The Mysteries of London; or, Revelations of the British Metropolis — page 229: what you’re looking at

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I OF LONDON, (227 situated on the north side of the square, between Belgarve street and Belgrave- square. On the ground floor were three superb drawing rooms, separated only by foldingdoors. Behind — these was a suite of small receiving rooms, built over the kitchen, and in a line with the coach- houses and stables, vast buildings, which had an issue in Beigrave street. On the first story were _ the private apartments of the marquis. It was in this palace that the marquis of Rio Santo received all that was most eminent and most distinguished in the society of London. The great | officers of state did not disdain to visit him. for they all knew that he was in constant communi- cation with the ambassadors from the great powers, This did not a little contribute to con- firm the general idea, that his residence in Lon- don was connected with some ares peliuicat ob- | ject. If such an end existed, every one was compelled to acknowledge that it was very dexterously and carefully concealed. It was imagined that Rio. Santo might. have | some political mission; but it was imagined also } that he neglected it most carefully, and this added several cubits to the pedestal of his glory. . ee | It was eight o’clock in the evening. Thera was no light in the grand saloon of Rio Santo’ g man- sion, which he had baptized with the name of — Irish House, no one knew why. In one of the apartments at the back of the house, and which wasilluminated by the soft light of a lamp, shaded with a ground glass globe, a young man was sitting, or rather, we should Say, + — SS ——E—E —>— comichooks:;com