The Mysteries of London, Vol. IV — page 230: what you’re looking at

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

tt rnp le PAID IP GID tr EEO CLOCE ALGAE, TOS THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON, relly spot — = SSS Nh i = ce tt NDA in. a i ae ra hi ’ zl wal =) aes iirc == F 3 ie tis leisure to observe his emotions and seok an explana- tion, he would not dare to afford them any! She had, moreover, made statements to the young Castelcicalan which he would doubtless repeat to Charles Hatfield, whom they wero well calculated to mystify relative to lier futuro proceedings; for the reader scarcely requircs to be told that she had not the slightest intention to repair to Vienna nor to visit Italy. In every respect she had amplo reason to be well satisfied with the results of the scheme she liad de- vised in tho mornirg and so effectually carried out in tho afternoon,—a schome so wild and having so many thousand chances against its success, that none save the intrepid, resolute, far-seeing Laura could havo possibly hoped to conduct it to a triumphant issue. Having proceeded to the end of tho avenue, she ordered tho coachman to rotrace his way and return home ;—but she was not destined to reach the Rue Monthabor without exporiencing another adyon- ture, which may for the moment seem trivial, but which was novertholess dcstincd to exercise no moan amount of influence upon her future carcor. As tho carriage was omerging from the Champs No.81* —Mysrertres or Lonpon. Ih jt i x aH Hh it eee nf i ale tO iS) Or it i Min <a) ny aly Ht M4 Blysées, two gentlomon on hotscunck, Just ontering the fashionablo lounge, were about to pass by, when ono of them, recognising Laura, suddenly pulled up and made hera low bow. She immediately ordered tlie carriage to stop; for it was her courteous and obliging friend the professor of music, who had thus saluted her—and she was anxious to express to him the delight sho hau experienced from a perusal of tho translations he had sent to her the preceding evening, After the exchange of the usual com pli- mentary remarks, the professor, turning towards lis companion, said, “ My lord, permit me to intro- duce you to one of my fair pupils—my fairest pupil, [should rather observe,” ho added, in a good-tem-~ pered manner: “ Miss Laura Mortimer—tho Mar. quis of Delmour.” Laura was startled for an instant at finding her music-master in such aristocratic society; and as she inclined gracefully in acknowledgment of the nobleman’s courteous salutation, she observed that his lordship was an elderly, if not actually an old man, but that lis countenance was far from dis- agrecable. A. brief conversation ensued; and although tho marquis had no opportunity of speaking more than te we te ee | (C(O) DOO SS (SO)