A Servant of Satan: Romantic Career of Prado the Assassin — page 166: what you’re looking at

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158 A SERVANT OF SATAN. not following the general example of admiring everything that he did or said. Indeed, he soon realized that she might become in an emergency a very serious obstacle to his | matrimonial projecis. The marquis himself took an immense fancy to Frederick, and introduced him everywhere with such marked favor that the hopes of the young man began to grow into cer- titude. One evening Frederick called toward 10 o’clock at the mansion in Park lane, and was ushered by the groom of the chambers into the drawing-room. ‘The ladies had not yet left the dining-room, and he sat down on an ottoman to — wait for them, taking up an album to while away the time. As he was idly turning over the leaves he suddenly uttered an exclamation of surprise as he caught sight of a portrait of his old enemy, ‘Capt. Clery. | ‘< By Jove, this is unfortunate,” muttered he. ‘I hope the man is not in London, forif he is weemay meet any day here and I shall be in a fine hole.” He was so absorbed inthe contemplation of the pictures that he did not hear the door open. A tall, soldierly figure entered the room and walked slowly toward where Frederick was sitting. As he laid his opera hat down on the table Frederick looked up, and could not help starting to his feet as he saw the original of the picture standing before him. Frederick’s first thought was to effect his escape without delay. But while he hesitated for a moment as to the means of doing so without attracting Captain Clery’s atten- tion, the drawing-room doors were thrown open, and Lady Kingsbury, followed by her daughters and two other ladies in full evening dress, entered the room. Baffled in his purpose, Frederick now determined to put the best face on the mat- ter that he could. Of one thing he was certain, namely, IF that there had been no gleam of recognition in Clery’s eye — GComicbooks.co pny etna 4