The Mysteries of the Court of London by Pauline Clarendon — page 296: what you’re looking at

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THE AMAZON AND TIM MEAGLES 293 object of her journey to London. In fact, this was none other than Mrs. Warren, the wife of the fellow who is now known as the Magsman.”’ “ [ remember well that when I first knew Warren, fourteen or fifteen years since,” said Lady Letitia, ‘‘ he told me and Rann how he had come up to London to look for his wife; and he also acquainted us at the same time with the object of her journey. Therefore, when I met Warren again, six or seven months ago, one of the first questions I put to him was whether he had ever succeeded in finding his wife; and, after replying in the negative, he observed it was vexatious that the one-half of the certificate had disappeared with her, because accident had thrown him in the way of the late Hannah Lightfoot’s brother, in whose possession the other half existed. I subsequently mentioned this fact to you, Tim, if you remember; and then you told me, for the first time, that you had seen in the hands of the prince the frag- ment which Mrs. eearren had originally brought with her to London.” “T recollect,” said ie ‘and it was fortunate that the Magsman had told you where he might be found in case his services were ever needed.” ‘Not particularly fortunate, either,’’ returned the Ama- zon; “tor when you and I visited old Lightfoot, according to a previous arrangement with Warren, the crabbed old fellow would not so much as show us his half of the docu- ment, much less part with 1t on any consideration.” “He fancied he should get more by treating with the principal,’ observed Meagles. “ But now that we have resolved to renew the negotiations, and on our own account, too, we will be more liberal in our offers than the means of the prince permitted us to be six or seven months ago. You can obtain three or four thousand pounds from Sir John, can’t you, my beauty? ”’ ‘“ Leave me to manage that, Tim,” replied the Amazon. ‘And now finish your story about Mrs. Warren.”’ “Oh, I had completely lost sight of that,’ exclaimed Meagles. “ Well, | was saying that the prince made proposals to Mrs. Warren, and that she acquainted him with the object _ of her journey to London. He induced her to give up the fragment of the certificate to him, and he provided splendidly for Mer: but I never could learn from him what became of (GO) CONnnicloool|Ks