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Yes, I hang Bill Sykes with soft regret; but with what a savage joy, with what exultation of heart, with what alacrity of eager soul, with what aptitude of mind to the deed, would I hang my friend, Undy Scott, the member of Parliament for the Tillietudlem burghs, if I could but get at his throat for such a purpose! Hang him! aye, as high as Haman!
Too much depended on his inducing Undy to act with him. 'Ten thousand pounds has at any rate been taken. 'That I won't deny. 'And half that sum has been lent to you. 'I acknowledge a debt of L5,000. 'It is imperative that L10,000 should at once be repaid. 'I have no objection in life. 'I can sell my shares in the Limehouse bridge, continued Alaric, 'for L6,000, and I am prepared to do so.
Now, sir, I ask you, as a member of Parliament, as a member of the Government, as the son of a peer, to give a true answer to that question. And then again Undy was silent; and again Mr. Chaffanbrass leant on the desk and glared at him. 'And remember, sir, member of Parliament and nobleman as you are, you shall be indicted for perjury, if you are guilty of perjury.
The thing has been done, and all that now remains for me is to undo it; to put this girl's money back again, and get this horrid weight from off my breast. 'Upon my word, my dear fellow, I did not think that you took it in such a light as that, said Undy. 'I am miserable about it, said Alaric. 'It keeps me awake all night, and destroys all my energy during the day.
'If you will sell out L4,000, and let me at once have that amount, so as to make up the full sum I owe, I will make you a free present of the remainder of the debt. Come, Undy, you cannot but call that a good thing. You will have pocketed two thousand pounds, according to the present market value of the shares, and that without the slightest risk. Undy for a while seemed staggered by the offer.
It would murder me now if the seat were to go into other hands. I'd get the Committee on the Limehouse Bridge, and we should treble our money. Vigil told me he would not refuse the Committee, though of course the Government won't consent to a grant if they can help it. 'Well, Undy, I can let you have L250, and that is every shilling I have at my banker's.
Norman was gone, and Norman's place had been filled by Undy Scott! What could be done with Undy Scott he had already tried. Fidus Neverbend! he had a little money saved; but Fidus was not the man to do anything without security.
She soon perceived that more in her immediate line was to be obtained from Undy than from her own member of the Gaberlunzie family, and hence had sprung up her intimacy with Mrs. Tudor. It cannot be said that Gertrude was very fond of the Honourable Mrs. Val, nor even of her daughter, Clementina Golightly, who was more of her own age.
There were many young men much nearer and dearer to Undy than Charley, who might be equally desirous of so great a prize; but he could think of none over whom he might probably exercise so direct a control. Charley was a handsome gay fellow, and waltzed au ravir; he might, therefore, without difficulty, make his way with the fair Clementina.
'But you wish to think yourself honest, he said, disturbing Undy just as that hero had determined on the way in which he would play his present hand of cards. 'I have not the slightest difficulty about that, said Undy; 'and I dare say you have none either. But as to M'Buffer, his going will be a great thing for us, if, as I don't doubt, I can get his seat.
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