The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 188: what you’re looking at

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THE MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. 17 Va ib > a FI) [. eat ueaven’s mercy, to wrestle successfully with death. Butevery night, William Dudley, has your handim- pregnated with poison the beverage placed by my side; and every morning have you found the de- canter empty. Think not, however, that I imbibed the contents: no—it is the antidote which I have taken instead! And now you marvel wherefore I have remained thus silent—thus patient—thus tran- quil during these sixteen days: you wonder why I haveforeborne from invoking the aid of the law to punish those who sought to send me to an early grave? Iwill explain to you my motives for this for- bearance. Associated as you are, William Dudley, with this young lady in the black designs which heaven's intervention has made abortive, you are of course no stranger to the cause—the unhappy cause—of her barning animosity against me. Alas! I know that I have her—deeply wronged he. , and I will not advanoe a singlé reason to pal- liate my perfidy and my crime. f will admit that 3 2 : — —___eesiaEtinnl ! house of your relative in Fore Street, for the ptrpose of consigning her to a criminal gacl—I could not in justice have spared Miss Aylmer. nd STORET Bed apared ees ee lies sand that the arrest of her accomplices would have led to the elucidation of her gullt. For her sake, therefore, I have held my pesco—for her sake J shall still remain silent. Not even my be. loved father suspects aught of all thiss—no—nor even your uncle and the Countess,” he added, tarn- ing towards Fernanda. The young lady showed by a slight inclination of the head that she heard and understood him: but pot @ syllable fell from her lipe, _——— comicbooks.conn