The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 81: what you’re looking at

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64 REYNOLDS’ WORKS and he whisperingly said, ‘‘ Be cautious, be silent. I know that I can rely upon you.” ‘You may, sir,’ and the elerk issued from the room. Another of the dependents was now summoned from the lower office, and when he made his appearance, Cole- man said, ‘‘ Mr. Ingram, you will remain here with Mr. Armytage till my return. Let no one have access to him, and if he should endeavour to escape, call in a police con- stable and give him into custody on a charge of forgery.” Armytage had all this while remained with his counte- nance buried in his hands, but when he heard that mandate given by Mr. Coleman, to the clerk, he threw himself at the lawyer’s feet, imploring his mercy. ‘Everything depends upon yourself,’’ replied Coleman, ‘and you can now more than ever understand how your testimony will become so needful.”’ Having thus spoken, the lawyer issued from his office, descended the stairs, and engaging a cab, which happened to be passing along Bedford Row, he proceeded to Bow Street. | Before concluding this chapter, we have one explanation to give. The reader will recollect that Mr. Coleman had received a letter upon the perusal of which he had taxed Armytage with forgery. This letter was from another solicitor, who had first of all discounted the bills for twenty thousand pounds that have been so frequently mentioned. Those bills, as we have seen, had fallen into Coleman’s hands, for with the aid of Mr. Redcliffe’s money he had taken them from the original discounter. This discounter had that very day happened to discover that the acceptance of some mercantile firm had been forged by Armytage to those bills, and he had accordingly written to communicate the fact to Mr. Coleman. This was the letter which, as we have seen, was received by Coleman a few minutes previous to the sudden bursting in of Sagoonah and the police officials. GOMmichdooks (E()