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When old Golightly is off the hooks altogether, another will be chosen, and Undy talks of putting in my name as that of a family friend; so you'll have everything to assist you. Charley looked very grave.
'My lord, perhaps you will ask him, said Mr. Chaffanbrass. 'Mr. Scott, you understand the question why do you not answer it? asked the judge. But Undy still remained silent. 'You may go now, said Mr. Chaffanbrass. 'Your eloquence is of the silent sort; but, nevertheless, it is very impressive.
This occupation was congenial to his spirit, and he worked hard and well at it; but the greatest of men are open to the tainting breath of suspicion, and the Honourable Undecimus Scott, or Undy Scott, as he was generally now called, did not escape.
He particularly disliked obscurity for he had found that in his case obscurity had meant comparative poverty. An obscure man, as he observed early in life, had nothing to sell. Now, Undy had once had something to sell, and a very good market he had made of it. He was of course anxious that those halcyon days should return.
It does not often occur that one is doomed to bear the same bore both by day and night; any change gives some ease; but poor Alaric for three days had had no change. He felt like a liberated convict as he stepped freely forth into the sweet evening air, and made his way through the town to the opposition inn. Here he found Undy on the door-steps with a cigar in his mouth.
Bill Sykes must look to crime for his bread, seeing that he has been so educated, seeing that we have not yet taught him another trade. But if I could hang Undy Scott, I think I should deter some others. The figure of Undy swinging from a gibbet at the broad end of Lombard Street would have an effect. Ah! my fingers itch to be at the rope. Fate, however, and the laws are averse.
He was distressingly poor, and would therefore certainly jump at an heiress he was delightfully thoughtless and easy of leading, and therefore the money, when in his hands, might probably be manageable. He was also Alaric's cousin, and therefore acceptable. Undy did not exactly open his mind to Alaric Tudor in this matter.
But, indeed, the reward for heroism cometh not here. There was much more in the letter, but enough has been given for our purpose. It will be seen that hope yet remained both for Alaric and his wife; and hope not without a reasonable base. Bad as he had been, it had not been with him as with Undy Scott. The devil had not contrived to put his whole claw upon him.
'It will be a great thing for you, said Alaric, who, as well as Undy, had his Parliamentary ambition. 'And for you too, my boy. We should carry the Ballydehob branch to a dead certainty; and even if we did not do that, we'd bring it so near it that the expectation of it would send the shares up like mercury in fine weather.
Those were scruples at which Undy laughed pleasantly, and Alaric soon laughed with him. 'At any rate, said Undy, 'your report is written, and off your hands now: so you may do what you please in the matter, like a free man, with a safe conscience. Alaric supposed that he might. 'I am as fond of the Civil Service as any man, said Undy; 'just as fond of it as Sir Gregory himself.
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