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So much cash was to be paid over before the ceremony, and it only went off because Nidderdale wanted the money to do what he liked with. 'You wouldn't mind having it settled? 'No; I'd consent to that on condition that the money was paid down, and the income insured to me, say £7,000 or £8,000 a year. I wouldn't do it for less, mother; it wouldn't be worth while.
There should be no dealings with Comfort and Criball. The Duke had succeeded, at any rate, in filling his son's mind with a horror of aid of that sort. Nidderdale had suggested that the "straightest" thing would be to go direct to the Duke. That no doubt would be straight, and efficacious.
But even the leading members of the Beargarden hesitated when the proposition was submitted to them with all its honours and all its responsibilities. Lord Nidderdale declared from the beginning that he would have nothing to do with it, pleading his poverty openly. Beauchamp Beauclerk was of opinion that he himself did not frequent the club often enough.
He saw a good deal of his brother directors, Sir Felix Carbury and Lord Nidderdale, entertained Lord Alfred more than once at the club, and had twice dined with his great chairman amidst all the magnificence of merchant-princely hospitality in Grosvenor Square. It had indeed been suggested to him by Mr Fisker that he also ought to enter himself for the great Marie Melmotte plate.
Mr Fisker made an allusion to poker as a desirable pastime, but Lord Nidderdale, remembering his poetry, shook his head. 'Oh! bother, he said, 'let's have some game that Christians play. Mr Fisker declared himself ready for any game, irrespective of religious prejudices.
'They didn't know, then? asked Marie. 'Nothing; till the man told them. 'And did you go in? 'Yes; we all went into the room. Marie shuddered, and again hid her face. 'I think the best thing I can do, said Nidderdale, 'is to go to Abchurch Lane, and find out from Smith who is the lawyer whom he chiefly trusted.
'Nidderdale's in it quite as thick as I am. 'Nidderdale has a settled property which neither he nor his father can destroy. But don't you be such a fool as to argue with me. You won't get anything by it. If you'll write that letter here now 'What; to Marie? 'No; not to Marie at all; but to me. It need never be known to her. If you'll do that I'll stick to you and make a man of you.
'A young lady! What young lady? I don't believe it. But it's nothing to me. I don't care about anything, Lord Nidderdale; not a bit. I suppose you've made up all that out of your own head. 'Indeed, no. I believe he was beaten, and I believe it was about a young woman. But it signifies nothing to me, and I don't suppose it signifies much to you. Don't you think we might fix a day, Marie?
I'm impecunious; but if you were to pink out the two most hopeless men in London in regard to money, they would be old Grendall and young Carbury. I've been thinking a good deal about it, and I can't make it out. 'I have been thinking about it too, said Paul. 'I suppose old Melmotte is all right? asked Nidderdale. This was a question which Montague found it difficult to answer.
Among the directors were Lord Alfred Grendall, Sir Felix Carbury, Samuel Cohenlupe, Esq., Member of Parliament for Staines, a gentleman of the Jewish persuasion, Lord Nidderdale, who was also in Parliament, and Mr Paul Montague.
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