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'Certainly, my lord,' said Melmotte 'I'll show your lordship the way' The Marquis did not speak to his son, but poked at hi hiated, Nidderdale followed the financier, and the gouty old Marquis toddled after them

Madame Melmotte was beside herself with trepidation 'You should not have been made to come up at all,' she said 'Il faut que vous vous retiriez'

'I ahast 'I think that I had at any rate better retire,' said Miss Longestaffe, raising herself to her full height and stalking out of the room

'Qu'elle est méchante,' said Madao too Yes indeed'

'No,' said Marie, running to hio? I want papa to know'

'Il vous tuera,' said Madame Mel to her lover 'I will never marry Lord Nidderdale If he were to cut me into bits I wouldn't do it Felix, you lovehis arm round her waist

'Mamma,' said Marie, 'I will never have any other man but him;--never, never, never Oh, Felix, tell her that you love me'

'You know that, don't you, ma'am?' Sir Felix was a little troubled in his mind as to what he should say, or what he should do

'Oh, love! It is a beastliness,' said Madao Yes, indeed Will you be so obliging?'

'Don't go,' said Marie 'No, o What has he to be afraid of? I alk down a them into papa's room, and say that I will never marry that man, and that this is my lover Felix, will you come?'

Sir Felix did not quite like the proposition There had been a savage ferocity in that Marquis's eye, and there was habitually a heavy sternness about Melether ht to do that,' he said, 'because it is Mr Melmotte's own house'

'I wouldn't mind,' said Marie 'I told papa to-day that I wouldn't hed at es people till he thinks that everybody must do exactly what he tells them He may kill me, but I will not do it I have quiteshall separate us I will not be ashamed to tell everybody that I love you'