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'How I do hate a row!' said Dolly 'One has to have roith one's own people, but there ought not to be rows at a club'

'He likes a row,--Carbury does,' said Miles

'I should likeout of the rooed his mother's cheque This was done after a little hesitation: The entleed hi her account 'Dear, dear;' said Sir Felix, as he pocketed the notes, 'I'e from Liverpool to New York under the naue was becoain at the club, alone, and in the evening went to the Music Hall There he rery at the non-appearance of Ruby Ruggles As he smoked and drank in solitude, he almost made up his mind that he had intended to tell her of his departure for New York Of course he would have done no such thing But now, should she ever complain on that head he would have his answer ready He had devoted his last night in England to the purpose of telling her, and she had broken her appointht happen to her she could not bla waited till he was sick of the Music Hall,--for a music hall without ladies' society must be somewhat dull,--he went back to his club He was very cross, as brave as brandy could make him, and well inclined to expose Miles Grendall if he could find an opportunity Up in the card-room he found all the accustomed men,--with the exception of Miles Grendall Nidderdale, Grasslough, Dolly, Paul Montague, and one or two others were there There was, at any rate, co to encounter the dead weight of Miles Grendall Ready money was on the table,--and there was none of the peculiar Beargarden paper flying about Indeed the arden had become sick of paper, and there had been formed a half-expressed resolution that the play should be somewhat lower, but the payments punctual The IOU's had been nearly all converted intothose of Miles Grendall The resolution mentioned did not refer back to Grendall's former indebtedness, but was intended to include a clause that he must in future pay ready money Nidderdale had coones are bygones, old fellow; but you really must stump up, you know, after this' Miles had declared that he would 'stump up' But on this occasion Miles was absent