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'If you will be so kind as to followwas done Melmotte, as he was taken up to the i a little speech, forgetful at the moment of interpreters,--of the double interpreters whom the Majesty of China required; but the awful, quiescent solemnity of the celestial one quelled even hi a word even of his own banquet
But he had gained his point, and, as he was taken hoestaffe's house in Bruton Street, was intolerable Lord Alfred tried to escape after putting Madae, but Melht as well cos I o to bed'
'I'm about knocked up,' said the unfortunate h I've been all day at the hardest work ahis man-of-all-work to follow, thesuch defection, put his hand on Lord Alfred's shoulder, and the poor felloas beaten As they were taken ho was audible, but as the words were not distinguished they required no painful attention; but when the soda water and brandy and cigars estaffe's own back room, then the trumpet was sounded with a full blast 'I mean to let the fellows knohat's what,' said Mel about the room Lord Alfred had thrown hi hiht with tobacco 'Give and take is a very good motto If I scratch their back, I mean them to scratch mine They won't find uest of the country's as a private enterprise I don't know of any other man of business who could do it, or would do it It's not much any of them can do for me Thank God, I don't want 'em But if consideration is to be shown to anybody, I intend to be considered The Prince treated me very scurvily, Alfred, and I shall take an opportunity of telling him so on Monday I suppose a ht turn the election against you if you said anything the Prince didn't like'
'D---- the election, sir I stand before the electors of Westminster as a man of business, not as a courtier,--as a man who understands commercial enterprise, not as one of the Prince's toadies Soland don't realize the reat areminiscences of the old ducal ho Didn't I teach 'eht,-- eh? They tell me that Lord De Griffin has sixty thousand a-year to spend What's sixty thousand a year? Didn't I o on my business? And didn't I make 'em do as I chose? You want to tell me this and that, but I can tell you that I know more of men and woreat deal'