The String of Pearls; or, The Barber of Fleet Street — page 216: what you’re looking at

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Jeg ‘TUE STRING OF PEARLS. Ont eo pe oc a al aaa a eat ong “Fifty thousand pounds. The major rose and embraced Mrs. Lovett. Tears actually came into his eyes, and gulping down the pie, he cried— . ‘* You have fifty thousand charms. Only let me be your slave, your dog, damme—your dog, Mrs. Lovett, and I shall consider myself the luckiest dog in the world, but not for the money—not for the money. No, as the Marquis of Cleveland once sald, ‘If you want a thoroughly disinterested man, go to Bounce.’ ” ** Well, major, since we understand each other so well, there are two little things that I must name as my conditions.” gots ““Name’em—name ’em. Do you want me to bring you the king’s eye- tooth, or her majesty’s wig and snuff-box—only say the word.” “One is, that I will leave England. I have a private reason for so doing.” ‘**Damme, so have I. That isa-hem! If you have a reason, that is a reason - to me, you know.” ‘Exactly. In some other capital of Europe we may spend our money and enjoy all the delights of existence. Do you speak French?” ““Ah-hem! Oh, of course. I never tried particularly, but as Lord North said to the Duke of Bridgewater, ‘ Bounce is the man if you want anything done of an out of-the-way character.’ ” bass . Very well,then. My next condition is, that you shave off your. mous. ache. “What ?” ** Shave off your moustache ; I have the greatest possible aversion to moustache, therefore I make that a positive condiaadpuithout hich | shall say.no more to “‘ My charmer, do you think I hesitate ? If you were to say. to me, * Bounce,’ off with your head,’ in a moment it would roll ‘at your feet.” on *“‘ Go, then, to Mr. Todd’s, the barber, in F leet-street, and have them taken off | at once, and then come back to me, for I declare I won’t speak another word to you while you have them on.” | ‘* But, dear creature a Mrs. Lovett shook her head. ‘*’Pon honour!” a’ eneaes She shook her head again. ss uals of 2 bi ‘* I'll go at once then, ’pon soul, and have ’em taken off. T’ll be back in a jiffy, : Mrs. Lovett. Oh, you duck, I adore you. Confourid the. cash! «It’s: you ‘I knuekle under to. Man doats on Venus, and I love Lovett. | Bye, bye; I’lkget it | done and soon be back. Fifty thousand—fifty—fif,Oh, ‘lor’ why Flakes, your? fortune is made at last.” «: ; Bot cE ee These last words did not reach the ear of Mrs. Lovett. . That lady threw: her- selfinto a chair, where the gallant major had left her, Ce é Another 1’ she said. ‘¢ Another! )Why, did. he try. to deceive.me? The’ | fool, to pitch upon me, of all persons, to-make. his‘victim. I must-have found:} him out, and poisoned him, if fhad married him. It is better that ‘Todd should | ee poh mes and thse te time shall come .when‘the shall ‘fall. > Yés, 30 soon as I can, cajollery or scheming. 3 ient! own hands, Todd’s ae ie nammbeed fe Aaa: G8 =F A ea 9° of After, this, Mrs. Lovett fell into a train of musing, and her face assumed an ex- pression so different from that with which she was wont to welcome her customers in the shop, that not one of-them would have known her. But we. must look at Todd. It was upon his return home from several calls, the last of :which had been this recent visit to Mrs, Lovett, that he bad heard the noise in his house, * which had terminated in his going up stairs, and being so terrified &y Crotchet. It will be recollected that he fell insensible upon the staircase, and that Crotchet took that opportunity of making good his retreat. How long he lay there, he, Todd, had no means of knowing, for all was profound darkness upon the stair- case, but his first sensation consisted of a tingling in his feet and hands, similar = eae é = Selec i ~— eee: oa i —_ Enormous Colummns--no exmir2a Re 2 inlarred to Sixty = Me nee 3 ik ’ Wight Wits Hide ein & Wnthh ee aeae aa 4a Pal | ana : feet P Rt ba ’ pie ee Ri eient ee Tie f b i F aes Stare id | } it ' La Baba he ei hs Hiltvy t 5 Bi k A 1 sf tid | Chay dh Ripa iy} Bata ial | Wei aos Gt} aa } a AG Nie Ba Hae ¥ § Hits HW Aae i 1 eae | ravi | Mi! 24s We a RY Ah a Me Be Ms ML Mit Be ; hile 4 id | vat itt auth Maen Teal Wy WEiie 2 Qa Die Chap [ys ONS ae HAW NW A aN faa iil ve Sil) A Hel Pies if iil ; il We ail Wy \ hy foeata ( with | Hie eet | Nay Aa ag y : aan ie atest Ml 7 Wit Ta A ‘) ae iiy | : | fe ap tite HATH Heh A! Gp i) We Maa We } oe a i aie hls Wo eas i ta Rival B | Le iy iat i fe | ce Hah HA ok * Py 9 Wh ie Cae eta ae a } } ud ME dA | | ie BD Niet a 18 is ye rf ij | had ; Waal hag Be 1 Ra a ie a) it ahi ae died ij ij i i 7 Wa i pa i Bi 3 re vit = a =m == eee ines. Sees en eee ee ‘E a Aa rn. Se =e 7 -yd's Wreekly T-ondon Mews} i ~ ligne Oe ny RTE, AE I RES comicbooks.com