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Lord Alfred never changed his posture and never took his hand from his breast. Nidderdale and Carbury filliped their paper pellets backwards and forwards. Montague sat profoundly listening, or ready to listen when anything should be said. As the chairman had risen from his chair to commence his statement, Paul felt that he was bound to be silent.
In doing that he would have to put one bell on the cat, and he thought that for the present that was sufficient. In his heart of hearts he was afraid of Melmotte. But, then, as he knew very well, Nidderdale was intent on the same object. Nidderdale, he thought, was a very queer fellow.
There was some hitch somewhere, I don't quite know where. The hitch had been with himself, as he demanded ready money. 'But it's all right now. The old fellows are agreed. Can't we make a match of it, Miss Melmotte? 'No, Lord Nidderdale; I don't think we can. 'Do you mean that? 'I do mean it. When that was going on before I knew nothing about it. I have seen more of things since then.
And if he had been against us would he not have said so? Though he was uncivil, I am glad that I saw him. Father Barham, with a simplicity that was singularly mingled with his religious cunning, made himself believe before he returned to Beccles that Mr Melmotte was certainly a Roman Catholic. Lord Nidderdale had half consented to renew his suit to Marie Melmotte.
Lord Alfred was always gracious to him, and Nidderdale and Carbury were evidently anxious to make him one of their set at the club. Many other houses became open to him from the same source.
Nidderdale had no objection to the lunch, but expressed a strong opinion that the Board was 'rot'. 'That's all very well for you, young man, said the chairman, 'but I must go there in order that you may be able to enjoy a splendid fortune. Then he touched the young man on the shoulder and drew him back as he was passing out by the front stairs. 'Come this way, Nidderdale; come this way.
I don't like Lord Nidderdale, and I will never take any one but the man I love. You know who that is. Miss Longestaffe is so angry because she can't go with us. What do you think of her telling me that she did not understand being left alone? We are to go afterwards to a musical party at Lady Gamut's. Miss Longestaffe is going with us, but she says she hates music. She is such a set-up thing!
During a great part of the journey they were alone, and then Marie gabbled to Didon about her hopes and her future career, and all the things she would do; how she had hated Lord Nidderdale, especially when, after she had been awed into accepting him, he had given her no token of love, 'pas un baiser! Didon suggested that such was the way with English lords.
Hazily, as through a thick fog, Lord Nidderdale thought that he did see something of the troubles, as he had long seen something of the glories, of commerce on an extended scale, and an idea occurred to him that it might be almost more exciting than whist or unlimited loo. He resolved too that whatever the man might tell him should never be divulged.
Shooting is shooting you know, and touring is touring." Upon that he took very kindly to Lord Gerald, who, even after the arrival of the other men, was second only in skill to Dobbes himself. With Nidderdale, who was an old companion, he got on very well.
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