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59 THE MYSTERIES order to weary his fair antagonist—both of them | highly enjoying the sport, while the Prince of Wales was equally amused as a «pectator. ‘At deat, the humorous Meagiles put an end to the tun by suddenly dealing Lady Leticia a blow.an the fore- head, which knocked her flat down npomber beck ; but she rose laughing heartily..aad ahvewing aside the glover, declared that she bad had: enuagh of boxing for the present occasion. ‘‘Now well take a ‘ittle drop of;ecandy, my brave Amazonian friend,” exolaimed Moeaglee ; and filling a couple of wine-glesess,; he handed one to Lady Letitia, who tossed off the contents with- out winking. ‘By the bye,. kyqmite: fargot yuu, My dear Prince,” observed Tim, eurning towards his Royal Highness. ‘ Shall [ pous-oat a thim- blefal ?” | ‘“‘No—not at present, Meagles,” -was the reply. “TI have had my hock and-eode-wager, and a dram to sink it—and I therefore thiek that I shall be able to manage very w- li until after breaktast But now for my bath,’ added the Prince, gather- ing his ample dressing-gewn round his some what portly form, and descendiag from the dais. Letitia. “It will perhaps afford me a hint for tae establishment of sume hambie imitation at my own ¢ean residence.” Tous speaking, the Amazon accompanied the Prince into the aijacent chamber; and when he closed the door behind him, she affectet nut to perceive the incident. “ Well, upon my word, your Royal Highness possesses: a perfect «riental bathing -roum, © she d- served, throwing herself on one of the voluptucas ottomans.and surveying the place tn a leimuriy and-altogether upembarraswed tnanner: “it In really a deligb:ful scone exquisitely fitted up -- and evincing in.every detail that tine ta«te fur which your Ruval Highness is so justly celebrated. ‘: T-am pleased tbat. yeu admire my bath-1eum," anid the Prince, veating bimrelf by her side * Can you not fer the mument funcy that you are in -1me | Apastment. attached to the harem of a Turkish palace?” ‘sNevert having beech in the Mussulmans’ conn- | try, I cannot precisely make so free with my :ma- _ gination,’ anewered the huntress, in a lively “ne ** Ac the same time, from all | bave read, foo vid, “lJ envy your Ruyal Gighnesa the possession of | without a very large rtretch of the fancy concuive a bathing-room *contigueas to your sleeping-cham- ber,” eaid Lady Letitia. ‘' I mnst positively make Sir Joho have one fteed up for me,” she added, ex- gies . your Royal Gighness to be a Sultan in desha: i/léa,* she added, with a significant glance at the Peis e's . Ggared silk dressing-guwn end embrvidered red changing a rapid glance of intelligences with Mea- | morocac slippers. ‘“T am perfectly. willing that: you should e: ter- “‘ Heve you ever seen my bath-room ?” inquised | tsimsuch @-belief, on evadtiiun thar you pe iit the Prince. me to agareue my fancy- ehh rreagd ta your-eif” “Only as I catch. glimpse of it now through «euplsinnd George, bis eyes wandeming over tne the half-open door,” responded the Amazon. ‘@ommof thohup' rem. ‘Your Royal Highness mast recollect that this is the first time I bave bad the hunoor of being ad- mitted to your private apartments.” *: And it need not be the last,” observed George, bending upon her a significant look sos. although he had known the lady fur two or thaag-year:, she had never struck him as being so haadseme as she appeared on the present occasion. “Excellent!” cried the buntresg,| laughing. “The Prince is paying me complimeats !” “ Compliments? No—I am tailing yen truths,” seid George. “Do you persist in forgetting that I am. @ gentleman for the nonce ?”— and again she laughed. * There, now !” cried Meagles, who had been pretending to be very busy in examining the lock of one of ‘be Prince's. rides for the last two or three minutes; “I knew that your Ruyal Hixgh- ness would nut be displeased with me bringing Lady Letitia hither this morning ?” “ Displeased !" ejaculated Geurge: ‘'I am de- lighted! But will you inspect my bath-ronm be-~ fore I enter it 7?” he asked, turning again towards the lov-ly Amazon. “‘ Before you euter it ?” repeated the lady, as if *‘ Why sbould you stand upon any such ceremony with me? I can- . mot succeed in persuading you to forget that my \ purpose of exching his imayination Besides, he | had @ certain impurtent onect in view, and which _ @ngrussed bis thoughts: be therefore turned the ' prints over in a listless mauner, and very sbortly | passed from them w the inspection uf the ff e-arms. she bad not heard arigat. attir- is unwited to my sex” ‘It becomes you admirably, at all events,” obeerved the Prince, edvancing close up to the who was leaning negligently aguinst huntrese, the toliette-table: then, proffering her his hand, he said, “Permit me to show yoa my bath- reom. Oi | qurepinly— kL agmnot have the Jea-: «b- »fention,” ehacarted, — ‘‘eupeciuty -atter having . erpanned: van vtp the Geand Tork And iw telt me, -pagyfomwhat you are inulined ti take .moe” ; “For my Sultana of an bour,” napondei the Prince, throwing his arme ruund bagy Letisise neck. “You are determinrd tomahke me feel tha I am a woman. in apaaof my male attire rhe ex- claimed, langtuag. We mustobowounr. save the: Prince and the buntrese in the -beth-svom, and return t) Wr. Meagies, who, at the moment when they cire quitting the bed-chamber. was to, all apprarstocs very busily engaged in examining the « ..«!- lapeous afticles strewed uuon the cwttal table Nor did he desist from bis occupation a» «aun a9 he found himeelf alone: for he Yhought it prot. le that the Prince might retarp to fetch eometé: ny, , OF to give bim insiructions relative w theex Li-ion | of any one who mignt seek admis ion to the bed chamber He scceurdingly remained at the tate, and hegsn to examine the indecent Franch pricts, ' which he had not eeen detvre ay they ba! only arrived on the previous day. They were not bow. eve- much to hie taste; for Tim Meayles was wo ardent and impawioned a v-tary af tbe shrine of Venus to need any stimulant of the kind for the These be scratinized with Irae abstraction of mind —for there were several new fo~ling-pieces am’ “Qn! with much pleasure,” exclaimed Lady | pistuls which he had not seen before. nn Nn ‘SS CO CONNEC OOO