The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 189: what you’re looking at

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EVIL TIDINGS 163 on the pint of telling your Royal Highness that I sent my friend Mobbs over to look arter that little business there, and he’s quite convinced, from all he saw and heard, that the gal Caroline Walters must have butchered the old ’ooman. So in the fust case my Opinion is that the accusation is wrongfully made, and in the second I think the charge is correct.” ‘Can you undertake to get Rose Foster off? ’’ demanded the prince, now coming direct to the point. “T can’t say, but I think I might,’ responded Mr. Grumley. ‘“ And Caroline Walters, would it be impossible, utterly impossible — ”’ said the prince, hesitatingly. ‘‘ Nothink is impossible, may it please your Royal High- ness,’’ observed Grumley; ‘“‘ but there’s a many things that is wery difficult, all the same.” ~“ But you are not the man to be daunted by difficulties,”’ remarked the heir apparent. “ Just the last feller in all creation to give up anythink in despair,’ returned the constable. ‘“‘ Me and Mobbs is the most desperatest chaps in England when we’ve got a par- tickler pint in view; and when the means doesn’ t turn up of their own accord, we makes ’em.’ ‘““T see that you are an enterprising man, Mr. Grumley,”’ observed the prince. ‘“‘ Now, the truth is that these girls who are in custody have been in the service of Mrs. Brace, and as I take a deep interest in everything that concerns Mrs. Brace — ”’ ‘“T don’t want no explanations and no apologies,”’ inter- rupted the officer, perceiving with his natural quickness that the prince had special reasons of his own for the course he was pursuing. “ If your Royal Highness wishes that them . young gals should be got off, I’1l do my best, and Mobbs shall do his best also. But it will cost summut handsome — ” ‘‘ Not a word more upon that subject,’ interrupted the prince. ‘ Mrs. Brace will give you five hundred guineas as an earnest of future generosity, and if you succeed in the matter, another sum to the like amount shall be yours.”’ ‘““T’m very much obleeged to your Royal Highness, very much indeed,” said Grumley, with a low bow; and he then turned to follow the milliner away from the apartment. (C(O) Anyi } (Ss {