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'But how?'

'You must rid yourself of him It is dreadful to say so, but it hter ruined Find out what ot from Miss Melmotte and I will see that it is repaid That o abroad No;--do not contradict me We can talk of the money another ti Do as I bid you Make him tell you, and send me word down to the office If you could do it early to-morrow, that would be best God bless you' And so he hurried off

Early on the followinga letter fro the story of the money as far as she had been able to extract it from Sir Felix Sir Felix declared that Mr Melmotte had owed him £600, and that he had received £250 out of this froe balance due to him Lady Carbury went on to say that her son had at last confessed that he had lost this money at play The story was fairly true; but Lady Carbury in her letter acknowledged that she was not justified in believing it because it was told to her by her son