The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4, George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds

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by George W. M. (George William MacArthur) Reynolds · 1814–1879

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"The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4" by George W. M. Reynolds is a penny blood novel published serially beginning in 1844. This sprawling narrative exposes the stark contrasts of Victorian London, from its criminal underworld to its corrupt aristocracy. Following characters like Richard Markham and the villainous Resurrection Man, the work blends sensational storytelling with social commentary on class inequality and urban vice. The most widely read fiction in mid-nineteenth century Britain, it captivated more readers than Dickens himself.

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Read time
1936 min
Words
425,832
Chapters
110
Paragraphs
6,978
Price
Free
  • London (England) -- Fiction
  • Penny dreadfuls
The Mysteries of London, v. 4/4

Charles read--read on with horrified feelings which often threatened to get the better of him;--but there was one point in the evidence which rivetted his attention.

Charles las – las weiter, von schrecklichen Gefühlen erfüllt, die ihn oft zu überwältigen drohten – doch es gab einen Punkt in den Beweisen, der seine Aufmerksamkeit fesselte.

Dykes, the officer, in explaining the mode in which the highwayman had been taken into custody, used these words:--“_When I and my people gained admittance into the house in Brandon Street,

Dykes, der Offizier, benutzte bei der Erklärung, wie der Highwayman in Gewahrsam genommen worden war, folgende Worte: „_Als ich und meine Leute Zutritt zum Haus in der Brandon Street erhielten,

the prisoner was in bed with his mistress, a Jewess_.”

befand sich der Gefangene im Bett mit seiner Mätresse, einer Jüdin_.“

“Then,” thought Charles Hatfield immediately, “Tamar was not his wife!

„Dann“, dachte Charles Hatfield sogleich, „war Tamar nicht seine Frau!

Ah!

Ah!

that is clear enough--although the narrative of the murder would imply otherwise.

das ist klar genug – obwohl die Erzählung des Mordes das Gegenteil nahelegen würde.

But the only inference that can be drawn from this discrepancy, is that the reporter of the assassination was delicately and judiciously sparing of the feelings of the Medina family--whereas, in the former case,

Doch die einzige Schlussfolgerung, die aus dieser Diskrepanz gezogen werden kann, ist, dass der Berichterstatter der Ermordung die Gefühle der Familie Medina zart und umsichtig schonte – während im früheren Fall

it was absolutely necessary to record the evidence just as it was given.

die Beweise unbedingt so aufzuzeichnen waren, wie sie vorgebracht wurden.

Poor Tamar!--no wonder that thy name is never mentioned now by those who once knew thee--no wonder that even thy very sister, the Countess of Ellingham, seems to have forgotten thee!”

Arme Tamar! Kein Wunder, dass dein Name jetzt von denen, die dich kannten, nie mehr erwähnt wird – kein Wunder, dass sogar deine eigene Schwester, die Gräfin von Ellingham, dich vergessen zu haben scheint!“

Thus, Charles Hatfield suddenly adopted the belief that Tamar was not Rainford’s wife.

So nahm Charles Hatfield plötzlich den Glauben an, dass Tamar nicht Rainfords Frau war.

Neither, indeed, was she at the time when Rainford was arrested by Mr. Dykes;

Sie war es zur Zeit der Verhaftung Rainfords durch Herrn Dykes

and it never struck the young man that the matrimonial ceremony might have been performed between the period of Rainford’s resuscitation and the murder of the Jewish lady.

freilich auch nicht; und dem jungen Mann kam nie der Gedanke, dass die Trauung zwischen der Wiederbelebung Rainfords und dem Mord an der jüdischen Dame stattgefunden haben könnte.

For when the nuptial blessing was performed in Paris, Charles--being then a mere boy--was not present at the proceedings which took place as privately as possible in the British Ambassador’s Chapel.

Denn als die Hochzeitssegnung in Paris vollzogen wurde, war Charles – damals ein bloßer Knabe – nicht bei den proceedings anwesend, die so privat wie möglich in der Kapelle des britischen Botschafters stattfanden.

As for his suspicion that the Countess of Ellingham was ashamed to breathe the name of Tamar,--Oh!

Was seinen Verdacht betrifft, dass die Gräfin von Ellingham sich schämte, den Namen Tamar zu erwähnen – oh!

the reader may judge how erroneous was that belief!

Der Leser mag urteilen, wie irrig dieser Glaube war!

In her heart of hearts did the generous Esther treasure the image of that dearly-beloved sister;--and if neither herself nor her noble husband ever breathed her name,

In ihrem tiefsten Inneren bewahrte die großzügige Esther das Bild dieser geliebten Schwester; und wenn weder sie noch ihr edler Gemahl seinen Namen erwähnten,

it was through kind feelings towards Mr. Hatfield and motives of delicacy in respect to Georgiana.

geschah dies aus freundlichen Gefühlen gegenüber Herrn Hatfield und aus Rücksichtnahme auf Georgiana.

But Charles, being as yet ignorant that his father and Rainford were one and the same person, could not possibly suspect the necessity for the exercise of such kind feelings on the one hand or such delicacy on the other.

Doch da Charles noch nicht wusste, dass sein Vater und Rainford dieselbe Person waren, konnte er die Notwendigkeit solcher freundlichen Gefühle auf der einen Seite oder solcher Zurückhaltung auf der anderen unmöglich ahnen.

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Book details

Original language
English
Translation
German, machine translation
Source text
Project Gutenberg #51649
Licence
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