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Mr Adolphus Longestaffe, the squire of Caversha Park in Sussex, was closeted on a certainfor the best part of an hour with Mr Melmotte in Abchurch Lane, had there discussed all his private affairs, and was about to leave the room with a very dissatisfied air There are ht to know the world,--who think that if they can only find the proper Medea to boil the cauldron for them, they can have their ruined fortunes so cooked that they shall coreat conjurors are generally sought for in the City; and in truth the cauldrons are kept boiling though the result of the process is seldoreater Medea than Mr Melestaffe had been taught to believe that if he could get the necro would be ht for him But the necromancer had explained to the squire that property could not be created by the waving of any wand or the boiling of any cauldron He, Mr Mel property without delay, of changing it from one shape into another, or could find out the real market value of the property in question; but he could create nothing 'You have only a life interest, Mr Longestaffe'

'No; only a life interest That is customary with family estates in this country, Mr Mel else Your son, of course, could join you, and then you could sell either one estate or the other'

'There is no question of selling Caversham, sir Lady Pomona and I reside there'

'Your son will not join you in selling the other place?'

'I have not directly asked hi that I wish I suppose you would not take Pickering Park on a lease for estaffe My ould not like the uncertainty'

Then Mr Longestaffe took his leave with a feeling of outraged aristocratic pride His oould almost have done as much for hiuest to Cavershahter He had indeed succeeded in borrowing a few thousand pounds froreat e, and this had been effected simply on the security of the lease of a house in town There had been an ease in this, an absence of that delay which generally took place between the expression of his desire for ratified hiht pay too dearly for that gratification At the present moment, too, Mr Melmotte was odious to him for another reason He had condescended to ask Mr Melmotte to make him a director of the South Central Pacific and Mexican Railway, and he,--Adolphus Longestaffe of Cavershaestaffe had condescended very low 'You havetone Then Mr Melmotte explained that Lord Alfred possessed peculiar aptitudes for the position 'I'estaffe Upon this Mr Melhness, replied that the number of directors required was completed Since he had had two duchesses at his house Mr Mel to feel that he was entitled to bully any mere commoner, especially a commoner who could ask him for a seat at his board