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'Melmotte's at Pickering? asked the attorney. Then Dolly informed him how the tradesmen of the great financier had already half knocked down the house. Squercum still listened, and promised to look to it. He did ask what authority Dolly had given for the surrender of the title-deeds. Dolly declared that he had given authority for the sale, but none for the surrender.
'I have never said he did. All I say is that we had fair ground for supposing that it was his letter. I really don't know that I can say anything more. 'Only that we are to a certain degree in the same boat together in this matter. 'I won't admit even that, Mr Squercum.
Squercum told a certain stockbroker in the City, who was his specially confidential friend, that Melmotte was a 'gone coon. The stockbroker made also some few inquiries, and on that evening agreed with Squercum that Melmotte was a 'gone coon. If such were the case it would positively be the making of Squercum if it could be so managed that he should appear as the destroying angel of this offensive dragon.
'I don't comprehend these things. But then Squercum does. When a fellow is stupid himself, he ought to have a sharp fellow to look after his business. 'You'll ruin me and yourself too, if you go to such a man as that. Why can't you trust Mr Bideawhile?
But still the money had not been paid. That was the fault of Longestaffe senior. But if the money could be paid, that would set everything right. Squercum evidently thought that the money would not be paid, and was ceaseless in his intercourse with Bideawhile's people.
Something of the effect which Melmotte's false confessions had had upon Lord Nidderdale, they now also had on Dolly Longestaffe. 'I'll ask Squercum, you know, he said. 'Of course Mr Squercum will act as you instruct him, said Bideawhile. 'I'll ask Squercum. I'll go to him at once. I can't do any more than that. And upon my word, Mr Melmotte, you've given me a great deal of trouble.
He had undertaken that, on his part, Squercum should be made to desist from further immediate proceedings, and he could only carry out his word by visiting Squercum. The trouble to him was very great, but he began to feel that he almost liked it. The excitement was nearly as good as that of loo.
He had not been so drunk but that he knew all that happened, and could foresee pretty well what would happen. The summons to attend upon the Lord Mayor had been served upon him. There were some, among them Croll and Mr Brehgert, who absolutely knew that he had committed forgery. He had no money for the Longestaffes, and he was well aware what Squercum would do at once.
'That's all very well for you, Grasslough; but if you knew the comfort of having a fellow who could keep you straight without preaching sermons at you you wouldn't despise Squercum. I've tried to go alone and I find that does not answer.
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.
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