[Old Saint Paul’s by William Harrison Ainsworth]@TWC D-Link bookOld Saint Paul’s BOOK THE THIRD 156/284
You will easily find the cottage.
It is about two hundred yards beyond the gate, on the right, near the old doghouses." "I know the spot perfectly," rejoined Leonard. "I would recommend you to put on a mask," observed the doctor to Nizza; "it may protect you from molestation.
I will find you one below." Leading the way to a lower room, he opened a drawer, and, producing a small loo mask, gave it her.
The youthful pair then quitted the house, Nizza taking Bell under her arm, as she intended leaving her with her father.
The necessity of the doctor's caution was speedily manifested, for as they crossed Saint Paul's churchyard they encountered Pillichody, who, glancing inquisitively at Nizza, seemed disposed to push his inquiries further by attempting to take off her mask; but the fierce look of the apprentice, who grasped his staff in a menacing manner, induced him to abandon his purpose.
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