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It s were as yet only matters of conversation,--speculations as to which Mr Melination had been at work, rather than his pocket or even his credit; but they were all sufficiently matured to find their way into the public press, and to be used as strong arguments why Melmotte should become member of Parliaall to those who found themselves called upon by the demands of their political position to oppose Mr Mel hi Liberals of the leading borough in England as they called themselves, would perhaps have cared little about Melht hireat man found at the last moment that his own British politics had been liberal in their nature, these very enemies would have been on his committee It was their business to secure the seat
And as Melan the battle with an atteh with a rush by an overwhel assertion of their candidate's virtues,--the other party was driven to make some enquiries as to that candidate's antecedents They quickly war the Satan of speculation, than had been the Conservatives in declaring the commercial Jove Emissaries were sent to Paris and Frankfort, and the wires were used to Vienna and New York It was not difficult to collect stories,--true or false; and soaht have wisely abstained frolories of Parliament
Nevertheless there was at first soainst him The nobleman who had been elevated out of his seat by the death of his father had been a great Whig nate, whose family was possessed of immense wealth and of popularity equal to its possessions One of that fah at a much less expense than any other person,-- and to them the expense would have mattered but little But there was no suchLord This and Lord That,--and the Honourable This and the Honourable That, sons of other cognate Lords,-- already had seats which they were unwilling to vacate in the present state of affairs There was but one other session for the existing Parliareatly in Melmotte's favour Many an outsider was tried, but the outsiders were either afraid of Melford was asked, and he and his fas But he was nephew to Lord Alfred Grendall, first cousin to Miles Grendall, and abstained on behalf of his relatives An overture was ram, who certainly could afford the contest But Sir Da bee, while he was a drone,--and he did not wish to have the difference pointed out by Mr Melmotte's supporters Moreover, he preferred his yacht and his four-in-hand