The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 396: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. which he had been engaged, bent upon the Eng. lishman a ferocious look, as if by some extraordi- nary intuition he had read what was passing in his mind. The Burker scowled in order vedo his confasion; for he recollected that the Gossoo had in every sense the advantage of bias —being armed with a weapon, and being physically | stronger, as he had proven at the cave in the | jungle. All in a moment the Hindoo’s appearance changed: he smiled and nodded in the most amicable manner, giving utterance to words which the Burker comprehended were to the effect that they should thenceforth be friends again. He drew forth the stolen bag of rupees from amidst his garments, and tossed the treasure to the Bur- ker. This was a ‘proof of amicable intentions ; and the Englishman was rejoiced to n pos- session of his portion | of the wealth that had been by a share inthe crime. I¢ struck him | No- 101.—FountH Sunizs. 385 the threshold of some sienetaan i respect to the stone with the ring—and that ke folt be could not well act without the hence his sheng of demeanour towards him, acl ape co Again did ideas of a buried treasure troop through the EKnglishman’s mind; and willing to enter into a renewed partnership with the Gossoon, he ey o fered his hasd. ane mis doo took it: | iship, ee in @ ‘dram of the abut: spirite. The Gossoon, now abandoning roced picking away the mortar—which Beosatt inter minable one, for it was nearly as hard as the stones which it cemented together—examint ring with a scrutinizing attention, Pou tly he began to work tho ring about in different ways, and to endeavour to turn it round, In this he as co Lf G OVO) (CO Lf