The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 330: what you’re looking at

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THE MILLINER AND THE DUKE 299 believe he must have had a suspicion, from one or two little circumstances, that I was not so rich as I appeared to be, yet he unhesitatingly kept his word, and let me have that last sum of fifty thousand — ”’ ‘“‘ Rest assured, Armytage,”’ interrupted the Duke of March- mont, “‘ he suspected nothing of what you fancy, or he would not have been quite so willing to give you his money. By the bye, did you ever hear him speak of being engaged in a prosecution against a certain house of fashionable resort, — you understand what I mean, —a house of a certain de- scription — ”’ ‘“ No, never,’ responded Armytage. ‘‘ When I have been at his office we have conversed on nothing except the business which took me thither. And now, my lord, as I have reached the house where I have a call to make to-night — ”’ ‘Is it not rather late for a call, Armytage? ”’ inquired the duke, with a smile. “It is a young gentleman, named Softly, belonging to the Guards, and who will be of age in eight or ten months,” re- plied the financier. ‘‘ He wants to raise some money, he has sent for me, and I must therefore keep the time which best pleases himself. And now I bid your Grace good night.”’ They separated accordingly, and as the Duke of March- mont slowly took his way homeward, he revolved in his mind a certain plan which he had formed, and in furtherance of which he intended to enlist the aid of the Honourable Wilson Stanhope. CoOnnicloookKks (CO)