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It was at Cohenlupe's instigation that he had offered the two bills to Mr Bideawhile. 'Offer 'em again, said Cohenlupe. 'He must take the bills sooner or later. On the Monday afternoon Melmotte met Lord Nidderdale in the lobby of the House. 'Have you seen Marie lately? he said.
Who told you? 'It's only my inventive genius. Well; yes; I should say that would be nice, travelling about Europe with a clergyman. I shouldn't get enough advantage out of it to make it pay, but I fancy it will just suit you. 'It's an expensive sort of thing; isn't it? asked Nidderdale. 'Well; it does cost something.
That fellow Percival is here, and Dolly Longstaff, and Nidderdale, and Popplecourt, and Jack Hindes, and Perry who is in the Coldstreams, and one or two more, and there has been a lot of cards, and I have lost ever so much money. I wouldn't mind it so much but Percival has won it all, a fellow I hate; and now I owe him three thousand four hundred pounds!
The Melmottes knew it, and she was aware that Lord Nidderdale had heard it. It was already so far known that it was sure to be public before the end of the season.
"Nidderdale was talking to me about him and saying that he was so much with Lord Silverbridge. Lord Silverbridge is going into Parliament now, and, as it were, beginning the world, and it would be a thousand pities that he should get into bad hands." It may, however, be doubted whether Miss Cassewary was hoodwinked by this little story.
Lord Alfred Grendall would declare that he 'did not think all that was at all necessary. Lord Nidderdale, with whom Montague had now become intimate at the Beargarden, would nudge him in the ribs and bid him hold his tongue. Mr Cohenlupe would make a little speech in fluent but broken English, assuring the Committee that everything was being done after the approved city fashion.
The letter bore the important signature of T. Beeswax on the corner of the envelope, and so disturbed Lord Nidderdale that he called at once for a glass of soda-and-brandy. When opened it was found to be very nearly a counterpart of that which Silverbridge had received down in the country.
And papa told me that he should want me to sign something from time to time; and of course I said I would. But of course I won't, if I should have a husband of my own. Felix walked along, pondering the matter, with his hands in his trousers pockets. He entertained those very fears which had latterly fallen upon Lord Nidderdale.
Mr Bideawhile could only remark that it was the most unfortunate circumstance with which he had ever been concerned. The marriage with Nidderdale would upon the whole be the best thing, if it could only be accomplished.
"Phineas Finn lost his temper worse than Sir Timothy," said Lord Nidderdale. "But yet I think he had the feeling of the House with him," said the Duke. "I happened to be present in the gallery at the time." "Yes," said Nidderdale, "because he 'owned up. The fact is if you 'own up' in a genial sort of way the House will forgive anything.
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