The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 133: what you’re looking at

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VALENTINE AND VENETIA 115 ‘‘ Agreed,’’ observed Venetia. ‘I shall start at nine o’clock to-morrow. At ten we shall meet at Blackheath.’ They then separated, and when Sir Valentine was gone, Venetia fell into a profound reverie, during which she thought over all that had just taken place, and then she reflected upon the course which she should pursue for the future. But while she was still deliberating upon all the features of her position,— whether she could possibly extricate herself from its trammels, and if so, whether she should, — the door opened, and a domestic announced Sir Douglas Huntingdon. (C(O) nn) GDoOo <Si in