The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 290: what you’re looking at

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268 THE COURT OF LONDON attached to her seducer. For this reason was it, and for Lilian’s sake, that he came to the determination of passing over the minor canon’s conduct in silence, especially as he had made up his mind to remain altogether at Canterbury until, after a decent period of mourning for his sister and uncle, he might lead Louisa to the altar. In the meantime he would be near to guard her from any further danger, although not for an instant did he imagine that so long as he ~ was upon the spot the infamous clergyman would renew his persecutions. OOO S C@ im