Penny Dreadfuls, 1900 · page 201 of 392
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174 REYNOLDS’ WORKS “af Mr. Redcliffe didn’t pay all the servants just as though he had been stopping at the hotel the whole six weeks.”’ ‘“Take another glass of Hollands,’ exclaimed Mrs. Macaulay, becoming bounteous in her exuberant glee at having such a lodger, and in finding all her suspicions most completely allayed. The man quaffed the strong waters, carried the huge trunk up-stairs, and then took his departure. Shortly afterward Mr. Redcliffe made his appearance, and at once took pos- session of his apartments, Mrs. Macaulay having in the meantime put on her Sunday apparel, including a new cap with pink ribbons, in order to give him the best welcome possible. ECORMICLIOO KES (EO)