The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 307: what you’re looking at

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Eee quate» a, =a a Bt De ed = ——— ee ates ee a? a” EE ow ee -a o 304 her that in you she will find no straight-laced demure, sanctimoninus individual ;—and therefore, my dear Villebelle, you will be upon your guard ; ly.” ‘‘ Fear not, Jules,” rejoined the Marquis, “ that Teball in any way deport myself so as to mako you regret having assented to my caprice in pre- senting me to Mrs. Chesterfield. Whatever opinion I may form, will be in no way shadowed forth until you and I are alone together again.” The vehicle rolled onward; and in due course stopped at the gate of the grounds in which the little villa stood. In her sitting-apartment within the walls of that villa, Mrs. Chesterfield was placed in a half-reclining attitude upon the sofa. She had herself in her handsomest ; and ig was one which admirably mornin became the style of her dark beauty. She had shaped foot resting upon a haewck, end meal to be tarenl’ tweards the’ dose wisen i opened, so that the light from the casement might fall upon her features and display the aquiline beaaty of her She was resolved to please the Viscount’s friend ; and as this endeavour on the part of a woman is always attended with more or less excitement, it brought up a richer carnation tint to the delicate alive of Augusta’s complexion. Another glance at the mirror was completely satis- sactary and now footsteps were ascending the “The door opened: the Viscount entered first; and he began with the proper formula for euch occasions :—“ Permit me to introduce-——-”" But he was suddenly cut short: for as the Mar- quis of Villebelle, i then stopped short in utter amazement. Jules de Chateauneuf sterted on hearing that | wi name—the name of the Marchioness of Villebeile’s sister—the namo of one, too, who the Marquis himself had during the ride assured him was un- tearried ! THE MYSTERIES OF THR OOURT. CHAPTER CLI. THE EXPERIMESTS RESULT. Ys: Augusta Chesterfield was none other than Juliana, Lady Saxondale’s elder daughter! As the reader may sup she was seized with a perfect consternation on beholding her brother-in- law; and the thought fiashed to her mind that in introducing him to her, it was a premeditated stratagem on the part of the Viscount to have her thoroughly unmasked and exposed. And this supposition was naturel enough, inasmuch as Jules had assured her that the individual about to be presented bore the name of Meurice. The carna- tion tint was in a moment heightened into the deepest red on Juliana’s countenance: but not a ayllable—not even the alightest ejaculation—es- caped her lips: she was stricken dumb by the overpowering eense of shame, astonishment, con- and even rage. “Julians!” eried the Viscount de Chateauneuf, Them the Hon. Mise Farefcld instantancously perceived that it was no trick on her lover's and gasing up toto bla coumtenzace eth all bec power of fondest cajolery; “my name Juliana, and not Augusta: but in no cumstances am 1 changed. The adoption other name was a whim and a caprice——But why do you withdraw your hand? why do you without that title, then was she instantancously converted into a licentiaus profligate—a being of gross impurity ! “For heaven's eake ruin me not with him f’ were the hgetily whispered words which Juliana breathed aside to the Marquis of Villebelle, the instant that the Viscount eo abruptly turned away from her. “Juliana,” responded her brother-in-law, but a'so speaking im a subdued and rapid manner; “I (COLLUUG 5 DOO CS (COL