Old Saint Paul's : a tale of the plague and the fire . f till Amabel appears. This marriage mustbe prevented. Before quitting the belfry, Leonard chancedto cast his eyes on a stout staff left there,either by one of the bell-ringers or some chancevisitant, and seizing it as an unlooked-for prize,he ran down the steps, followed by the pipersdaughter. On opening the lowest door, he glanced to-wards the choir, and there before the high altar,stood Quatremain in his surplice, with the Earland Amabel, attended by Etherege and Pilli-chody. The ceremony had just a moment was to be lost.
Old Saint Paul's : a tale of the plague and the fire . f till Amabel appears. This marriage mustbe prevented. Before quitting the belfry, Leonard chancedto cast his eyes on a stout staff left there,either by one of the bell-ringers or some chancevisitant, and seizing it as an unlooked-for prize,he ran down the steps, followed by the pipersdaughter. On opening the lowest door, he glanced to-wards the choir, and there before the high altar,stood Quatremain in his surplice, with the Earland Amabel, attended by Etherege and Pilli-chody. The ceremony had just a moment was to be lost. Grasping hisstaff, the apprentice darted along the nave, andrushing up to the pair, exclaimed in a loudvoice, Hold ! I forbid this marriage. It mustnot take place ! Back, sirrah ! cried Etherege, drawinghis sword, and opposing the approach of theapprentice. You have no authority to in-terrupt it. Proceed, Mr. Quatremain. Forbear ! cried a voice of thunder nearthem — and all turning at the cry, they beheldSolomon Eagle, with his brasier on his Sesi^el X: EDiSrave ~£zimxcb prfcfitttn^ t\)£ (far! oi Kurbr^tfrii il-larriaaf LONDON FROM SAINT PAULS. 309 issue from behind the stalls. Forbear !roared the enthusiast, placing himself betweenthe Earl and Amabel, both of whom recoiledat his approach. Heavens altar must not beprofaned with these mockeries ! And you,Thomas Quatremain, who have taken part inthis unrighteous transaction, make clean yourbreast, and purge yourself quickly of your sins,for your hours are numbered. I read in yourlivid looks and red and burning eye-balls thatyou are smitten by the pestilence. 310 OLD SAINT PAULS. CHAPTER VII. PAUL S WALK. It will now be necessary to ascertain whattook place at the grocers habitation subsequent-ly to AmabeFs abduction. Leonard Holt hav-ing departed, Pillichody was preparing to makegood his retreat, when he was prevented byBlaize, who, hearing a noise in the yard, peepedcautiously out at the back-door, and inquiredwho was
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