The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 120: what you’re looking at

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a > NV ‘ fy Sa \ ga OEM, Mth / if i ! My lif, ‘ “ay toay . Ny We - SS SS Z —_ = iF — os jf => \ ss Za) roe [THE AMAZON. ] due time a child was born—the issue of this amour. The nobleman to whom I allude was the Marquis of Bellois !” “ And is the Prince ignorant of this chapter in the life of Mrs, Fitzherbert ?” asked Lady Letitia. “ He has not the remotest suspicion of it,” re- turned Meagles. “It was in consequence of a quarrel which took place between them at the time, that Mrs. Fitzherbert withdrew to France; and her absence lasted altogether eighteen months. During that interval her amour with the Marquis de Bellois took place: but, fortunately for her, the offspring of the connexion was born dead. Scarcely had she recovered from her confinement, when let- ters from the Prince reached her imploring that she would return to England. She assented—and the French nobleman was abandoned by his beau- tiful mistress. Nearly seven years have elapsed since Mrs. Fitzherbert thus came back to the Prince; and now the Marquis was himself arrived 14 in London. He is a gambler—a debauchee—an unprincipled profligate ; and he is in possession of letters proving his connexion with Mrs. Fitzher- bert. Ihave seen and read them: and the Mar- quis intends to convert them into a means of re- plenishing a purse which extravagance has emptied. Those papers, Letitia,” added Meagles emphati- cally, “ you and I must purchase. With a thousand pounds I will undertake to secure them.” “ And I will guarantee to furnish you with the requisite amount in the course of the week, Tim,” answered the Amazon. “ At the same time I do not foresee any particular advantage in possessing weapons which, in all probability, you will never have to use against Mrs. Fitzherbert.” “ Let us provide our bow with as many strings as possible, my dear Letitia,’ observed Meagles. * Who can tell what may happen? The King may die soon—and our friend George, when once seated on the throne, may choose to cast the Royal (COIAN) Ghooksreon