The Curse Upon Mitre Square — page 22: what you’re looking at

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14 THE CURSE U2ON MITRE SQUARE. CHAPTER II. THE STOLEN MEETING. Aumost facing the Abbey Church and _ spacious monastic buildings of Holy Trinity, Aldgate, but separated from them by Houndsditch—at the time of this narrative a broad stream of water— was a row of dwelling-houses, with gabled roofs and gardens at the hack. In one of these there dwelt a woman of about thirty, whose manner was so reserved, and ostracism from her neighbour so complete, that she was viewed with suspicion, and would certainly have been forced to live elsewhere but for the fact that she was reputed to be under the special protection of a high official of the Court. This woman’s life appeared to be quite purpose- less, with the exception that twice a week she received messages from the hands of a page, to whom she delivered answers for her mysterious correspondent. The people in the neighbouring houses watched the woman’s movements with intense interest, and argued rightly that she was the accomplice in some fell purpose; the livery of the page, however, protected her, and whatever may have been the scheme in which she was Gomicbooks co mn