The Mysteries of London; or, Revelations of the British Metropolis — page 60: what you’re looking at

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58 MYSTERIES the side of the exchange broker, in a yet darker | part of the lane, was the shop of a pawn broker, who was obliged to light his lamps at an early | hour in the ofternoon. The dealer in exchanges was called Mr. Walter; the dealer in pledges, | Peter Practice, Finally, in the back part of the same building, | upon the alley which is now closed, sight or ten | grated windows opened, which were so thoroughly | painted as to defy the eyes of the curious. In | this part of the establishment were the counting: | rooms of Epwanp & Co, | The sum of the information which had been | gathered concerning Edward & Co., was. that the jeweller, the furnisher, the exchange broker, and the pawnbroker had been there fora years; that they appeared te be doing a good business, ment. Baek: however, an ineident occurred, which seemed, in the opinions of these e¢ dies, and the aeons shopkee Foal denily went “there to seek omployaite and it was | now preity weli understood that Edward & Co. were employed in engaging crews for the mer- | chant service. In the course of a month, the | game men were again seen; within another they | re-appeared, and inthe third month they were | seen again. These men were not sailors, was now | the enoral belief. People began to talk of strange doings, of secret associations, of criminal trades, of coalesced brigands, and of foolish suspicions comicbooks.com)