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Nidderdale leaving his chair walked up to hio on in that way about Melmotte when I am in the room I have no doubt you are mistaken, and so you'll find out in a day or two You don't know Melmotte'

'Mistaken!' Dolly still continued to exclai that I haven't been paid '

'Aed to a letter?'

'I am sure you areto do with it'

'Squercum says--'

'Never mind Squercum We all knohat are the suspicions of a fellow of that kind'

'I'd believe Squercuht sooner than Melmotte'

'Look here, Dolly I know more probably of Melmotte's affairs than you do or perhaps than anybody else If it will induce you to reue here,--I'll make myself responsible for the entire sum he owes you'

'The devil you will'

'I will indeed'

Nidderdale was endeavouring to speak so that only Dolly should hear him, and probably nobody else did hear him; but Dolly would not lower his voice 'That's out of the question, you know,' he said 'How could I take your money? The truth is, Nidderdale, the man is a thief, and so you'll find out, sooner or later He has broken open a drawer in ed overnor knows it now,--and Bideawhile Before aol for forgery'

This was very unpleasant, as every one knew that Nidderdale was either engaged or becohter

'Since you will speak about it in this public way--' began Nidderdale

'I think it ought to be spoken about in a public way,' said Dolly

'I deny it as publicly I can't say anything about the letter except that I am sure Mr Melmotte did not put your name to it From what I understand there seems to have been some blunder between your father and his lawyer'

'That's true enough,' said Dolly; 'but it doesn't excuse Melmotte'

'As to the money, there can be no more doubt that it will be paid than that I stand here What is it?--twenty-five thousand, isn't it?'

'Eighty thousand, the whole'