as little as possible.  It was by his instructions that Dolly had insisted on getting his share of the purchase money for Pickering into his own hands, so that the incumbrance on his own property might be paid off.  He now listened as Dolly told him of the delay in the payment.  ‘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.  His father, some time since, had put before him, for his signature, a letter, prepared in Mr Bideawhile’s office, which...