The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 397: what you’re looking at

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THE FAIR STRANGER 3795 “ Don’t stay a moment, then,”’ observed Bencull. The Buttoner hastened up-stairs and found Nell Gibson hanging over the fair stranger, just at the moment that the latter had sunk down again into a state of insensibility as already described. “Tm going off in pursuit of that swell cove, Nell,” said the Buttoner, in a hurried manner and without suffering her to perceive that his suspicions were aroused again; ‘‘ for Bencull says it must be done, and so we mean to dog him until we find him. You must stay here till we come back.”’ Nell Gibson dared not venture a word of remonstrance against this renewal of the pursuit after Sir Douglas Hunting- don; and. on the other hand, she experienced in reality no fears for her own safety in remaining at the hut, inasmuch as we have already said she was well convinced that the baronet would adopt no extreme course calculated to compromise herself. The Buttoner, having made her acquainted with the intended expedition, paused not to speak another word, but hastened down to rejoin his companions. They then all four issued from the hut, leaving Nell Gibson alone with the fair stranger. | | (COMMICLOOO (C(O)