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But Montague had discovered that this statement in the book was always prepared and written by a satellite of Melmotte's from Abchurch Lane who was never present at the meeting. The adverse director had spoken to the secretary, it will be remembered that they were both members of the Beargarden, and Miles had given a somewhat evasive reply. 'A cussed deal of trouble and all that, you know!
This was felt as a hardship by many who were quite suddenly forced to make up their mind whether they would go to Melmotte's dinner, or join themselves to the faction of those who had determined to stay away although they had accepted invitations.
He charged Slow and Bideawhile with having delivered up the title-deeds on the authority of a mere note, and that a note with a forged signature. He demanded that the note should be impounded. On the receipt by Mr Bideawhile of Melmotte's rather curt reply Mr Squercum was informed that Mr Melmotte had promised to pay the money at once, but that a day or two must be allowed.
The very greatness of Mr Melmotte's popularity, the extent of the admiration which was accorded by the public at large to his commercial enterprise and financial sagacity, created a peculiar bitterness in the opposition that was organized against him at Westminster.
'No; and the Lord Mayor's not come; nor Postlethwaite, nor Bunter. What's the meaning of it? Todd looked first at one neighbour and then at another before he answered. 'I'm here, that's all I can say, Mr Melmotte; and I've had a very good dinner. They who haven't come, have lost a very good dinner. There was a weight upon Melmotte's mind of which he could not rid himself.
This was on Saturday the 6th of July, and Melmotte's dinner was to take place on the following Monday.
There were the gems, and the presents, and all the nice things that money can buy. There were two dinner parties every day, one at two o'clock called lunch, and the other at eight. The tradesmen had learned enough to be quite free of doubt, and in the City Mr Melmotte's name was worth any money, though his character was perhaps worth but little.
Lord Alfred, and Miles with him, had left London a day or two before Melmotte's death, having probably perceived that there was no further occasion for their services. To Fisker's appeal Lord Alfred was proudly indifferent. Who was this American that he should call upon a director of the London Company to appear?
A little before three Mr Melmotte returned to Abchurch Lane, intending to regain his room by the back way; while Lord Nidderdale went westward, considering within his own mind whether it was expedient that he should continue to show himself as a suitor for Miss Melmotte's hand.
Though he had been absolutely sure that Melmotte had forged his name or caused it to be forged, and did not now go so far into the matter as to abandon that conviction, he had been talked into crediting the reasons given for Melmotte's temporary distress, and also into a belief that the money would be paid on Friday.
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