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In such work as that Slow and Bideawhile would be innocent and ignorant as babes. As to breaking down and crushing a witness anxious to speak the truth, Mr. Furnival at that time said nothing. "I will not think that falsehood and fraud can prevail," said Sir Peregrine proudly. "But they do prevail sometimes," said Mr. Furnival.
It was two days after this that Lucius was allowed the honour of a conference by appointment with the great lawyer; and at the expiration of an hour's delay he was shown into the room by Mr. Crabwitz. "And, Crabwitz," said the barrister, before he addressed himself to his young friend, "just run your eye over those papers, and let Mr. Bideawhile have them to-morrow morning; and, Crabwitz ."
Something of the effect which Melmotte's false confessions had had upon Lord Nidderdale, they now also had on Dolly Longestaffe. 'I'll ask Squercum, you know, he said. 'Of course Mr Squercum will act as you instruct him, said Bideawhile. 'I'll ask Squercum. I'll go to him at once. I can't do any more than that. And upon my word, Mr Melmotte, you've given me a great deal of trouble.
Mr Slow would often beguile his time with unnecessary remarks; but Mr Bideawhile was so constant in beguiling his time, that men wondered how, in truth, he ever did anything at all. Of both of them it may be said that no men stood higher in their profession, and that Mr Ball's suspicions, had they been known in the neighbourhood of Lincoln's Inn, would have been scouted as utterly baseless.
He had picked a lock, had found the letter prepared by Mr Bideawhile with its accompanying envelope, and had then already learned enough of the domestic circumstances of the Longestaffe family to feel assured that unless he could assist the expedition of this hitherto uncompleted letter by his own skill, the letter would never reach its intended destination.
"You must be very wide awake with Messrs Slow & Bideawhile," said Mr Gazebee. But Frank would not hearken to him just at that moment. He was going to ride over to Harry Baker, so he put Mr Gazebee off till the half-hour before dinner, or else the half-hour after tea. On the previous day he had received a letter from Miss Dunstable, which he had hitherto read but once.
This took place on the Monday, the day on which Melmotte had offered his full confidence to his proposed son-in-law. On the following Wednesday three gentlemen met together in the study in the house in Bruton Street from which it was supposed that the letter had been abstracted. There were Mr Longestaffe, the father, Dolly Longestaffe, and Mr Bideawhile.
An heiress, such as Mary, must have lawyers of her own; half a dozen at least, according to the apparent opinion of Messrs Slow & Bideawhile. And so the doctor had to go to other lawyers, and they had again to consult Sir Abraham, and Mr Snilam on a dozen different heads.
'I should like to see him hung of, course; but I'd sooner have the money. Squercum says 'Adolphus, we don't want to know here what Mr Squercum says. 'I don't know why what Mr Squercum says shouldn't be as good as what Mr Bideawhile says. Of course Squercum doesn't sound very aristocratic. 'Quite as much so as Bideawhile, no doubt, said the lawyer laughing.
Before Dolly had completed his buffoonery the butler had whispered to Mr Bideawhile that Mr Melmotte 'was no more. 'Dead! exclaimed Mr Bideawhile. Squercum put his hands into his trousers pockets and opened his mouth wide. 'Dead! muttered Mr Longestaffe senior. 'Dead! said Dolly. 'Who's dead? The butler shook his head.
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