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Till Fisker arrived no one had visited them in their solitude at Hampstead, except Croll, the clerk. Mr Brehgert had abstained, thinking that a widow, who had become a widow under such terrible circumstances, would prefer to be alone. Lord Nidderdale had made his adieux, and felt that he could do no more.
Mr Longestaffe bowed his head graciously, as much as to say that there was of course a very wide difference. 'In our affairs, continued Brehgert, 'we expect gains, and of course look for occasional losses. When a gentleman in your position sells a property he expects to get the purchase-money. 'Of course he does, Mr Brehgert. That's what made it so hard.
'Mr Brehgert must of course have access to my private room, as long as it is necessary, absolutely necessary, said Mr Longestaffe in answer to a message which was brought to him; 'but he will of course see the expediency of relieving me from such intrusion as soon as possible. But he soon found it preferable to come to terms with the rejected suitor, especially as the man was singularly good-natured and forbearing after the injuries he had received.
'Very well; very well. I can't ask you to stay, because a partner from the house of Todd, Brehgert, and Goldsheiner is waiting to see me, about matters which are rather more important than this of yours. Montague had said what he had to say, and departed. On the following day, three-quarters of an hour before the meeting of the Board of Directors, old Mr Longestaffe called in Abchurch Lane.
It is no good going on with the old thing when everything seems to be upset and at sixes and sevens. If papa has got to be so poor that he is obliged to let the house in town, one must of course expect to be different from what we were. I hope you won't mind having me back the day after to-morrow, that is to-morrow, Wednesday. There is a party here to-night, and Mr Brehgert is coming.
'There may have been; but in the last letter which Miss Longestaffe did me the honour to write to me, a letter with which I have not the slightest right to find any fault, she seemed to me to confine herself almost exclusively to that reason. 'Why mention this now, Mr Brehgert; why mention this now? The subject is painful.
'Mamma, said Sophy, 'thinks you ought to know how Dolly feels about it. And then a letter from Dolly to his father was put into Georgey's hands. The letter was as follows: Can it be true that Georgey is thinking of marrying that horrid vulgar Jew, old Brehgert? The fellows say so; but I can't believe it. I'm sure you wouldn't let her. You ought to lock her up. Yours affectionately,
He put himself into communication with Mr Brehgert, went in and out of the offices in Abchurch Lane and the rooms which had belonged to the Railway Company, cross-examined Croll, mastered the books of the Company as far as they were to be mastered, and actually summoned both the Grendalls, father and son, up to London.
At any rate it shan't be mentioned again by me. Having so spoken, Georgiana bounced out of the room and did not meet her mother and sister again till she came down into the drawing-room before dinner. Her position was one very trying both to her nerves and to her feelings. She presumed that her father had seen Mr Brehgert, but did not in the least know what had passed between them.
You shall be turned out of my house, and I will never have your name pronounced in my presence again. It is disgusting, degrading, disgraceful! And then he left her. On the next morning before he started for Caversham he did see Mr Brehgert; but he told Georgiana nothing of the interview, nor had she the courage to ask him.
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