The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 396: what you’re looking at

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THR MYATERIFS OF THE COURT. 885 during the day in adition to the provisions and wine. That this latter business was really the one that occupied them on those occasions, I gradually began to suspect: fur I often heard the sounds of chinking gold emanate from the chief’s tent. Moreover, I bezan to notice that the women varied the articles of jewellery which they wore, and which were exooodingly costly and handsome. In short, at the expiration of the week I acquired the certainty that I had fallen in with a horde of ban- ditti, I therefore longed for the falfilment of Don Diego’s promise that he would conduct me into France. But the second week was enterod upon, and nothing was said concerning the subject. I continued to receive the kindest attentions; and if T ever offered to assist the women in preparing the repasts, they would not suffer me to do any menial thing. They conceived the utmost friendship for me; and Isabella, the most beautiful of all, was un- remitting in her attentions. Two or three times 30, 40.—THIRD SERIES, Christoval asked me to walk with him: but his mancer was always that of respectfal ovurtesy, min- gied however with the evidences of a growing admiration, I foand him tobes man of intelligent and cultivated mind. He was well read in Spanish and French literature: his manners were not metely gentlemanly—they were elegant; snd his conversation was varied, amusing, and instructive. At the expiration of the second week I took an opportunity of inquiring when he proposod to advance towards the Pyrences, from which we were about forty miles distant. A cloud immodiately gathered upon his countenance; and bending his dark eyes somewhat reproachfully upon me, he asked in a mournful voice if I were anxious to leave those who experienced so much delight and gratifi- eation at my presence amongst them? I answered him frankly, that I was anxious to make my way back to England, in order to earn my livelihood by my own industry, instead of being a burden on the comicbooks.com won = + a ee