The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 59: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER VI THE LAST MEETING SINCE his return to England Tim Meagles had removed his horses from Lady Lade’s stables to the mews where he had always been wont to keep them prior to his temporary expatriation; for the Amazon, faithful to her determination of leading a prudential life during the period of her mourning, was unwilling that any circumstance should seem to indicate the renewal of a too familiar connection with Meagles. Hence the removal of his stud back to the mews where he had been wont to contract for their keep. The proprietor of that stabling establishment was in the habit of letting out post-chaises and vehicles of all kinds; and it happened that about three o’clock in the afternoon of the same day on which the scene in the preceding chapter occurred at Stamford Manor, a gentleman entered the mews and ordered a post-chaise to be got ready to take him to Aylesbury. Now, at this particular moment Tim Meagles was in the stable where his own horses were kept; and he overheard the instructions just given by the gentleman. The voice instantaneously struck him as being that of Philip Ramsey; and the suspicion appeared to receive confirmation from the fact that the individual was about to visit the neighbourhood of Stamford Manor. Ascending to a loft which had a window overlooking the stable yard, Meagles was enabled to obtain a view of the person whose proceedings had thus suddenly interested him; and he found, as he had suspected, that it was none other than the resuscitated criminal. “Ah! the prince is doubtless at his tricks again,”’ thought Meagles within himself; ‘ or else this fellow is intent upon persecuting the poor countess in order to serve some private 40 GOMmicdooks (E()