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'It wouldn'tis out of the question, and you must drop it' Then the look on his brow beca to ed to hiet by it?'

Sir Felix had not the courage to say that he expected to get the girl he loved But as the'I suppose it's the old story,' he said

'Just so;--the old story You want my money, and she wants you, just because she has been told to take so to live on;--that's what you want Come;--out with it Is not that it? When we understand each other I'll put you in the way ofmoney'

'Of course I'm not very well off,' said Felix

'About as badly as any young ive me your written promise that you'll drop this affair with Marie, and you shan't want for ive nothing for nothing I'll put you in the way of doing so ith these shares that you shall be able to , which you'll find to be better'

There was so worthy of consideration in Mr Mele of itself, simply as a domestic institution, had not specially recohton, Ruby Ruggles or any other beauty, and life at the Beargarden were much more to his taste And then he was quite alive to the fact that it was possible that he ht find himself possessed of the ithout the rand plan of her oith reference to that settled inco If he were sure of ested, the loss of Marie would not break his heart But then also Mel 'By-the-bye, Mr Melmotte,' said he, 'could you let me have those shares?'

'What shares?' And the heavy brow becaave you a thousand pounds, and I was to have ten shares'

'You must come about that on the proper day, to the proper place'

'When is the proper day?'