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"You needn't mind me; I'm only an old woman," said Miss Spruce. "But, by heavens, I do mind!" exclaimed Lupex; and hurrying forward he seized Miss Spruce by the hand.
"And what are we to do now?" said Amelia, as she went before her lover upstairs. "Oh, John, what will become of me if ever you serve me in that way? What should I do if you were to go off with another lady?" "Lupex hasn't gone off," said Eames, who hardly knew what to say when the matter was brought before him with so closely personal a reference. "But it's the same thing," said Amelia.
So it ended in my going home and sleeping on his sofa, and sending for some of my things in the morning. I wanted him to get up and see Lupex before going to the office this morning. But he said it would be better to put it off, and so he will call upon him at the theatre immediately after office hours. I want you to write to me at once saying what you know about the matter.
Mr Lupex was seated on a chair in the middle of the room, and was leaning with his head over the back of it. So despondent was he in his attitude that his head would have fallen off and rolled on to the floor, had it followed the course which its owner seemed to intend that it should take.
"She borrowed twelve pounds from him about a fortnight since, immediately after quarter-day. And she owed him money, too, before that." "Oh, what a soft!" exclaimed Amelia; "and he hasn't paid mother a shilling for the last two months!" "It was his money, perhaps, that Mrs Roper got from Lupex the day before yesterday. If so, it comes to the same thing as far as she is concerned, you know."
"But that it should be known at your office, as of course it is, because of the gentleman that went down to him at the theatre, I don't think I shall ever survive it." "You see I was obliged to send somebody, Mrs Lupex." "I'm not finding fault, Mr Cradell.
But before Mr Cradell could make up his mind whether or no he would take advantage of the present opportunity for another dip into the flame of the candle, in regard to which proceeding, however, he could not but feel that the presence of Miss Spruce was objectionable, the door of the room was opened, and Amelia Roper joined the party. "Oh, indeed; Mrs Lupex," she said. "And Mr Cradell!"
Then the whole affair was told as to the black eye, the police, and the superintendent. "And what's to come next?" asked our hero. "Well, he'll put it in the hands of a friend, of course; as I did with Fisher in that affair with Lupex. And, upon my word, Johnny, I shall have to do something of the kind again. His conduct last night was outrageous; would you believe it " "Oh, he's a fool."
And though I was young when I married, young in years, that is, I'd seen too much and gone through too much to be young in heart." This she said almost in a whisper; but Miss Spruce heard it, and was confirmed in her belief that Burton Crescent was no longer respectable. "I don't know what you were then, Mrs Lupex," said Eames; "but you're young enough now for anything."
Eames made a little attempt at leaving the room, but he was implored by Lupex with such earnest protestations of friendship to remain, and was so weakly fearful of being charged with giving himself airs, that he did as he was desired.
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