mind whut You must thereforo understand thet ingsnuch | plan ho could possibly adept for the rescue of as you will henceforth have no prospevtive ipterest | Laura—and so tar trom lstemug to .he language m your-uncle's property, you become éutirely de- | of the document which was being read, he had no_ pendent upon .bia bounty. But on his ‘bebalf, I j-cther sensation with regard to it than 6 continuous offer to secure you the eum of five hundred a | dromog sound flowing upon hisear. At length, vear, oo cundition that you pow at once sign a/ at the expuation of about twenty wunutes, Mr. wit cert aneerenemeetn atid mie ee ee eer an nena ames GOnMGOOOKS