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Love Romances of the Aristocracy by Thornton Hall
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Page's, and at ten o'clock at night Mr Page went home
with me; and, coming down Drury Lane there stood a coach
by my Lord Craven's door, and the hood of the coach was
drawn, and a great many men stood by it. Just as I came
to the place where the coach stood, two soldiers came and
pushed me from Mr Page, and four or five men came up to
them, and they knocked my mother down almost, for my
mother and my brother were with me.

"'My mother recovered and came and hung about my neck, so
that they could not get me into the coach, and Mr Page
went to call company to rescue me. Then Mr Hill came with
his drawn sword and struck at Mr Page and my mother; and
when they could not get me into the coach because company
came up, he said he would see me home, and he had me by
one hand and my mother by the other. And when we came
home he pulled Mr Page by the sleeve and said, "Sir, I
would speak with you."'

"ATTORNEY-GENERAL:--'Pray, Mrs Bracegirdle, did you see
anybody in the coach when they pulled you to it?'

"MRS BRACEGIRDLE:--'Yes, my Lord Mohun was in the coach;
and when they pulled me to the coach I saw my Lord Mohun
in it. As they led me along Drury Lane, my Lord Mohun
came out of the coach and followed us, and all the
soldiers followed them; but they were dismissed, and, as
I said, when we came to our lodgings, Mr Hill pulled Mr
Page by the sleeve and said he would speak with him.
Saith Mr Page, "Mr Hill, another time will do; to-morrow
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