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Squercum would find a fellow, no doubt. But Mr Lupton was of opinion that the new Vossner might perhaps not know, when thus consulted, the extent of his own cupidity.
Of course Herr Vossner had been a thief. That no doubt had been known to them from the beginning. A man does not consent to be called out of bed at all hours in the morning to arrange the gambling accounts of young gentlemen without being a thief. No one concerned with Herr Vossner had supposed him to be an honest man.
'Mr Fisker starts for New York immediately, said Lord Nidderdale. 'I suppose we can muster £600 among us. Ring the bell for Vossner. I think Carbury ought to pay the money as he lost it, and we didn't expect to have our I.O.U.'s brought up in this way. 'Lord Nidderdale, said Sir Felix, 'I have already said that I have not got the money about me.
Miles Grendall would be the man to tell him, because, with all his faults, Miles did understand things. But he could not ask Miles. He and Nidderdale were good friends; but Nidderdale wanted the girl for himself. Grasslough would be sure to tell Nidderdale. Dolly would be altogether useless. He thought that, perhaps, Herr Vossner would be the man to help him.
At the end of that time they removed to a small living, for the purchase of which Mr Longestaffe had managed to raise the necessary money. We must now go back a little in our story, about three weeks, in order that the reader may be told how affairs were progressing at the Beargarden. That establishment had received a terrible blow in the defection of Herr Vossner.
Herr Vossner had never more been heard of, but the bills which Vossner had left unpaid were held to be good against the club, whereas every note of hand which he had taken from the members was left in the possession of Mr Flatfleece.
Dolly Longestaffe had been robbed more outrageously than any other member of the club, and yet Dolly Longestaffe had said since the departure of the purveyor that London was not worth living in now that Herr Vossner was gone.
In a very few minutes Herr Vossner wrote a cheque for the amount due by the lords, but he was afraid that he had not money at his banker's sufficient for the greater claim. It was well understood that Herr Vossner would not advance money to Mr Grendall unless others would pledge themselves for the amount.
He had been fool enough to intrust his ready money to Melmotte, and now he was told that when Melmotte got hold of ready money he was not apt to release it. And he had nothing to show; no security that he could offer to Vossner. And then, this idea of starting to New York with Melmotte's daughter immediately after he had written to Melmotte renouncing the girl, frightened him.
'Heard what? 'I believe he doesn't know! said Lord Grasslough. 'By Jove, Nidderdale, you're in a mess like some others. 'What's up now? 'Only fancy that they shouldn't have known down at the House! Vossner has bolted! 'Bolted! exclaimed Nidderdale, dropping the spoon with which he was just going to eat his soup. 'Bolted, repeated Grasslough.
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