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'Ha, ha, ha,' laughed Melood I've no doubt there is,-- many a one But you won't let this stupid nonsense stand in your ith Marie'

'Upon iven the entlee! A silly little ro novels till she has learned to think she couldn't settle down quietly till she had run off with somebody'

'She doesn't seem to have succeeded on this occasion, Mr Melain froentleirl knows very hat he is now She'll never try that gaain Of course, my Lord, I'm very sorry You know that I've been on the square with you always She's my only child, and sooner or later she must have all that I possess What she will have at once will make any man wealthy,--that is, if she marries with my sanction; and in a year or two I expect that I shall be able to double what I give her noithout touching my capital Of course you understand that I desire to see her occupying high rank I think that, in this country, that is a noble object of ambition Had she married that sweep I should have broken my heart Now, my Lord, I want you to say that this shall make no difference to you I a The thing of course has been a misfortune Girls will be romantic But you may be sure that this little accident will assist rather than impede your views After this she will not be very fond of Sir Felix Carbury'

'I dare say not Though, by Jove, girls will forgive anything'

'She won't forgive hie, she shan't She shall hear the whole story You'll come and see her just the same as ever!'

'I don't know about that, Mr Melmotte'

'Why not? You're not so weak as to surrender all your settled projects for such a piece of folly as that! He didn't even see her all the time'

'That wasn't her fault'

'The money will all be there, Lord Nidderdale'

'The ht, I've no doubt And there isn't a man in all London would be better pleased to settle doith a good inco order when a girl has just run aith another man Everybody knows it'