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Nidderdale didn't quite understand it He had been there twentybeen unable to hit Carbury on the nose, and suddenly rearden would now be open He was no respecter of persons, and had got over any little feeling of ahich the big table and the solemnity of the room may have first inspired hi up at Melmotte

'Well;--perhaps as your lordship is in a hurry, and asround to Lord Alfred, who had not uttered a syllable or n since he had been in his seat, '--we had better adjourn thisfor another week'

'I cannot allow that,' said Paul Montague

'I suppose then we must take the sense of the Board,' said the Chair certain circumstances with our friend and Chairman,' said Cohenlupe, 'and I o into matters too freely'

'My Lords and Gentlemen,' said Melmotte 'I hope that you trust me'

Lord Alfred bowed down to the table andwhich was intended to convey most absolute confidence 'Hear, hear,' said Mr Cohenlupe 'All right,' said Lord Nidderdale; 'go on;' and he fired another pellet with improved success

'I trust,' said the Chair friend, Sir Felix, doubts neither my discretion nor my ability'

'Oh dear, no;--not at all,' said the baronet,addressed in this kindly tone He had come there with objects of his own, and was quite prepared to support the Chairman on any matter whatever

'My Lords and Gentlehted to receive this expression of your confidence If I know anything in the world I know so of co I do not know that greater prosperity has ever been achieved in a shorter tiue, should be as feelingly aware of that as any gentleman'

'What do you mean by that, Mr Mel adverse to your character, sir Your firm in San Francisco, sir, know very well how the affairs of the Co transacted on this side of the water No doubt you are in correspondence with Mr Fisker Ask hiraph wires are open to you, sir But, my Lords and Gentlereat discretion is necessary On behalf of the shareholders at large whose interests are in our hands, I think it expedient that any general statement should be postponed for a short time, and I flatter myself that in that opinion I shall carry the majority of this Board with me' Mr Mel accustoet the words spoken in such a way as to ible to the co be adjourned to this day week,' he added