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'About that money, Mr Melood h ave you for shares If you don't mind, and as the shares seem to be a bother, I'll take the money back'

'It was only the other day you had £200,' said Mel that he could apply his memory to sht as well let ave the order to my broker the other day'

'Then I'd better take the shares,' said Sir Felix, feeling that it ht before he could start for New York 'Could I get them, Mr Melmotte?'

'My dear fellow, I really think you hardly calculate the value of my time when you come to me about such an affair as this'

'I'd like to have the money or the shares,' said Sir Felix, as not specially averse to quarrelling with Mr Melentlehter to New York in direct opposition to his written prohly internecine when the departure should be discovered, that any present anger could hardly increase its bitterness What Felix thought of noas si it out of Melmotte's hands

'You're a spendthrift,' said Melaive you £200 more on account'

Sir Felix could not resist the touch of ready money, and consented to take the sum offered As he pocketed the cheque he asked for the name of the brokers ere employed to buy the shares But here Melmotte demurred 'No, my friend,' said Melmotte; 'you are only entitled to shares for £600 pounds noill see that the thing is put right' So Sir Felix departed with £200 only Marie had said that she could get £200 Perhaps if he bestirred hi relations he could obtain payoing down the stairs in Abchurch Laneup Carbury, on the spur of the ht that he would 'take a rise' as he called it out of Montague 'What's this I hear about a lady at Islington?' he asked

'Who has told you anything about a lady at Islington?'

'A little bird There are always little birds about telling of ladies I'e'