And yet, on the very
site of the sordid tenements and squalid courts we have mentioned, where the
felon openly made his dwelling, and the fraudulent debtor laughed the object of
his knavery to scorn—on this spot, not two centuries ago, stood the princely
residence of Charles Brandon, the chivalrous Duke of Suffolk, whose stout heart
was a well of honour, and whose memory breathes of loyalty and valour. Prepared as he was for a dreadful shock, and with his nerves strung to endure it,
Jack absolutely recoiled before the appalling object that met his gaze. ’
The command was accompanied by an increase of pressure on the wrist he
held. Here Jack Sheppard was unable to repress an exclamation of astonishment. She twanged the
catgut under her fingers. Half an hour afterwards the body of Jack was carefully examined. “Forgive me,” he said, “but I want to hear it from your sister. Once the ship faltered, and the tip of this jade wall broke into a million gems and
splashed him liberally. I was rude and stupid. Young and old were dressed in their gayest
apparel; and it was evident from the smiles that lighted up every countenance,
from the roguish looks of the younger swains, and the demure expression of
several pretty rustic maidens, that a ceremony, which never fails to interest all
classes,—a wedding,—was about to take place. But this chap is good wine yet. “Are you going to the Vorsack’s for dinner tonight?”
“Yes, I think I’ll stop by. Tears
began to stream from her cheeks. Jacques is very bad, and I am afraid he may
die.
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