The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 48: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

SCENES AT MR. PAGE’S ABODE 29 The two women and the Kinchin-Grand now knocked at the door of the parlour on the ground floor of Page’s house; and they were instantaneously admitted by Shickster Sal, who held a pistol in her hand. The ex-bagman was seated moodily enough in one corner of the room, and his wife in another, their servant-girl having mounted guard over them while the preceding scenes were taking place up-stairs. On the entrance of the three intruders, all of whom were known but too well to the ex-bagman, he gave a sudden start and flung looks of mingled terror and entreaty from one to the other; but Julia appeared to remain unmoved by their presence. ‘““Now, old feller,’? exclaimed the Kinchin-Grand, as he placed himself with his back against the door and received the pistol from the hands of his paramour, “‘ we have got you at last.” * But you will not murder me?” said Page, rising from his seat and then sinking back again into it; for his limbs trembled as if he had been suddenly seized with an acue. “ Well, all that depends upon the way you behave your- self,’ responded the Kinchin-Grand. ‘“ Not that I suppose you'll drive us to extremes — ”’ “Then, what do you demand of me?” inquired Page, his voice as tremulous as his limbs, and a hideous alarm depicted in every lineament of his countenance. ‘“‘ Listen,’ said the Gallows’ Widow, fixing her eyes with a cold and reptile-like look upon the miserable man. ‘‘ You have been our deadly enemy, and all the misfortunes which have overtaken Stephen Price and Joe Warren may be attributed to your persecution of them and the treachery of your wife. But we were resolved to revenge ourselves; and we decided upon adopting these means to get you into our power. Your servant is our agent, and all your pro- ceedings are known to us. The prince has likewise got into our clutches, and we intend to keep a firm hold upon him. Miss Pauline Clarendon has been rescued from his designs, and she will to-morrow demand and procure the release of her sister. Thus, a portion of our revenge has been to defeat all your schemes and treacheries. We now come to the second act in the tragedy, — for a tragedy it shall prove in the long run,” she added, with a sudden lighting up of her GOMIGIOOKS (F©)