The Mysteries of London; or, Revelations of the British Metropolis — page 210: what you’re looking at

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208 : MYSTERING Miss Clara—good bye, Miss Anna, In ten minutes I will send you a coach—mind not to say a word about it to any one—this is not a trifling matter, — I can as3ure you—not a word, then, to any living soul, Bob opened the door, placed his finger on his — lips in a solemn manner, and then all at once changing his manner, he gave a friendly nod of the head to the two sisters, and disappeared. Bh They soon completed their preparations for © going out. Clara took under her arm a pair of © _ handsome hurting gloves which she had embroi- dered for her father; Anna a tobacco-pouch, worked in beads, which she had made for him, And then both of them went down stairs at a moment when the servant was occupied below in ~ the kitchen, and could not notice their leaving © the house. A quarter of an hour afterwards the © hackney cceach set them down at the King © George’s Head, the public house kept by Mr, — Gruff, of whom we have already made mention in the first chapter of this history, on the occasion of the accturnal expedition of the good Captain — Paddy O Chrane. Mr, and Mrs, Gruff received the two young” ladies, as persons whose arrival they appeared to have expected ; and this did not alittle contribute — torelieve Clara’s mind, whose doubts had returned during the ride. ( The daughters of the laird, doubtiess, said Mr. Gruif, abruptly ; come in, come in, young ladies, we will show. you to your father’s reom. The two sisters followed Mrs. Gruff without mistrust. The latter took them intoa spaciol 1s