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A lady offered to take Marie Melmotte into the country with her for a week; but this was before the elopement. Mr Cohenlupe was asked out to dinner to meet two peers and a countess. Lord Alfred received various presents. A young lady gave a lock of her hair to Lord Nidderdale, although it was known that he was to marry Marie Melmotte.
Why had he trod upon all the corns of all his neighbours? Why had he been insolent at the India Office? Why had he trusted any man as he had trusted Cohenlupe? Why had he not stuck to Abchurch Lane instead of going into Parliament? Why had he called down unnecessary notice on his head by entertaining the Emperor of China?
Cohenlupe had also come up from the House, where no one had spoken to him. Though grievously frightened during the last fortnight, he had not dared to be on the wing as yet. And, indeed, to what clime could such a bird as he fly in safety? He had not only heard, but also knew very much, and was not prepared to enjoy the feast.
He placed his wife in the drawing-room and himself in the hall, and arranged his immediate satellites around him, among whom were included the two Grendalls, young Nidderdale, and Mr Cohenlupe, with a feeling of gratified glory. Nidderdale down at the House had heard the rumour, but had determined that he would not as yet fly from his colours.
'Has Longestaffe's money been paid? said Cohenlupe opening his black eyes while he looked up into his friend's face. 'Don't you trouble your head about Longestaffe, or his money either, said Melmotte, getting into his brougham; 'do you leave Mr Longestaffe and his money to me. I hope you are not such a fool as to be scared by what the other fools say.
As soon as Cohenlupe had gone, no man doubted. The City men who had not gone to the dinner prided themselves on their foresight, as did also the politicians who had declined to meet the Emperor of China at the table of the suspected Financier.
'I now move that this meeting be adjourned to this day week, he added. 'I second that motion, said Lord Alfred, without moving his hand from his breast. 'I understood that we were to have a statement, said Montague. 'You've had a statement, said Mr Cohenlupe. 'I will put my motion to the vote, said the Chairman.
He and Cohenlupe might have to stand in a dock together; and Cohenlupe had none of his spirit. But the clerks would think, and would talk, were he to leave the office without seeing his old friend. He went therefore into his own room, and called to Cohenlupe as he did so. 'Ve didn't expect you here to-day, said the member for Staines. 'Nor did I expect to come.
A great many shares of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway had been thrown upon the market, all of which had passed through the hands of Mr Cohenlupe; and Mr Cohenlupe in the City had been all to Mr Melmotte as Lord Alfred had been at the West End.
The crushing blow to him, so said Herr Croll, had been the desertion of Cohenlupe, that and the sudden fall in the value of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway shares, consequent on the rumours spread about the City respecting the Pickering property.
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