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'If so you may be sure that we shall produce it' Then Mr Squercuht away to Mr Buame was too powerful to be hunted down by Mr Squercum's unassisted hands He had already seen Mr Bumby on the matter ht not be better to get the ht that if a bill at three ht be expedient to take it Mr Squercuenuine sale having been ive possession, Mr Squercum You don't suppose that the company which has lent money to Melmotte on the title-deeds would have to lose it Take the bill; and if it is dishonoured run your chance of what you'll get out of the property There must be assets'

'Every rap will have been made over,' said Mr Squercum

This took place on the Monday, the day on which Melmotte had offered his full confidence to his proposed son-in-law On the following Wednesday three gentleether in the study in the house in Bruton Street from which it was supposed that the letter had been abstracted There were Mr Longestaffe, the father, Dolly Longestaffe, and Mr Bideawhile The house was still in Melestaffe were no longer on friendly ter in this place had been for took place at eleven o'clock--a terribly early hour Dolly had at first hesitated as to placing hiht between the fire of two enemies, and Mr Squercum had told him that as the matter would probably soon be made public, he could not judiciously refuse to meet his father and the old fareat personal inconvenience to hi if one is to take all this trouble about it,' Dolly had said to Lord Grasslough, hom he had fraternised since the quarrel with Nidderdale Dolly entered the rooestaffe nor Mr Bideawhile had touched the drawer, or even the table, in which the letter had been deposited

'Now, Mr Longestaffe,' said Mr Bideawhile, 'perhaps you will shohere you think you put the letter'

'I don't think at all,' said he 'Since thehas come back upon my memory'