The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 37: what you’re looking at

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THE DISINTERMENT 19 to receive the revelation of a secret so nearly regarding her that he had found in the fragment of a letter the clue to that train of incidents which had so promptly led to the unravelment of the mystery concerning his father’s fate. Lord Florimel himself was much struck by the circum- stance, and on taking his leave of Malvern, he returned at once to Piccadilly to acquaint Pauline with all that had occurred, or, rather, as much as it was proper to reveal. When once more alone, Malvern shut himself up in his own room and examined the contents of that pocketbook which had been found about his father’s person. Then was it that with mingled amazement and sorrow he made a fresh discovery relative to the past incidents of his sire’s career, a discovery concerning matters the bare existence of which Valentine had never even suspected, and which not only regarded himself but also others. In a word, a great mystery was now revealed; a secret was disclosed which, but for the discovery of this pocketbook, might for ever have remained buried in darkness. The revelation thus made imposed upon him, too, aduty which he must not postpone an hour longer than was absolutely necessary. In a word, he felt that the moment the funeral was over and his father’s remains should have been consigned to consecrated ground, he must lose nq time in the accomplishment of this duty to which we allude. (C(O) nn) GDoOo KS { r nin