The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 323: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XXXIV THE DISPOSAL OF THE CORPSE In the meantime Harriet had proceeded with light, quick, and noiseless step to the chamber of Frederick Dray, the junior of the two footmen in the employ of Mrs. Brace. He was a young and handsome man, tall and well formed, possessing good hair, eyes, and teeth, and entertaining by no means a bad opinion of his own qualifications, both personal and intellectual. Selfish and profligate, extrava- gant and unprincipled, treacherous and hypocritical, Fred- erick Dray was in reality a most dangerous character, although the worst features of his disposition had as yet received no opportunity of manifesting themselves in the household of Mrs. Brace. Thus, although Harriet was upon the utmost terms of intimacy with this individual, she was far from suspecting how thoroughly heartless he was, and how capable of any turpitude in order to enhance his own interests or further his own views. On the particular night in question, he had not long ascended to his own chamber when a slight tap at the door announced the presence of the lady’s-maid, who has already been described in the early part of our narrative as a fine, handsome young woman, about twenty years of age. Frederick, who had not begun to undress, was by no means astonished at this visit; and therefore the reader may rest assured that it was not the first time he had thus been favoured with the presence of Harriet in his bedroom — at an hour when modesty would have blushed at the pro- ceeding. : ‘ Well, my dear girl,” he said, in a tone half-kind and half- superciliousiy conceited, ‘‘ you cannot do without me, eh? 289 . (C(O) AG } cS {