The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 324: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. 818 this, Mr. Meagles?” demanded Mrs. Fitsherbert, in; “Madam—you will not, I hope, indulge a cold tone: for her excitement bad subsided into a | terms,” exclaimed Meagles: “for all the “I would have you understand, madam, that it ie | conveying, will not amend the position of Utterly useless for you to oppose the will of the| But if you compel me to unfold tha British Savereign,” responded Meagles. “Hoe is| naked plainness, I must candidly and frankly inform resolved that the heir-apparent shall marry the | you that King George III would not only sacrifice | «= Trincess of Brunswick—and this self-aame heir-| one poor weak woman, but would see a apparent dares not disobey him. Under these cir- | thousand beautiful female hearts bursting cumstances, madam, it will be worse than useless for | ing ere he would yield a single tittle of his p you to throw any objection in the way : for the King's | This is the solemn fact, madam—and with pain and fiat has gone forth—and the Prince has made up his | grief is it that I give you so hopeless an assurance. mind to yield with as good a grace as he can well| But remember—as yet the King is unacquainted a yree te ‘ | ee ie ee et Aimerince omens Se ores “ And I am to be sacrificed, Mr. Meagles?” said | performed between yourself is soo——" ‘ the lady, in a tone 90 cold and passionless that it} “Our interview need not be prolonged, Mr, seemed as if a marble statue were speaking—and as | Moagles,” said Mrs. Fitzherbert, slowly rising from a marble statue, too, was she now pale, and motion- | ber seat. less, and stil}, all save those white lips between which} “ It cannot be concluded, madam, until something her seas slowly and freezingly. definite be settled,” he answered, not radely but firmly. i _—_—_---— eee comicbooks.conn