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In the meantime both Mr Broune and Lord Nidderdale came to the office, and both were received without delay Mr Broune was the first Miles kneho he was, and estaffe 'I'll just send him a note,' said Mr Broune, and he scrawled a feords at the office counter 'I'm commissioned to pay you some money on behalf of Miss Melmotte' Those were the words, and they at once procured him admission to the sanctum The Canadian Deputation ory could hardly have as yet arrived Lord Nidderdale, who had presented himself almost at the same moment with the Editor, was shown into a little private room which was, indeed, Miles Grendall's own retreat 'What's up with the Governor?' asked the young lord

'Anything particular do you s up here'

'He has sent for o in directly There's that felloho does the "Breakfast Table" in with him I don't knohat he's come about You knohat he has sent for you for?'

Lord Nidderdale answered this question by another 'I suppose all this about Miss Mel,' said Miles, in a whisper

'But Carbury wasn't with her'

'Well, no;--I suppose not He seems to havewhatever he had in hand'

'You don't like him, of course, Miles For that one He staggered out of the club yesterdayat four o'clock as drunk as Cloe He'd lost a pot ofup a row about you for the last hour'

'Brute!' exclaih he was able to et hi about the club hall late last night;--no end of ports; just what a felloould take to New York By George! Fancy taking a girl to New York! It was plucky'

'It was all her doing,' said Miles, as of course intimate with Mr Melmotte's whole establish the true story

'What a fiasco!' said the young lord 'I wonder what the old boy means to say to le of a little silver bell, and Miles told Lord Nidderdale that his time had come