The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 293: what you’re looking at

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266 REYNOLDS’ WORKS burst from the lips of the domestics on the box, and in a few moments the carriage stopped at the very place where the ex-milliner remembered to have seen the duke and the Lascar talking together. . And there lay the Duke of Marchmont, stretched upon the ground, close by a gate against which the Lascar was leaning when seen in discourse with his lordship. Down sprang the servants from the box, and the ex-milliner alighted from the carriage. The duke was found to be in- sensible; indeed at first they thought he was dead, but in a few minutes they ascertained that he was merely stunned. “This looks uncommon like a violent blow, dealt with a bludgeon,’ said the footman, directing attention to the marks of a severe contusion upon the temple. _ “ There’s no doubt of it,’ said the coachman. ‘ That Lascar scoundrel must have knocked the poor gentleman from his horse, because this is the very spot where we saw them talking just now, and it isn’t to be supposed that the horse threw the gentleman off all of a sudden before he had moved an inch away from the place.” ~ “ Convey him into the carriage,’’ said Madame Angelique. ‘“'We have no means of restoring him here, we will take him to the villa.” ~“ And what about that rascally Lascar, ma’am?” in- quired the footman. _“ What can be done?’”’ said Madame Angelique. ‘The fellow is doubtless at some distance by this time. Besides, our first consideration is for this gentleman.” ‘“‘ He looks a person of distinction,’’ observed the footman, as he assisted the coachman to convey the inanimate form of the duke into the carriage. ~ “ Now make haste home,’ said Madame Angelique, as she settled herself inside in such a way as to sustain the head of the unconscious Marchmont. The domestics sprang up to the box, and the lade happened fortunately to be at this part wide emupiaeeli for the equipage to turn. It proceeded rapidly along toward the villa, and in the meanwhile Madame Angelique did her best to recover the duke by fanning his countenance with her kerchiet. His chest began to heave, slowly at first, then with more rapidly consecutive convulsions; his painful gaspings ap- — peared to be bringing back the vital breath, and setting the CORNICLIIOOKS (Elo)