The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 34: what you’re looking at

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16 THE COURT OF LONDON she left behind in the tap-room exchanged looks of exulting triumph. ‘‘Isn t she a regular blessin’ to a man, that gal?” de- manded the Kinchin-Grand, who was far more proud of her than he would have been were she a paragon of moral ex- cellence. The Gallows’ Widow and Carrotty Poll both passed some compliments upon the dexterity, astuteness, and fidelity of Shickster Sal, and the Kinchin-Grand was hugely de- lighted at the encomia thus lavished upon his mistress. He and the two women then quitted the tap-room, nodded significantly to Briggs as they passed by the bar where he was serving his customers, and issued from the public-house. Skirting the row of gardens attached to Paradise Villas, ran a narrow lane into which the back gates of those little enclosures opened; and along this alley did the trio proceed at a rapid rate. On reaching the gate belonging to Page’s garden, they found Shickster Sal waiting for them; and with the utmost caution did she introduce them into the house. EONNKE NOOO KS (E(O)