The Mysteries of London; or, Revelations of the British Metropolis — page 36: what you’re looking at

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$4 | MYSTERIES ‘marquis was irreproachable, he should have suc- | ceeded, without possessing anything positively en- 7 chanting, i in wresting thesceptre of Parzian fashion | from our countryman, Lord Seymour, They ex- | pected, in fact something more ineffable, and his first appearance did not equak the excited expect- © ations of the fashionabie world. But when the? marquis opened his lips, a reaction immediately | commenced; the hearts of the young belies ek subdued by hiselectrical words, and the dowagers || 4 regretted that the happy time was past when neg i also were capable of being electrified, ) The Countess of Derby was the first lady in4 Londen, who was suiijugated by tne irresistable marquis. No scandal had hitherte sullied the | spotless fame of a lady who was admired for the | excellence of her taste, the delicacy cf her wit, and } her devoted attachment to the memory of her de- Jj ceased husband, one of the noblest peers of they realm. She also had the reputation of elevation of | mind, severity of principle, and coolness of heart. 7 But no shield of principle, or virtus, was proof | against the facination of the marquis, He flung ed. tg CHAPTER IV. All London was talkingof the marriage between I} Rio- Santo and lady Ophelia Barnwood. It was@ Meron universally as an excellent match. evertheless, the marriage did not take place 4 ' | i Ecomichooks: com