Penny Blood Serial Cover — page 89: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

_— ALFRED DE ROSANN. — 81 This De Rosann well knew; and the reflection soothed him in his dungeon. An hour more had elapsed since the worthy gastro- nomer’s eyes were temporarily closed against his mis- fortunes, when suddenly a low voice at the gwichet called “ Belle-Rose ! Belle-Rose !”’ “‘ Who speaks ?”’ inquired the convict; “was it you, De Rosann ??’ “ Belle-Rose—my friend—listen !’? continued the voice. “‘Assuredly it is the ghost of my grandfather,’’ cried Pierre ; “and if so, it would be as well to arouse this lubberly, snoring, kitchen-fed glutton, to make mince-meat of him.’’ ** Nonsense, my dear Belle-Rose,’’ exclaimed the voice ; “look towards the guichet.”’ “ Nothing is more easy,’’ replied the convict ; “but as for seeing anything, that is quite different.’’ * Well, well ; ’tis I—your friend.” : ‘And who the devil is my friend ?” “¢ Auguste Ledoux, that was,’ said the voice. ‘¢ And what is he now °’’ asked Belle-Rose. “ Auguste Leblond,’? was the answer. : “The ship is always the same, I hope, notwith- standing the change of colours,”’ remarked Belle-Rose, coolly. ) : ‘¢ Precisely,’ said the man at the guzchet. ‘¢ But wherefore another name amongst friends ?7’ ‘‘ My dear Belle-Rose, | serve a good cause, and you must joinme. Asaproofof my gratitude towards an old friend, and of my unalterable principle, I am now about to render you a most important service. Who is with you °”’ “We are three.”’ ‘¢ Who are they ?” “Friends. One isa drunken cook, fast asleep ; the - other is a young man whom you may trust.’ “Ts he Alfred de Rosann?”? inquired Leblond, hastily. COmicoooks (GO)