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THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. you did not consult him—and in the second place ——but I am fearful of giving offence——how- ever, as of course your lordship must have the best possible reasons for knowing the accusation to have been false——” “ Oh, yes—her ladyship assures me that it was,” interrupted Saxondale: “quite falee! By the bye, she is very badly treated -by the world; and it is my duty, as her husband, to defend and vindicate ber,” ° As he uttered these words, Edmund drew him- eclf up with as much dignity as he could possubly assume: for he was quite proud of the quotation from his wife’s own inj thought peculiarly happy and well turned. “ No doubt of it,” said the of the two gentlemen: “no doubt of it! Of course your lord- ship was acquainted with all the circumstances before the marriage took place Pf” | “Note bit of it!” ejaculated Edmund. “ Dur- ing the journey I overheard several things that sounded uncommon strange; and I meant to ask her ladyship for an explanation: but euch was her beauty, and so great her fascinations, that all other things were put out of my head——” “Qh, of course!” interrupted Marlow: “so that if the Baroness de Charlemont had been a fiend in angel-shape, and you had been somewhat led to suspect it, you would not have troubled to sift the matter to the very bottom P”’ “ Not I indeed!” observed Edmund flippantly : and he thought that this way of treating the|i affair was all very fine and manly—while Marlow’s behaviour towards him put him into the best pos- sible spirits. “Well, for my part,” said the younger of the two gentlemen, “I never knew a love affair 0 y conducted. Your lordship can eay | thi " and which he | he visit to the money-lender : all he deamed it neces- sary to say, was that he had seen one of his who was most kind and civil, and who sight, was shown up to the drawing-room where was seated. lordship,” said the elerk, “Mr. “ Please most particular favour.” “Oh, no liberty—not a bit of it!” ejaculated that he wanted: and he sped down the stairs three : ecting laugh heartily. “But, by the bye, my time is somewhat precious—-a newly-married man, you know, must not neglect his bride—and so I must be off. Can I say a few words with you, Mr. Marlow, in private P”’ “Oh! I can understand very well what it is,” cried the lawyer, laughing : “ the old song, my lord —chP? Money, I suppose ?” “Precisely so: and under all circumstances I will write me a handsome cheque.” “TI will send it up presently, my lord. Mr. Mal- “it is now half-past one o'clock. At three, my lord, one of my clerks shall wait upon your lordship at Saxondale House with a cheque.” “TI shall be at home at the time: but don’t make it later, because I want to take her ladyship out for a little ahopping.” “ Not a moment later,” responded Marlow: “my thereupon took his leave of the solicitor two gentlemen; and in a very different CHAPTER CXXVIIL CHIPTPIN AT LIVERPOOL. Wr must now go back somewhat, for a few minutes, to a former point in our narrative, in ts after his swim in the canal at Agar Town—he found that he had been robbed of his (COL (C DOO CS _ a @ (COL