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It was Sunday night; but not the less were the gamblers assembled in the card-room at about eleven. Dolly Longestaffe was there, and with him the two lords, and Sir Felix, and Miles Grendall of course, and, I regret to say, a much better man than any of them, Paul Montague. Sir Felix had doubted much as to the propriety of joining the party.
To Madame Melmotte's thinking, Fisker was the finest gentleman she had ever met, so infinitely pleasanter in his manner than Lord Alfred even when Lord Alfred had been most gracious, with so much more to say for himself than Miles Grendall, understanding her so much better than any man had ever done, especially when he supplied her with those small warm beakers of sweet brandy-and-water.
Squercum's my coach, and I mean to stick pretty close to him. Then it came to pass that the triumphant project as to the trustees fell to the ground, although Squercum himself advised that the difficulty might be lessened if three gentlemen could be selected who lived well before the world and yet had nothing to lose. Whereupon Dolly suggested Miles Grendall.
'Mr Grendall has not been here? he asked. No; Mr Grendall had not been there; but Mr Cohenlupe was in Mr Grendall's room. At this moment he hardly desired to see Mr Cohenlupe. That gentleman was privy to many of his transactions, but was by no means privy to them all. Mr Cohenlupe knew that the estate at Pickering had been purchased, and knew that it had been mortgaged.
'I hate all this row about winning and losing. Let's go on, or go to bed. The idea of going to bed was absurd. So they went on. Sir Felix, however, hardly spoke at all, played very little, and watched Miles Grendall without seeming to watch him.
Her brother, Lord Alfred Grendall, was known to be in great difficulties, which, so people said, had been considerably modified by opportune pecuniary assistance.
Of Cohenlupe's doings they heard nothing; but he was a regular city man, and had probably supplied funds. Cohenlupe was too deep for their inquiry. But they knew that Lord Alfred had sold shares, and had received the profit; and they knew also how utterly impossible it was that Lord Alfred should have produced capital. If Lord Alfred Grendall was entitled to plunder, why were not they?
'Let it be sent to me to Frisco, in a bill, my lord. And so he got up to take his hat, greatly to the delight of Miles Grendall. But the two young lords would not agree to this. 'If you must go this very minute I'll meet you at the train with the money, said Nidderdale. Fisker begged that no such trouble should be taken. Of course he would wait ten minutes if they wished.
The party consisted of Dolly Longestaffe, Lord Grasslough, Miles Grendall, and Felix Carbury, and the four had amused themselves during the last six hours with various innocent games. They had commenced with whist, and had culminated during the last half-hour with blind hookey. But during the whole night Felix had won.
Miles Grendall hated him, and there had been an expressed opinion between Miles and the young lord that it would be both profitable and proper to relieve Sir Felix of the winnings of the last two nights. The two men had played with the same object, and being young had shown their intention, so that a certain feeling of hostility had been engendered.
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