that she would go begging rather than betray the trust reposed in her, as she believed that Providence would never let her starve for having done what was right.

"What a wicked wretch she is!" Miss Sowersoft exclaimed, when she heard poor Fanny's expression of trust in a more just power than that which now condemned her; "I am sure her horrible wickedness turns me white to hear it."

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This female tribunal having dissolved itself, much as some other pular tribunals do, simply because nothing further remained to engage its attention, Miss Fanny was dismissed up stairs again, and the other two ladies remained below to discuss in private the question of Colin's removal home, until such time as his recovery might admit of his return to the labours of the farm.

It will be quite sufficient to state, as the result of their deliberations, and in conclusion of this last chapter of our first book, that within eight-and-forty hours afterwards our hero, being somewhat recovered, was laid on a bed placed in a cart, and carried home; that Fanny attended him there during some brief space of time afterwards, until she procured another situation, and left Mrs. Clink's service at once and for ever; and that these changes, together with some others of very superior importance, which I shall proceed immediately to relate, brought about such a "new combination of parties" amongst the personages, great and small, who have figured in our pages, as cannot fail, when explained, to throw great light upon the yet dark and abstruse points of this veritable history.

BENTLEY'S

MISCELLANY.

NOVEMBER, 1839.

Contents.

JACK SHEPPARD, WITH AN ILLUSTRATION BY GEORGE CRUIK-
BY W. HARRISON AINSWORTH

SHANK,

Epoch the Third-1724.

Chapter XIV.-How Jack Sheppard was again captured.
Chapter XV-How Blueskin underwent the Peine Forte et Dure.
Chapter XVI.-How Jack Sheppard's Portrait was painted.

THE CHELSEA VETERANS (DUMALTON'S STORY),

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BY THE REV. G. R. GLEIG, AUTHOR OF THE SUBALTERN"
Chapter I-Showing how a man may become a soldier unawares, and how sol-
diers lived in London half a century ago.

Chapter II.-Which speaks of processions, rumours of war, and wars.

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450

BY J. AUGUSTINE WADE 462

BY R. B. PEAKE 463 BY J. AUGUSTINE WADE 475

TOWNS-CRIME AND PUNISHMENT,

THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS,

BY HENRY WORDSWORTH LONGFELLOW

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THE PATRON KING, WITH AN ILLUSTRATION, BY MRS. TROLLOPE
THE
PYRENEAN HUNTER; OR, WILD SPORTS OF THE SOUTH OF
FRANCE-WOLF-HUNTING IN THE LANDES,

BY THE HON. JAMES ERSKINE MURRAY THE ABBOT'S OAK A LEGEND OF MONEY-HUTCH LANE,

496

BY DALTON

508

REMARKABLE SUICIDES,

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BY DR. MILLINGEN, AUTHOR OF CURIOSITIES OF MEDI-
CAL EXPERIENCE"

Chapter 1.-Diamond cut Diamond; the two rogues.
without consent asked, to make Fanny his wife.
Chapter II.-Which, though perfectly natural, contains matters that not the most
ingenious person could foresee.

Chapter III.-Colin takes steps to extricate Fanny from her difficulties; but is in-
terrupted by a fearful occurrence, which threatens to make Dr. Rowel triumphant.
Chapter IV-Relates the triumph of the Doctor, and the manner in which he
achieved it. Lawyer Skinwell's death-bed, and what happened there.

PROSPECTUS OF A NEW JOINT-STOCK SUICIDE COMPANY
SONNET ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR,
BY EDWARD HERBERT

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