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Squercum's my coach, and I mean to stick pretty close to him. Then it came to pass that the triumphant project as to the trustees fell to the ground, although Squercum himself advised that the difficulty might be lessened if three gentlemen could be selected who lived well before the world and yet had nothing to lose. Whereupon Dolly suggested Miles Grendall.
Mr Squercum's little matter alone might hardly have attracted the attention which certainly was given on this day to Mr Melmotte's private affairs; but other facts coming to light assisted Squercum's views.
'No; Squercum isn't aristocratic, and Fetter Lane is a good deal lower than Lincoln's Inn. Nevertheless Squercum may know what he's about. It was Squercum who was first down upon Melmotte in this matter, and if it wasn't for Squercum we shouldn't know as much about it as we do at present. Squercum's name was odious to the elder Longestaffe.
'If so you may be sure that we shall produce it. Then Mr Squercum took his leave and went straight away to Mr Bumby, a barrister well known in the City. The game was too powerful to be hunted down by Mr Squercum's unassisted hands. He had already seen Mr Bumby on the matter more than once.
Dolly, as he sat smoking upon the stool in Mr Squercum's office, where he now passed a considerable portion of his time, looked upon himself as a miracle of ill-usage. 'By George, you know, I shall have to go to law with the governor. There's nothing else for it; is there, Squercum?
But of those who, like the Longestaffes, were able to prove direct debts, the condition at last was not very sad. Our excellent friend Dolly got his money early in the day, and was able, under Mr Squercum's guidance, to start himself on a new career.
He preferred Squercum to any other lawyer he had met because Squercum's room was untidy and homely, because there was nothing awful about it, and because he could sit in what position he pleased, and smoke all the time. 'Well; I don't think you ought, if you ask me, said Squercum. 'You weren't there to be asked, old fellow.
Mr Squercum's name was odious to Mr Longestaffe. 'I beg you'll do nothing of the kind. It will be very foolish if you do; perhaps ruinous. 'Then he'd better pay up, like anybody else, said Dolly as he left the room. The father knew the son, and was quite sure that Squercum would have his finger in the pie unless the money were paid quickly.
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