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THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. $09 in-law Adelaide, in case Edmund should return to | London. Do you on your pert lose no in all things make common cause ing that Yomnsn Mnige’ Somere away frees - Her ladyship did not reproach Dr. | Deveril’s house. You and I, Harold, have now : she knew his character too well not to be that he gave her the right ver- aion of Edmund's escape,—the evidence being that each to play a part upon which much depends; you must not aleep over your work, as I assuredly who ia in Lincolnshire. Thither aball I under circumstances of becoming caution: but if it be necessary, I will write to you. At all events having no right even, unless with his permission, to set foot across the threshold of either the man- sion in Park Lene or the Lincolnshire country- seat—reduced to a jointure of some three thousand a-year—and what would be worse than all, com- pelled to behold her deughter-in-law Adelaide, whom she hated, ocoupying the high place. which | i she herself had so long enjoyed! This was the position to which Lady Saxondale would find her- self reduced,—uniess by fresh machinations she could contrive to get her son Edmund campletely into her power, and obtain the fullest and com- influence over him. All these matters were duly weighed and con- Sexondale i tation: But it was not very long ere her ladyship became sufficiently tranquillised to envisage her position calmly and her resolves were speedily -— sent at once for Lord Harold Staunton, and addressed him in the following manner :— « Edmund has escaped : it is of the utmost con- | sequence that he should be again got into my power. Fog this purpose I am about to leave = om - +9 aor «SE oom” might be, his wife was an astute and cunning creature, who would give him the best counsel and tinent ?—and that will render difficult for me to disentangle. But I am not to be beaten: and now the first thing to be done, is to get if posable upon the track which they took hurriedly matters all the when so stealthily and leaving the castle.” As they were no longer at the castellated man- sion, there was nothing to prevent Lady Saxondale herself from thither; and accordingly the domestics were much astonished when she sud- (GO) an ( 5 DOO CS (COL