The Works of George W. M. Reynolds — page 291: what you’re looking at

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274 THE COURT OF LONDON “Then hasten back now to your own abode,” said Mrs. Ranger, “and again I say, if you wish to avoid the Sa iron, flinch not, fail not.”’ ce orca: wal the English lady have but a few hours to live,’ replied Maravelli, throwing upon Mrs. Ranger a look full of the darkest and most ominous meaning. He then took his departure from the wine-shop, and Mrs. Ranger likewise issued forth at the expiration of about five minutes. But although she returned in the direction of the villa, she did not immediately reénter it, but walked about at a little distance and in a spot where she might observe the two or three approaches from the city, namely, the main road that passed in front of the house, the shore of the Jake, and the by-road which led at the back through the fields, so that she knew that Baron Bergami could not posssibly return to the villa unperceived by her, unless, indeed, he remained out till it was dark. But this she did not antici- pate. Astute, deep, and penetrating, she calculated that Bergami would hear from Jocelyn all that the latter had to say, that they would then confer deliberately upon the course to be adopted under the circumstances, but that whatever was resolved upon would be with a view of avoiding scandal and exposure as much as possible for all parties. Mrs. Ranger therefore felt tolerably well assured that after Bergami had seen Loftus he would return direct to the villa, and under this impression was it that she now waited to intercept him in the manner described. But in the interval we must see what was really taking place between the royal equerry and Jocelyn Loitus. GoOmMmicdbooks m (E(0)