The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 82: what you’re looking at

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THES MYSTERIES OF THE COURT. G9 served Madge, who keenly and skilfully read the, “Stop, stop, my lady!” exrlaimed old Solomon, verved Madge, who keenly and skilfully read the | ‘ my os , . Cannibal evidently not wishing to leta bargam slip out real feeling which bed inspired’ the a the of his hands. "Tt don't snind eating forty— momen ee 17 . , tside.” eenedribetaer:s.ipeinemebaners rena dl she |. "Give me ores the things , you old scoundre.,” immediately sdopting ‘Roe conetigtony Beas, if said Lady Bess, more good-naturedly than angrily, hastened fo GUSEETY, But come, Lady I | “Iam resolved not to part with them under the there's anything you can really put in my way, 1) - an shan’t refuse to accept it; and it might make us a Patch continued turning the watch and better friends.” . ; ; » and over in his hand; then he examined eae Seed: Twit explain mysok Preeenty, | a rings ono after the other: thon he recurred = replied the female highwayman: for at this momen | the watch—opening it, examining the works, and ‘oom r aiLieoking mahal dressed, of in short scrutimizing it most minutely in every He phen = se ch meaking slyness in point. At length, after several fruitless attempte to tho exprenian i of bis countenance, The loveof gain beat down Lady Bess in ae ee Or ak the foatures and that wrinklec as . | 6s ” said Chiffin, as soon as Solomon Patch depth at ‘Obuecvation to perodive dat there wea bad quitted the room, “what about this little depth of observation 0 ee iness that you have been talking of? Somo- scarcely any villany from w the certain of a| thing that yoa and I oan do together, you know, would shrink so long ss he bebeld ¥ and which is to make us better friends than we have commensurate reward. ’ Guim nl ng treed to wher ‘Chin | Bone, eonewiat haughty, “at T vant 6 cory Chiffon. But i e rr stinn-sot” che enbieed. “all I want | $0 let you into «good thing,” she added with her “Intruding—no!” she excl: adie tal | wonted frankness of humour, “perhaps you will ren Vie oad kad nigh ued what eccord- | in future adopt a more civil tone towards me ?” np on wales syn ab think they are werth.” ‘Thos |“ Well, I don’t know but what I should give you ae Bess. wi indiff care- if the whole lot of us that frequent ce ain ck an Ler pocket a watch and hain | Patch'e were tocloot a capiin Bo yo noe Tare ’ 7 66 . i dislike to you, _— d or four finger-rings. “I might have | really any particular fat a Gear ye sal stade to this little ; and as Chillin thus spoke he endeavoured to look se parcel of jewellery if I had chosen, wr cine uni i "Tare" oold Madge addressing herself to the with smile upon the fulness of pecaed follow - fomale highwayman : “I em sure after that you Pp te) 7 > ee ‘upon the ‘able had oud ! we Not I!” exclaimed Lady Bess, “ And now then denly Secuuas dhe dilecio of un emnt ead tales to the point. Somewhere near Edmonton there omy Madge Somers ed Marlow. He is very rich~ gase on the part of wo bee guawt thinks a yeah deal of bimoclf-and bekece bis them as having belonged Saxondale. peraon with very valuable jewollery. He has got a Chigin ee Cannibal was avo contemplating the diamond ring on his finger that was presented te n . uardian : i him by some lady to whose son ho 1s g 3 aD trinketse—not because he knew them, for he did not is ring is said to be worth two hundred guineas —but because it was in the man’s nature to feel an this ring is his watch is sot round witn brit tree lige priceudings. Lely Boos was hare linnte’ be haa a apleadid diamond pin in bis shirt oF Other cit proce ey ee at the frill—and in his pocket-book he always carries a self looking carelessly ab the id wm 7 ive the good rourd sum in bank-notes. Now, all thease par- mument; and therefore she did not percel her _ticulars I have ascertained direct from hig coach- SE ee eng ee en. no maizen tow. Well, this Mr. Marlow has eyes on -night ; and I have positive infor- Solomon Patch took them off h- table, and bent gone to = party nln a kin splendid jewellery down towards the light in order ane their about him—because it is to a first-rate house at the closcly as Possibte with 8 view tO are he : West End that he has gone—indeed to the very value: then after a long and Semen Wall 1 lndyrs to whose son he is guardian. In a word, sid in a stammering, nentaling th. our lady- between twelve and ane o'clock this night it is my don’t know—I always like to straws bt veal intention to ease him of those splendid jewels as ship—you are so good and ge = "and that well os his urse and pocket-book, on the road to couldn’t say more than thirty pounds— ' Edmonton.” would be quite a stretch, to oblige you. eda | rr “Oh! never mind,” said Lady Bess carelossly:, ‘And you want me to help you, I suppose “I do not intend to take less than fifty—and as I asked the Cannibal, with a grim smile of satisfaction am in no particular want of money at this moment, : at the prospoct thus held tr Rees. “But all mip take d gallop down to Gravesead one of those | the srsiterse you nood render will bo merely a down to Gravesend one assistar in fl ap see whet your brother Israel will pretence, j ust for the sake of keeping up ap offer.” | Pearances. . ew Ee oe e-—ewrae Giewe GP @ ae GP =~ a_- |. a Sega? SEES e COMIC OOO Ss CO