THE MYSTERIES OF LONDON.
THE
MYSTERIES OF LONDON.
BY
GEORGE W. M. REYNOLDS,
AUTHOR OF “FAUST,” “PICKWICK ABROAD,” AND “ROBERT MACAIRE.”
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS.
VOL. IV.
VOL. II. SECOND SERIES.
LONDON: G. VICKERS, 334, STRAND.
MDCCCXLVIII.
LONDON
WALTER SULLY, BONNER HOUSE PRINTING OFFICE, SEACOAL LANE.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
PAGE CHAPTER CX.--Continuation of the Black’s Visits to his Prisoners 1
CXI.--A Conversation 5
CXII.--The Conversation concluded 10
CXIII.--Esther de Medina and Old Death 12
CXIV.--Old Death in the Dungeon 18
CXV.--Thomas Rainford 20
CXVI.-Old Death 22
CXVII.--An Explanatory Conversation 26
CXVIII.--The Insolvent Debtors’ Court 28
CXIX.--The Examination of Mr. Frank Curtis 32
CXX.--The Lapse of Nineteen Years 36
CXXI.--Mr. Hatfield 41
CXXII.--Two of the Reader’s Old Friends 44
CXXIII.--A Man of Business 46
CXXIV.--Charles Hatfield 48
CXXV.--The Projected Railway Company 53
CXXVI.--Elucidations 58
CXXVII.--The Wanderers 63
CXXVIII.--The Journey continued and concluded 67
CXXIX.--The Advertising Agent 73
CXXX.--Perdita 75
CXXXI.--The Syren’s Arts and Charms 80
CXXXII.--The Dangerous Sophistry of a Lovely Woman 86
CXXXIII.--A Throne Surrounded by Republican Institutions 88
CXXXIV.--A Painful Scene 94
CXXXV.--Charles Hatfield and Mrs. Fitzhardinge 99
CXXXVI.--Infatuation 101
CXXXVII.--Two more Old Acquaintances 107
CXXXVIII.--The Money-lender 109
CXXXIX.--The Miser alone in his Dwelling 112
CXL.--Fresh Scenes and More Troubles at Home 116
CXLI.--The Flight 120
CXLII.--The Dress-maker: a Love Story 123
CXLIII.--Conclusion of the History of a Dress-maker: a Love Story 140
CXLIV.--Dover 144
CXLV.--A Mysterious Occurrence.--The Journey continued 148
CXLVI.--Two Unpleasant Lodgers 151
CXLVII.--The Captain’s Ludicrous Adventure 155
CXLVIII.--The Charterhouse 160
CXLIX.--A Strange Narrative 163
CL.--The Colonel and the Captain 168
CLI.--The Calm--The Tempest 170
CLII.--The Father, the Son, and the Son’s Wife 176
CLIII.--Father and Son 183
CLIV.--Mrs. Fitzhardinge 187
CLV.--The Mother and Daughter 190
CLVI.--The Half-brothers 195
CLVII.--Political Observations.--The Departure of Charles Hatfield 199
CLVIII.--Mrs. Mortimer in London 202
CLIX.--Mrs. Mortimer’s Adventures continued 206
CLX.--The Husband and Wife 210
CLXI.--Agnes Vernon and her Father 213
CLXII.--Laura in Paris 217
CLXIII.--Laura and Rosalie 224
CLXIV.--Laura’s Amour 228
CLXV.--Lord William Trevelyan 232
CLXVI.--A Sketch of Two Brothers.--A Mystery 237
CLXVII.--The Lawyer 242
CLXVIII.--The Nobleman and the Lawyer 246
CLXIX.--A Scene 248
CLXX.--Agnes and Mrs. Mortimer 253
CLXXI.--Jack Rily, the Doctor 258
CLXXII.--A Maiden’s First Love 263
CLXXIII.--Hopes Fulfilled 266
CLXXIV.--A Night of Terrors 269
CLXXV.--The Haunted House in Stamford Street 274
CLXXVI.--Scenes in the Haunted House 277
CLXXVII.--History of the Haunted House in Stamford Street 282
CLXXVIII.--Conclusion of the History of the Haunted Houses 288
CLXXIX.--The Ghost.--Agnes and Mrs. Mortimer 307
CLXXX.--Agnes and Trevelyan 310
CLXXXI.--Explanations 314
CLXXXII.--Laura Mortimer’s New Intrigues 316
CLXXXIII.--An Unexpected Visit and a Dreaded Arrival 320
CLXXXIV.--Laura and her Mother.--Another Interruption 324
CLXXXV.--The Lawyer’s Head Clerk 327
CLXXXVI.--Dr. Swinton 331
CLXXXVII.--The Lunatic Asylum 333
CLXXXVIII.--The Confessions of a Lunatic 335
CLXXXIX.--Scenes in the Lunatic Asylum 346
CXC.--A Scene in a Cab 349
CXCI.--The Old Marquis and the Young Lord 352
CXCII.--Mrs. Mortimer in London again 356
CXCIII.--Jack Rily and Mrs. Mortimer 358
CXCIV.--Mother and Daughter again 363
CXCV.--Horrors 367
CXCVI.--Resolutions 370
CXCVII.--The Marquis of Delmour 372
CXCVIII.--Castelcicala 375
CXCIX.--The Marchioness of Delmour 378
CC.--Jack Rily and the Lawyer’s Clerk 382
CCI.--Mr. Heathcote and his Clerk 384
CCII.--Jack Rily and Vitriol Bob 388
CCIII.--The Bengal Arms--Renewed Wanderings 391
CCIV.--The Catastrophe 394
CCV.--The Castelcicalan Republic 397
CCVI.--Charles Hatfield in London again 399
CCVII.--Mr. Green’s Office 402
CCVIII.--Perdita, the Lost One 405
CCIX.--Mr. Green’s Mission 409