‘Well, I do,’ said Sir Felix. ’A lot of fellows owe me money, but it’s so hard to get it.’
‘That tells a story of gambling,’ said Mr Melmotte. ’You think I’d give my girl to a gambler?’
‘Nidderdale’s in it quite as thick as I am.’
’Nidderdale has a settled property which neither he nor his father can destroy. But don’t you be such a fool as to argue with me. You won’t get anything by it. If you’ll write that letter here now—’
‘What;—to Marie?’
’No;—not to Marie at all; but to me. It need never be known to her. If you’ll...