The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 256: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XIX THE MUMMY’S CASE Ir was about seven o’clock when the Burker awoke from a deep, uninterrupted slumber of several hours, and he found his host and Ben Limber performing their ablutions in the dressing-room. These two individuals neither felt nor looked any the better for having sat up drinking and smoking the entire night, but the contact of cold water refreshed them somewhat. The hour was approaching when the servant- girl of the house would enter to spread Mr. Bealby’s break- fast-table, and he could not possibly devise any excuse to prevent her from thus coming in, or at least it was deemed advisable to avoid everything that might tend to excite suspicion. ‘“ The girl may take it into her head to do out the dressing- room while we are getting breakfast,” said Bealby, “ or to sweep out the inner room, or a dozen different things. We must dispose of you, somehow or another,” he added, turning toward the Burker. ‘““ Any way you like, so as you doesn’t give me over to the police, or manage matters so bad that you get me took again.” “Don’t be afraid,’’ answered Bealby. ‘ Here, get some food at once, eat and drink. Now, Ben, you just stroll out as if to look at the flowers in Covent Garden Market before breakfast. You can hear what is being said about last night’s business, you can buy a newspaper, too, and if you come back in about ten minutes our breakfast will be ready, and I shall have uisposed of the Burker by some means or another.” All right,” responded Ben Limber, and he issued from the apartment. | 229 EGOMIGIOOKS (CO)