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Updated: June 23, 2025
Sir Francis Seddley came down express from London, and assisted by our skilful county practitioner, Humphrey Buddle, Esq., M.D. of Gylingden, operated most successfully on Saturday last, and we are happy to say the gallant patient has since been going on as favourably as could possibly have been anticipated. Sir Francis Seddley returned to London on Sunday afternoon.
The road makes a long and easy descent into the little town of Gylingden, and down this we were going at an exhilarating pace, and the jingle of the vehicle sounded like sledge-bells in my ears, and its swaying and jerking were pleasant and life-like.
The shadow was upon Jos. Larkin's face, and he was plainly meditating a little uncomfortably, as they approached the quiet green of Gylingden. 'What a charming evening, said the vicar, making an effort at cheerfulness. 'Delicious evening yes, said the attorney, throwing back his long head, and letting his mouth drop.
With the attorney it was different. Making the most of his height, which he fancied added much to the aristocratic effect of his presence, with his head thrown back, and swinging his walking cane easily between his finger and thumb by his side, he strode languidly through the main street of Gylingden, in the happy belief that he was making a sensation among the denizens of the town.
The little street of Gylingden, through which they were passing, looked strange and dream-like. And as she listened to Mrs. Crinkle's babble over the counter, and chose his toys for poor little 'Fairy, she felt like one trifling on the way to execution.
He was better to-day; but last night he had frightened them so, poor little man! he began to rave about eleven o'clock; and more or less his little mind continued wandering until near six, when he fell into a sound sleep, and seemed better for it; and it was such a blessing there certainly was neither scarlatina nor small-pox, both which enemies had appeared on the northern frontier of Gylingden, and were picking down their two or three cases each in that quarter.
But Luke was not there; and Captain Lake recollecting his habits and his haunt, hurried on to the 'Silver Lion, which has its gable towards the common, only about a hundred steps away, for distances are not great in Gylingden.
The left hand, on which was the ring of 'the Persian magician, was bare; the right gloved, with the glove of the other hand clutched firmly in it. The body was got up in a sheet to a sort of spring cart which awaited it, and so conveyed to the 'Silver Lion, in Gylingden, where it was placed in a disused coach-house to await the inquest.
In fact, he thought him capable of everything. And if there should turn out to be anything not quite straight going on at the post-office of Gylingden hitherto an unimpeached institution he had no doubt whatsoever that that dark and sinuous spirit was at the bottom of it.
Jos. Larkin, of the Lodge, Gylingden, 200l. sterling, on my account. 'Yours, dear Lake, 'Very faithfully, '23rd Feb., &c. &c. When Jos.
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