The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 122: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERIES, _ =: EE EEE 2 oO a OEE > oe = ee Ee ee ee el wee oma ew Qe eee 8S «Oe eee 105 ree eee ~~ | —-— & oo wm [THE AMAZON. ] due time a child was born—the issue of this amour. The nobleman to whom I allude was the Marquis of Bellois “ And is the Prince ignorant of this chapter in the life of Mrs. Fitzherbert ?” asked Lady Letitia. “ He has not the remotest suspicion of it,” re- turned Meagles. “It was in consequence of a quarrel which took place between them at the time, that Mrs. Fitzherbert withdrew to France; and her absence lasted altogether eighteen months. Daring that interval her amour with the Marquis de Dellois took place: but, fortunately for her, the offspring of the connexion was born dead. Scarcely had she recovered from her confinement, when let- ters from the Prince reached her imploring that she would return to England. She assented—and the French nobleman was abandoned by his beau- tiful mistress. Nearly seven years have elapsed since Mrs. Fitzherbert thus came back to the Prince; and now the Marquis was himself arrived 14 in London. He is a gambler—a debauchee—an uoprincipled profligate ; and he is in possession of letters proving his connexion with Mrs. Fitzher- bert. I have seen and read them: and the Mar- quis intends to convert them into a means of re- plenishing a purse which extravagance has emptied. Those papers, Letitia,” added Meagles emphati- cally, “you and I must purchase. With a thousand | pounds J will undertake to secure them.” “ And I will guarantee to furnish you with the requisite amount in the course of the week, Tim,” answered the Amazon. “At the same time I do not foresee any particular advantage in possessing weapons which, in all probability, you will never have to use against Mrs. Fitzherbert.” “ Let us provide our bow with as many strings as possible, my dear Letitia,” observed Mcugles. “Who can tell what may happen? The King may dic soon—and our friend George, when once seated on the throne, may choose to cast the Royal COMNGCBOOKS COMM