A door led to the
inner room; and it was evident from the peals of merriment, and other noises,
that, ever and anon, resounded from within, that this chamber was occupied by
the Marquis and his friends. The stranger concluded he could not be far from his
destination, and a turn in the road showed him the house. Beyond was another door,
on which was painted in black letters:
MR. Martin's on Ludgate-hill, and
Christchurch in Newgate Street, were also distinguishable. Given time
and the right environment, and he would outgrow these defects. “Would you wait for me?”
Manning was silent for a space. "
He then spoke authoritatively to the girl. “Read this, John. His features
were regular, and finely-formed; his complexion bright and blooming,—a little
shaded, however, by travel and exposure to the sun; and, with a praiseworthy
contempt for the universal and preposterous fashion then prevailing, of
substituting a peruke for the natural covering of the head, he allowed his own
dark-brown hair to fall over his shoulders in ringlets as luxuriant as those that
distinguished the court gallant in Charles the Second's days—a fashion, which
we do not despair of seeing revived in our own days. "Only Jack's two wives—Edgeworth Bess and Poll Maggot," replied Austin,
laughing. ’
The reference to Major Alderley’s wounds reminded Melusine all at once of
the fight they’d had, and its consequence. ‘Wait! At least tell me where I can find you. The door was locked; but, with the bars of iron, it was speedily burst
open.
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