The Mysteries of London; or, Revelations of the British Metropolis — page 59: what you’re looking at

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=F" , NO oe Te ar + 7 OF LONDON. 57 CHAPTER VII. t the period of which we are writing, a little eyond the angle formed by Cornhill and Finch ane, there was a narrow alley, miserably paved, land through which an extremely narrow band of ithe cloudy sky could only be discovered. That lalley stretched along a large building, one side of which was on Finch Lane, but its broad front joverlooked Cornhill. The first floor of this large building which stretched along Cornhill, was occupied by splen-\ did stores. The first displayed through its large windows of plate glass, a magnificent assortment of all kinds of jewelry 5 the second was furnished vith all. the various articles that compose the ap-— parei of both sexes, from the patent leather boot, a id the highly worked stocking, to the ready-— made coat, ai ad the India cachmere. These two am: ts \ srd) constantly thronged by cus- on the sign of the silversmith, the Balkstone Peowid be read; over the fur=— Paiahinie store, ; ‘the name of Bertram, Upon the side of the building which looked upon Finch © Jane, the shop of an exchange broker. was con= spicuous; but the aspect of things on this side was quite different: the atreet was obscure, the office dark, with grated windows, and pe ev curtains, which gave to it a mysterious appear- 7 ance, And yet there was nothing particular about it; for, during the day, bank notes were - exchanged for gold, and gold for bank ; le of BY eae Rye Aaa Sie. 2, TD rede EN eS eae gE ot caimicbooks.com