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At the close of the poll Vavasor's name stood at the head by a considerable majority, and Scruby comforted him by saying that Travers certainly wouldn't stand the expense of a petition, as the seat was to be held only for a few months. "And you've done it very cheap, Mr Vavasor," said Scruby, "considering that the seat is metropolitan. I do say that you have done it cheap.
These words were to be said in the presence of Mr Vavasor, the person interested. That some other words had been spoken between Mr Scruby and Mr Grimes on the same subjects behind Mr Vavasor's back I think very probable. But even though this might have been so I am not prepared to say that Mr Vavasor had been deceived by their combinations.
"It's no use," he said to Mr Scruby. "I have done what you asked, and would have done more had you asked for more at that time. As it is, I cannot make another payment before the election." Mr Scruby shrugged his shoulders, and said that he would do his best. But George Vavasor soon knew that the man was not doing his best, that the man had, in truth, abandoned his cause.
George Vavasor, with some show of justice on his side, pointed out to this all-devouring agent that the sum demanded had already been paid. This Mr Scruby admitted, declaring that he was quite prepared to go on without any further immediate remittance, although by doing so might subject himself to considerable risk.
You ask Mr Scruby else; only with a lawyer it's all profit I believe." "That's what you know about it," said Scruby. "If you cut off a man's odd money," continued the publican, "you break his heart. He'd almost sooner have that and leave the other standing. He'd call the hundreds capital, and if he lost them at last, why he'd put it down as being in the way of trade.
"I'm quite sure you don't," said Mr Scruby, with a brighter tone of voice than that he had just been using. "I never thought you did, Mr Vavasor. Lord bless you, Mr Vavasor, I know the difference between gentlemen as soon as I see them."
When Mr Scruby mentioned this last alternative to George Vavasor, George cursed his own luck in that he had never found such backers. "I don't call a man half a Member when he's brought in like that," said Mr Scruby, comforting him. "He can't do what he likes with his vote. He ain't independent. You never hear of those fellows getting anything good.
He thought of Scruby, and cursed him, thinking how that money would be again required of him by that stern agent. He cursed the House of Commons, which had cost him so much, and the greedy electors who would not send him there without his paying for it. He cursed John Grey, as he thought of those two thousand pounds, with double curses.
"Never spoil sport," was the motto of his life, and to his thinking it was certainly sport that a young wife should ride to hounds in opposition to an old husband. Mrs. Houghton followed him, and as they got out on the other side, the fox was again away. "He ain't making for Pugsby's after all," said Price to George Scruby. "He don't know that country yet," said the huntsman.
"We must pull the governor through better next time than we did last," said the attorney. "Of course we must, Mr Scruby; but, Lord love you, Mr Vavasor, whose fault was it? What notice did I get, just tell me that? Why, Travers's name was up on the liberal interest ever so long before the governor had ever thought about it." "Nobody is blaming you, Mr Grimes," said George.
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