The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 324: what you’re looking at

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4 fi “— yt Te — a ee a ee i ea | THE AMAZON AND TIM MEAGLES 289 declared that he was the quietest and nicest boy she ever met with, and a complete imp in the estimation of the second and third floor lodgers, on whom he was always playing off his tricks. In addition to this human appendage, Meagles had a eroom to take care of his two horses, which he kept at stables hard by; but as the man did not live in Mrs. Piggleberry’s house, we can scarcely include him in the establishment which we have been describing. To resume the thread of our narrative, it was, as we have already observed, on the same morning when Mr. Page and his wife were seated in confabulation in the Borough, that Lady Letitia Lade partook of breakfast with her friend Meagles. It was about ten o’clock when the Amazon arrived; and her cheeks were glowing with the flush of health, while her hair glittered like hyperions with the morning dew, for she had already taken a gallop three or four times around Hyde Park to give her an appetite. And an appetite, indeed, she brought with her; inasmuch as vigorous were the assaults she made upon the cold fowl and ham and the pigeon pie, which viands she washed down with bottled ale, her taste being decidedly repugnant to bohea and mocha. When the repast was over, Meagles said, “ Now, Letitia, let us have a little conversation upon business. You are such a harum-scarum creature, that it is difficult to induce you to settle down your thoughts to anything serious.”’ ‘“ That’s not true, Tim,’ she exclaimed. ‘‘ Did I not play my part well the other day, and afford you ample time to open the prince’s desk? and did you not obtain all the papers you required? ”’ “Yes, I must admit that you did keep George pretty well engaged in the bathroom,” said Tim. ‘“ But mind you don’t repeat the pastime till I want your services again for any similar purpose.”’ “ You are jealous, are you, Tim? ”’ cried the lady, laughing heartily. ‘‘ Why, you unreasonable dog! You first tell me what I am to do: you make me promise to talk about the bathroom, in order to lead the prince to invite me to view it— you know what must inevitably follow — and then you are more than half-inclined to upbraid me. Now, this is too bad! ”’ (CO) ri 0) Oy 0) SS (C(O)