The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 62: what you’re looking at

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ES THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. — her on the previous day. Adingle candle was burn- ing upon the table, but so dimly that it made the place look #0 gloomy as at first to send a very unpleasant sensation thrilling through the entire form of the young nobleman. - © Well, what news?” he hastened to demand, ing his eyes upon the woman. **T told you that I should have some favourable intelligence to report,” she at once answered. “But ait down and listen to me.” Saxondale had been drinking pretty froely, ao- cording to his wont, ere he quitted the dining-tablo to keep his present appointment; and his transient fears at finding himself in thet gloomy-looking place, now vanished in a moment. He accordingly eat down, already inspired with hope and rekindling passion at the encouraging words which the woman had uttered. 49 Evergreen Villa; and finding fh.. she was nata. rally talkative, I began to draw her out. Without telling you everything that took place, or how I wormed myself into her confidence, I may at onos Proceed to state that I told her how an elegant and rich young gentleman was very desperately in love with her mistress. The lady’s-maid grow deeply in terested on hearing this: for she no doubt at ones saw a rich harvest of bribes for herself. So we pretty soon began to understand each other. She told me that her mistress belongs to the “To be sare—I knew that already,” exclaimed Sexondale. “But still I am glad to find the thing confirmed in this way, and that it is really she who does live there; so that there can be no mistake you about her charming mistress?” “ In the first place, that she sees very little com- “ Last evening,” she resumed, “I managed to get | pany,” continued the woman,—“ only a few friends toto conversation with the ledy’s-maid dewn at Searels SS sees that she regularly walks XO. 7.—THIRD SERIES. comicbooks.com