The Mysteries of London; or, Revelations of the British Metropolis — page 144: what you’re looking at

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142 MYSTERIES wary, in front of the box, appeared the inanimate face of Tyrrel, the blind man, known in fashiona- ble circles under the name of Sir Edmund Mac- kenzie. CHAPTER. XXI, Snail acted very conscientiously. He expended the whole of the five sovereigns at a saiesman’sin Long Acre, and came out of the shep, equipped from head to foot like a gentieman. Before going to the theatre, he turned into Before-lane, and hid the clothes he had taken off, and of which he had made a bundle, in the same corner in which he received his instructions from the good Captain O’Chrane. He felt a great desire to show himself in all the splendour of his new dress, to amaze the frequenters of the Pipe and Pot, the windows of which gieamed faintly with a reddish light, at some fifty paces distance ; | but he resisted the temptation, and directed his steps toward the theatre. | The secoud act of the Freyschutz was nearly over. In the saloon, there were only about half a dozen ofits habitualfrequenters. Snaillounged — pompously up and down, swelling himself out as — much as possible, and chewing a quill tooth-pick, — which he had purchased in order to complete his — appearance asagentleman. He looked earnestly — at every one who passed him as he walked along; ~ coughed, used his handkerchief: but all im vain ; for no one accosted him. He had neyertheless +4 - fas