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During a great part of the journey they were alone, and then Marie gabbled to Didon about her hopes and her future career, and all the things she would do; how she had hated Lord Nidderdale, especially when, after she had been awed into accepting him, he had given her no token of love, 'pas un baiser! Didon suggested that such was the way with English lords.
This happened some days after Mr Broune's proposal to Lady Carbury, more than a week since Marie had seen Sir Felix. As soon as Lord Nidderdale was gone she wrote again to Sir Felix begging that she might hear from him, and entrusted her letter to Didon. Lady Carbury had allowed herself two days for answering Mr Broune's proposition.
'Who do you suppose was at our place yesterday? Sir Felix changed colour, thinking of Marie Melmotte, thinking that perhaps some emissary from Marie Melmotte had been there; perhaps Didon herself. He was amusing himself during these last evenings of his in London; but the business of his life was about to take him to New York. That project was still being elaborated.
So he wrote a note to Marie Melmotte in accordance with her instructions. Your father cut up very rough about money. Perhaps you had better see him yourself; or would your mother? Yours always, This, as directed, he put under cover to Madame Didon, Grosvenor Square, and posted at the club. He had put nothing at any rate in the letter which would commit him.
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