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But now he saw that he and his house had been simply used in order that a vile project of marrying two vile people to each other might be furthered! As he was thinking of all this, Lady Carbury came out to him in the garden. She had changed her travelling dress, and made herself pretty, as she well knew how to do. And now she dressed her face in her sweetest smiles.

No doubt she thought that the young man had behaved very well in falling in love with her directly he saw her; only that he had behaved so badly in taking Mrs Hurtle to Lowestoft afterwards! 'It's no good talking about that, mamma. I hope you will never talk of him any more. 'He is quite unworthy, said Lady Carbury. 'I can't bear to have him abused, said Hetta sobbing.

God bless you. And so he hurried off. Early on the following morning a letter from Lady Carbury was put into Mr Broune's hands, giving the story of the money as far as she had been able to extract it from Sir Felix. Sir Felix declared that Mr Melmotte had owed him £600, and that he had received £250 out of this from Miss Melmotte, so that there was still a large balance due to him.

But Sir Carbury became jealous, spoke words which even she could not endure, did things which drove even her beyond the calculations of her prudence, and she left him. But even this she did in so guarded a way that, as to every step she took, she could prove her innocence.

There was nothing at all to recommend Caversham but its size. Eardly Park, the seat of the Hepworths, had, as a park, some pretensions. Carbury possessed nothing that could be called a park, the enclosures beyond the gardens being merely so many home paddocks. But the house of Eardly was ugly and bad.

'I'll go up myself by the first train to-morrow. I can trace her better than Mr Crumb can do, and you will both trust me. 'There's not one in the two counties I'd trust so soon, said the old man. 'But you'll let us know the very truth, said John Crumb. Roger Carbury made him an indiscreet promise that he would let him know the truth.

He had not heard that the great heiress was coming into his neighbourhood, and therefore knew nothing of Lady Carbury's scheme in that direction. He was, too, disgusted by the ill-founded pride which the mother expressed at her son's position as a director. Roger Carbury did not believe in the Railway. He did not believe in Fisker, nor in Melmotte, and certainly not in the Board generally.

I have an engagement out here with a fellow which I must keep. I could meet you at any other time, you know. 'You can come back for ten minutes, said Roger, taking him by the arm. 'Well; not conveniently at this moment. 'You must manage it. I am here at your mother's request, and can't afford to remain in town day after day looking for you. I go down to Carbury this afternoon.

'Certainly better. No redemption was to have been had on that side, and I don't think you should regret the loss of such money as his. Lady Carbury shook her head, meaning probably to imply that even Melmotte's money would have had no bad odour to one so dreadfully in want of assistance as her son. 'At any rate do not think of it any more. Then she told him her grief about Hetta.

'That's private, said Miles frowning. 'Of course it's private; but if you would pay me the money I could buy the shares with it though they are public. 'I don't think we could mix the two things together, Carbury. 'You can't help me? 'Not in that way.